I wrote off Ford when they went turbo happy and axed the Panther platform. They’ve become a European car company with Detroit offices.
If they weren’t so fearful about making the Fusion into a 4 door Mustang (including the V6 in their base edition), I’d have given them a last chance.
They may have saved themselves, but at what cost to the brand?
Last year we were shooting a couple of varmint hunting shows for our 7th season of CARNIVORE on the ranch and my friend showed up in a new Ford 4x4 with the V-6 twin turbo, he could outrun my GMC with the 6.2 420 HP V-8. That’s a stout little V-6.
The 4-cylinder Eco-Boost engine is a heckuva power plant. Both economical and powerful when it needs to be. Ford is throwing that advantage away to join the hybrid stampede.
I’m still wondering where all the battery metals are supposed to come from when there’s already a shortage?