Cant believe the trucks and cars Fords coming out with. The new raptor shelby gt350r and the ford GT. Loving where fords going. This video had me drooling, the unveiling of all three! check it out, I foresee a lot of my paychecks going to ford. http://stories.madcards.com/1172/659...byGT350RFordGT

 

I disagree -- I generally hate where Ford is going. Everything they come out with seems to fall into one of two categories:

* Appliances
* Vanity cars geared to old dudes with huge paychecks

I think Ford needs to begin coming out with interesting cars that the average person can afford. How about a cool "ute" based off the Fusion with a hot ecoboost? How about a mid-sized two-door that fills the void left by the mid-90's Thunderbirds? How about a truck to compete against the Colorado's and the Tacoma's? How about something unique like a small SUV based on the old Bronco? How about something that's cool that isn't out of the economic reach of the average man making a decent income?

 

Ford has everything dumped into this "ecojoke" platform




and unfortunately, as sad as it is, I'm sure Ford has no desire to do anything that isn't ecojoke related, as they have too much tied into advertisements for them to stay with anything else, at the expense of the enthusiests



so I'm out tundra shopping now

 

You would think in the oil rich Eagle Ford Oil fields you would see a lot of Raptors considering everybody is working on ranches. Very few Raptors in the fields. Most are driving F150's with either the 3.7 or the 5.0. Not many EcoBoosts at all. They kinda have a bad reputation as a gas guzzler and the first ones were a wreck with lots of issues. The Super Duties are well represented with probably 80% or better diesel engines. Ford is tops in the fields by a HUGE margin as you just don't hardly see any other brand truck with the exception of the Chinese who drive Chevrolets.
Don't see many Shelbys or GTs so it's kinda unimportant to most buyers. See quite a few of some of the other exotics though. A few Veyrons, Lambos, etc but no Shelbys or GTs.
When the Mustang came out, my sister was one of the first in line for YM 1965. She bought a light blue 289 manual with a radio option- that's all the car had on it and it was cheap. We had a ton of fun in that car. Nobody makes a car like that anymore. Too bad. Some car maker is missing the boat by not offering a true fun car that anybody can fit in. Unlike the Focus that I can't get my 6'4" bod in. And it's so much of a PIA to get in the wife's Fusion we don't use it.
Terajerame you need to hold off on that Tundra. It will be a late entry but the Tundra will be wearing a Cummins 4.5 V8 diesel probably by summer or there abouts. The same engine will appear in the Titan real soon but then it's a Nissan body and tranny.........and ugly as only Nissan can make one.

 

At least they stopped making those fugly 10th gen F150s.

 

Hmm . "ecojoke" or "fugly 10th gen f150" don't know which I like better..

But your Avitar Is the Best.

 

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The only fugly 10th gens in my opinion are the Flaresides and the Screws.

 

Nope, no sticks, no solid half ton axles, nothing affordable, so not for me.

Adrianspeeder

 

Can you fault them for chasing the money though? What sells the most, beige Accords, Camrays and the knockoffs from Korea? CUVs have recently become popular but most are sensory deprivation chambers. The truth is a very large part of the car buying population doesn't care if the car said GE or Fridigadaire on the front.

Sadly, the fun cars don't make enough money to pay for their development unless the cost can be spread across other products. See the Mustang as the perfect example. The high end GT350R is being subsidized by the multitudes of "Secretary Spec" base models that will be sold. A RWD mid-sized Thunderbird replacement would be nice to see but outside of a few MB/Jag/BMW I can't think of a single car left on the market that fits this description. The cars sat on the lot unsold and as a result are no longer offered. All of the fun cars are priced pretty high since the only people who will buy them are well heeled people with lots of disposable income. It would be hard for Ford to compete in this area. The sub $60k market is dominated by the Corvette and anything higher is going to the Germans. The golf course snob appeal can not be overstated.

 

But have you seen this?

Ford Focus RS 2015 revealed | Evo

 

^^^ yup, and it's fantastic! If I even remotely wanted a hatchback that's what I would be getting.

 

One thing to remember, the "fun" cars are typically marketed toward the 20~ year olds, so you're looking at the compact sized cars, since that is what they are into and can afford. Unfortunately us older and wider people don't really fit in those cars. A fun car for me is now a truck. I can't fit into the sporty cars too much anymore. I'd love a new version of the Lightening, but not holding my breath.

 

Yeah, ford sometimes forget the fitting of some people on this compact rides, same as other company. I remember a guy here had to drive his wife's jeep and had to open then sunroof to see the traffic light.

 

so give me examples of what you would lke to see,

if you say diesel, stick shifts or lightnings we can go there but it has been beat to death and Ford as well as all the other manufactures will build what sales.

they have made all 3, the masses and their dollars have spoken.

 

How about a stick shift Lightning with a diesel?