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Powershift posted:
The one WTFBEES posted looked okay to me as far as dumb modern trucks go -- bvut that fully rubberized front end is awful. 5 years before we don't even get painted cars anymore, it's just all that.
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cursedshitbox posted:buy the premium trim or else you're getting a penalty box worse than a stripper 400 series. it still gets interior screens and a console the missing $50 worth of paint is so higher trim owners can tell they are better than you Sab669 posted:The one WTFBEES posted looked okay to me as far as dumb modern trucks go -- bvut that fully rubberized front end is awful. less than that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUEm78CSpvs
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Powershift posted:
I seriously at first thought you photoshopped that and I was going to going to say good job.
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I miss unpainted bumpers on cars, haha
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Build and price is up for the lightning. A nice lariat build costs more than the super duty tremor it's going up against in my head (yes, I know they are very different, outside of being Ford trucks). https://shop.ford.com/configure/f150-lightning/model/customize/pro
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Powershift posted:
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Jan 5, 2022 19:34
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Please let this have a fun, powerful, quick version GM  
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  chrysler also dropped the airflow concept remember chrysler?
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work trucks kinda always been stripped down, don't think it's fair to say that because a WT doesn't have a painted bumper that it's an indicator of a trend towards unpainted bumpers now in the future trucks will be 130% grille. already a Sierra Denali with the offroad package puts the top of the grille above my eyes.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:work trucks kinda always been stripped down, don't think it's fair to say that because a WT doesn't have a painted bumper that it's an indicator of a trend towards unpainted bumpers I can still reach the dipstick on a new 4x4 3/4 ton without a step ladder 
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Powershift posted:I can still reach the dipstick on a new 4x4 3/4 ton without a step ladder Stop touching yourself
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cursedshitbox posted:buy the premium trim or else you're FTFY
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:work trucks kinda always been stripped down, don't think it's fair to say that because a WT doesn't have a painted bumper that it's an indicator of a trend towards unpainted bumpers For real. Those are bought to actually use on job sites and in the field and poo poo. I have to imagine that those mainly go to fleet sales right?
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fknlo posted:For real. Those are bought to actually use on job sites and in the field and poo poo. I have to imagine that those mainly go to fleet sales right? fleet sales and old dudes, but still an absolutley minuscule amount of trucks. It probably cost them more to make the molds for the textured plastic front ends than it would have to just standardize painted front plastics. Especially considering they will probalby only be available in white, grey, or black Event he most basic of basic f-150 work trucks had a painted bumper pad. On that subject, the base model F-150 in Canada has nearly doubled since 2014. Even the new Maverick is more than twice the price the final 2012 ranger was. Minimum wage is up 40-50% from between $10.20 and $10.70 to between $12.75 and $15.20 Median family income is up 13% from $55,600 in 2014 to $62,900 in 2019(most recent data available)
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All these bigass 1/2 ton trucks and I'm just sitting here wishing I could score a working LMTV off govplanet 
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Finally saw a Maverick in the flesh today. Stripped down model. What a nice change of pace seeing a compact truck. At first I thought it was some super clean 90's Isuzu or something.
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BuckyDoneGun posted:Making the Lightning just a regular ol' truck with a regular ol' truck cab and bed and no stupid dumb gimmicks like being bulletproof is the best thing Ford could have done and is one of the most attractive features of the Lightning. There are other options for whacky look at me EV trucks, Ford will continue to outsell all of them by just selling A Truck. Yeah I agree that the F-150 Lightning being A Truck was a masterful move on Ford's part precisely because it doesn't make the vehicle functionally or aesthetically exceptional/into a statement. It's a pickup truck that happens to be electric, making the electric/ICE differentiation more like gas vs diesel than normal car vs electric car. Electric cars will become the normal cars soon enough, so seems like Ford's just cutting to the chase by making normal vehicles that are electric instead of electric vehicles special and different just because they're electric. Also I thought the electric Silverado was going to be, uh, an actual Silverado and not an electrified Avalanche. Is this the future of the Silverado in general? Are there going to be different cab/bed options with the unibody? Were they developing this as its own model/an Avalanche reboot before deciding to slap the Silverado nameplate on it? I am confused/perturbed by the significant divergence in design between the electric and ICE Silverados.
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Queen Victorian posted:Yeah I agree that the F-150 Lightning being A Truck was a masterful move on Ford's part precisely because it doesn't make the vehicle functionally or aesthetically exceptional/into a statement. It's a pickup truck that happens to be electric, making the electric/ICE differentiation more like gas vs diesel than normal car vs electric car. Electric cars will become the normal cars soon enough, so seems like Ford's just cutting to the chase by making normal vehicles that are electric instead of electric vehicles special and different just because they're electric. This just feels like GM scrambling after hearing ford doubling production and slapping a chevy badge on the hummer EV. Maybe finding somewhere to stink all their Nikola Badger stuff. They'll probably again regret it when 5 years down the road they want to build an actual Silverado EV. Powershift fucked around with this message at 01:47 on Jan 6, 2022 |
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Powershift posted:This just feels like GM scrambling after hearing ford doubling production and slapping a chevy badge on the hummer EV. Same factory, right? At least they made the production line wide enough the first time
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After all that hype and 'prestige' marketing about the return of Hummer and they Cimarron it. Classic GM.
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Franco Caution posted:Please let this have a fun, powerful, quick version GM I... think I like this, a Chevy Equinox? What is going on here.
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It does look cool, for the segment anyways. That front bumper looks so out of place for the nameplate though lol. The real question is, will it come in that nice green color the regular equinox can be had in?
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The bodyside is cool as hell. Big soft volume with a clean highlight but then tense sharp arches cutting into it. Ace.
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Powershift posted:
I'll give them points for reviving the Airflow name for it. The original was a '30s streamliner that was ahead of its time technologically but flopped because it was super weird looking.
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smooth jazz posted:I wonder who ended up with Lowtax's GT-R It was a lease, so presumably the dealership
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KakerMix posted:It was a lease, so presumably the dealership This probably, but there was a small part of me that hoped Jeffery got it, and raffled it off.
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Queen Victorian posted:Yeah I agree that the F-150 Lightning being A Truck was a masterful move on Ford's part precisely because it doesn't make the vehicle functionally or aesthetically exceptional/into a statement. It's a pickup truck that happens to be electric, making the electric/ICE differentiation more like gas vs diesel than normal car vs electric car. Electric cars will become the normal cars soon enough, so seems like Ford's just cutting to the chase by making normal vehicles that are electric instead of electric vehicles special and different just because they're electric.  It almost makes up for the  marketing punt with the Mach-E.We’ll see if Ford can actually build them in meaningful numbers. If they can do even 75,000 in the first year, that’s a huge win for them, even if it’s gonna leave a ton of extremely pissed off (and irrationally entitled) customers. Powershift posted:This just feels like GM scrambling after hearing ford doubling production and slapping a chevy badge on the hummer EV. I would delete scrambling, and replace it with “grinding on at a snails pace like always.” There’s no way they didn’t have a Chevrolet badged version of the HEV in the pipeline. Zero chance. Hell, they teased it in a video about something else like a year ago, IIRC. Also, since we no longer need the massive front box for an engine and transmission, cabover 1/2 ton full-cab longbed EV pickup truck when?
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MrYenko posted:Also, since we no longer need the massive front box for an engine and transmission, cabover 1/2 ton full-cab longbed EV pickup truck when? sorry cant change that...modern trucks are made for hauling ego
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MrYenko posted:Also, since we no longer need the massive front box for an engine and transmission, cabover 1/2 ton full-cab longbed EV pickup truck when? That's what the Canoo vaporware is supposed to be.
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Powershift posted:
This EV SUV style is the optimal design when taking current battery packaging, aerodynamics, and consumer preferences into account, but none of them make me want to buy one except for the Ioniq 5. Once again I am asking for someone that isn't Tesla to make an EV car that is less than $80K
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Godzilla07 posted:This EV SUV style is the optimal design when taking current battery packaging, aerodynamics, and consumer preferences into account, but none of them make me want to buy one except for the Ioniq 5. Once again I am asking for someone that isn't Tesla to make an EV car that is less than $80K You can get a very well optioned BMW i4 for $75k.
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Milosh posted:I want a maverick am I an idiot? No. I want one too. Just wait a couple years.
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LeeMajors posted:No. I want one too. Just wait a couple years. Agreed. Plus in a couple of years hopefully they will have announced the ST version.
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Milosh posted:I want a maverick am I an idiot? I ordered one, trading in a 2018 WRX because it makes more sense at this point in life. I rarely ever get a chance to drive for fun anymore, and with COVID lockdown I just need something with decent gas mileage and more utility. Hauling a smallish powerboat, yard work, small home improvement stuff, hauling wet camping gear, etc. I am super tired of always either hiring someone to haul away junk, or mooching / aligning schedules with friends. It seems to be the perfect do everything kind of sort of well vehicle for a small family. I have never wanted a largish truck before, and was seriously looking at mid sizers recently but decided I could do with less. I guess I am Ford's target demographic.
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