>Ford

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>>17637885

:^)

He's saying that he wants to update the Mustang with a new chassis, not get rid of it. Still a sports car should have its own bespoke chassis, some kind of modular chassis made for both RWD and FWD will be a huge compromise.

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>>17637902

Most Lincoln cars will be FWD cuz it is cheap to make, and the buyers don't give a fuck.

>>17637923
But the buyers do give a fuck, that's why they aren't buying them

>>17637933
Tell that to China, where they are doubling and tripling sales every year and are doubling last years sales

>>17637941
Brainless insects are the only reason they haven't been folded already, no one anywhere else is buying them

>>17637954
They're quite popular in the middle East, US sales are meh (120k)

>One proposal would shift production of the next-generation Mondeo mid-sized sedan from Europe to Mexico, where it would share an assembly line with its sibling, the Ford Fusion, avoiding the cost of retooling two plants.

Wouldn't this increase the Mondea price in Europe because of their import taxes?

>>17637962
Which countries in the ME? UAE and elsewhere are buying European and Japanese, NOT american

>>17637974
I think import tariffs only apply to private imports. However it would make the vehicles gigantic piles of garbage. I am never going to buy a vehicle assembled on the American continent.

>>17637981
Oh yes you will, just like Americans are stupid enough to buy VWs built by Paco in Puebla

>>17637987
Not as long as there are still alternatives from European or Japanese assembly.

>>17637991
So you say now

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>>17638001
Actually I wanna own an oldschool American police cruiser someday just for shit and giggles, but that about fulfills my entire hunger for anything from that god awful continent.

>>17638008
fuck you

>>17637885
Killing off the Mustang would be a step in the right direction for Ford. Ford has invested hundreds of million of dollars into Mustang R&D over the years, and the payoff has not been great. Ford should really focus on the global market, not just America. The Mustang outside of America doesn't sell. Yanks may have access to cheap Mustangs, but that's not the case in Europe. They're expensive here and have to compete with germans cars, which is a hard thing to do. In America, Ford has little competition for their Mustang. It's been the best selling sports car for decades. I would be all for Ford killing off the Mustang, but then designing it for the global market. Start focusing on Europe's wants and needs, not just America. The Focus was a step in the right direction, and the result was great. The Focus is very popular in Europe, the ST version is also a great value. We need some company to come into Europe and force some competition.

>>17638031
BMW, Mercedes, and VW have all gotten lazy. They don't even bother to compete with each other anymore. It's just the same thing over and over again. If Ford made a heavy push in Europe, we could once again see these companies start putting out great cars. Competition breeds new products. And consumers will win in the end.

>>17638031
Everyone knows Europe's a lost cause

>>17638031
Isn't the mustang the best selling sports car in Germany?

>>17638031
The Mustang is probably the most heritage-laden car in America. If Ford lets it go for the sake of profit, that's the beginning of the end for the auto industry.

>>17638054
For the first month that it was available at least. Being half the price of a 911 helps.

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>>17637885
Damn. i thought they went full retard with the new GT but they are actually trying to out-do themselves.

Can they at least sell their V8 design to a company that has testicles? as for the mustang platform sell that too. don't let them go to waste. the Modular series is still a magnificent engine.

TVR and Cosworth is going to do it Justice with their upcoming sports car supposedly heading to the US market. shit will be cash.

>>17638031
The Mustang is a global sales success and in fact if you weren't counting the Ranger it would be Ford's most Popular car in Australia. they've appealed to everyone with i4 and V6 and V8 models. you might as well be telling Nissan to castrate the GTR because it doesn't sell as well as the 911. Bad bad BAD fucking move.

>>17638031
You keep taking about Europe, but no where else. Mustangs are selling everywhere really well and are selling like crazy in China. It hasn't been this good since the 60's.

You forget that Europe wants to kill off ICE altogether, which means a new Mustang platform (to include yurop) would need to be electric - making it even heavier and less track capable. Might as well scrap it at that point.

I think they're just gonna stop making it for Europe altogether since car ownership is heading for death over there.

>>17637962
yeah nah that's not true
cadi is much more relevant here

>>17638055
>The Mustang is probably the most heritage-laden car in America
Hmmm I can see that, but I would argue the Corvette is right up there with it.

>>17638031
>I would be all for Ford killing off the Mustang, but then designing it for the global market
Then it wouldn't be a Mustang.

>>17637885
>Shortly after he took charge, Hackett approved a proposal to shift production of the next-generation Focus for North America from Mexico to China, saving the company an estimated $500 million by consolidating two factories into one.
>shift production for N America from Mexico to China

What the fuck is he thinking?

>>17637902
I think he's saying the opposite.
>Hackett also is said to be questioning a plan to build at least half a dozen future models, including replacements for the Ford Mustang and Explorer and Lincoln Continental, on a new flexible platform that is designed to accommodate both front- and rear-wheel-drive vehicles.
He doesn't want to put money into a new jack of all trades platform.

>>17638289
Corvette actually has more heritage being that it's been in production longer, but the Mustang is a cultural icon because it's affordable

>>17638347
No one will want an economy car while gas is cheap and the republicans are in the whitehouse

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>actually eliminating the Ford Mustang

Literally grounds for a lifetime boycott of all Ford. If this fat old kike actually kills the Mustang he's going to assfuck so many customers, just so he can get his hands on those delicious poo-bucks.

Someone shoot this kike before he does something crazy.

>>17638360
>it's affordable
Not in Europe. We don't get cheap Mustangs.

>>17637885
So, why did Ford get rid of their previous CEO again? He seemed to enjoy having fun with cars. This new guy hasn't even been in charge for 6 months and he is already anti fun.

>>17638376
>actually not reading the article

>>17638031
you forget that mustangs have entered the american zeitgeist and killing them off in the states would be impossible without ford's worth dropping to the core of the fucking earth.
if they did that they'd probably lose a lot of their market share in everything but the truck market.

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>>17638377

No one gives a fuck about Europe. Your gas is too expensive to power a real Mustang anyways. The super rich in Europe are buying exotics, for the most part. The average eurocuck is buying some hatchback sub-2-litre FWD shitbox to haul their baguettes and black foster children.

The Mustang is affordable in America and Canada (North America) - the only continent that matters.

If they were to eliminate the Mustang, the only other real performance oriented cars they have would be that Focus RS and the GT. Everything else is basically some form of cuckmobile/grocery getter.

>>17638388
Although trucks are what Ferd makes most of its money on. They could probably just focus on trucks and still be a viable if somewhat smaller company.

>>17638385

>actually read the article

He wants to replace the Mustang with some useless piece of shit that shares the same platform as a fucking old man town car and soccermom crossover.

That's cuck shit, don't even try to defend it.

Get out kike shill.

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>>17638377
They're cheaper than the Vettes
>>17638372
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>>17638388

This. Their stock would be worthless overnight.

>>17638407
>Hackett also is said to be questioning a plan
>gerund or present participle: questioning
>feel or express doubt about; raise objections to.

>>17638403
that would honestly be the best decision for them. I really don't think anyone takes their incessant churning out of shitty crossovers seriously anymore, and the old man road boat market is kinda dried up since all those fuckers are 900lbs on dialysis and need a forklift, not a glorified crown vic to get around.
literally all they need to produce is fiestas, rangers, and the normal truck line and they'd be fine. let mopar and GM slug out the new horsepower wars.

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>>17638428

>relax, Goyim
>we wouldn't replace a cultural icon with a bland FWD economy car
>go about your business

KIKE GET OUT

>>17638438

pretty much this

>>17638407
Wrong dumbass

D6 and the S650 are two different things, Hackett wants to axe both

>>17638308
This, the car should keep its identity for as long as it can (luckily it seems like that will be for awhile since it sells well enough globally anyway meaning there is already a positive response to its current identity)

Making the Mustang more Global than it needs to be would be like making Nintendo more Edgy to appeal to the Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto communities. Sure, Animal Crossing may not sell 80 million copies like Grand Theft Auto 5 but i never want Nintendo to lose its Japanese Identity. even if the Mustang were to try and appeal to the euro market more they'd still spit on it anyway. its not a 911 and its not an M3. it will be either "that shitty plastic gas guzzling shitbox" or (new globalism stang) "that shitty imitation M3/911". those who like it will like it and those who don't will never have their minds changed.

>>17638031

>The Mustang outside of America doesn't sell

Not in Australia it doesn't

They're getting like the 86s now, they're every second and third car you see on the road here

>>17638392
>No one gives a fuck about Europe
In 2016 American sold 17.5 million vehicles and Europe sold 15.1 million vehicles. You cannot say this isn't a global market. Europeans are on pace to out buy Americans when it comes to vehicles. It makes every bit of sense to start catering to Europe.

>>17637885

Can someone explain to me why the fuck they would not put the 3.5L EcoBoost into the Mustangs? I had convinced myself that Mustangs were a decent buy over this last year because I was under the impression they had the TT 3.5L EB but I discovered the other day it's some meme 2.4 that is also used in their fucking base model Focus or some shit.

THEY PUT IT IN THEIR FUCKING PLUMBERS VANS

THEY PUT IT IN THE FORD GT

THEY PUT IT IN THEIR TRUCKS FOR FUCKS SAKE

WHY NOT PUT IT IN A SPORTS CAR REEEEEEEEEEE

>>17638465
not if you're an american company that wants to maintain your baseball and apple pie image you've retained for 100+ years.

>>17638467
Because any engine but a V8 doesn't belong in a Mustang.

>>17638475
NO REPLACEMENT FOR DICK PLACEMENT

>>17638469
>baseball and apple pie image you've retained for 100+ years.
i like this.
>>17638480
kek!

>>17638438
>I can't read English

>>17637885
The next Mustang should be an almost universal car. Something that has all the regulations met in both Europe and America, including the tail lights. This way the only changes they need to make is changing the steering wheel side. Ford could start shipping out Mustangs lightning fast without having to do the long European conversion.

>>17638264
>eliminating the internal combustion engine
If they end up going through with this, it would drastically change the car culture. I see two likely paths this could go: It would kill the car culture completely with every car being similar to one another, or a new breed of car enthusiasts who study electrical engineering and modify their electrical engines to become faster or stronger would arise. If they ever pushed it this far, it would be more efficient to turn the autobahn into a railroad and start using transit buses or trains to transport massive amounts of people to various locations, it is more environmentally friendly, less accidents occur, and the electrical engine wouldn't need to be pushed as strong as massive diesel engines could do the job and could transport hundreds of people at once, making the pollution per person be lower than that of a car.
>Car with 6 cylinder engine transporting four produces 100 CU per minute of pollution
>Thats 25 CU per minute of pollution per person

>Transit bus with in-line six cylinder diesel engine produces 300 CU per minute and transports 50
>Thats 6 CU per minute of pollution per person

Buses are the future.

>>17638506
>Cubic inches
My mistake.

>>17638503
holy fuck that sounds depressing
>imagine american safetyified cars that look like shit
>multiplied by (((yuropoor))) crash standards

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>>17638448

>0.4 shekels have been deposited into your account

>>17638382
Shareholders want Ford to be Tesla. Old CEO said "Fuck you, I'm making fun cars and trucks."

He promptly gets fired. Production of all of all fun things are set to die.

>>17638503
>Ford should make the Mustang universal

Fuck off yurocuck. The Mustang is a product by America, for America. We don't tell you how to sell your shitty Alfas, Rovers and Citroens

>>17638541
god, everything is just gonna keep adopting their shitty focus-style angry shark face front clips so it'll all look like ass because everything has to look angry all the time
god fucking dammit, ford

>>17638520
>>17638541
A car is more than just a mode of transportation.

It is a multi-function machine that is not only a mode of transportation, but potentially a weapon, a means of entertainment, a storage container, a status symbol, etc. For those who see cars as nothing more than a machine to take one from point A to point B, we should increase the amount of transit buses in use and have them become popular, so they can start using them, it would satisfy their environmentalism desires and would allow them to travel similar to a car.

>>17638563
And then those environmentalists will still find some reason to bitch about cars
>the production of car batteries destroys the earth!
>the production of energy destroys the earth!
>What, he thinks he's better cause he's not on a bus like us? FACIST
Shit they already do that

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>>17638553
This car is the angriest of them all.

The crown victoria at least had a smiling expression, now every car has slanted headlights with large trapezoidal grills to make it look intimidating.

>>17638585
but it doesn't even look intimidating. it looks like a fucking roided out downy kid. do those new interceptors even go fast? vics looked intimidating as fuck with the pushbars from the right angle and had the ass to back it up. new fords just look like corollas with bodykits.

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>>17638553

>>17637981
Why? Are european robots better than american robots?

>>17638376
>killing money making machine

Read first

>>17638607
>Do they go fast
If you spend a few thousand more to get the model with two turbochargers? Sure. The base model is a little slower than the crown victoria with its 3.7 (I think) liter six cylinder engine. They are considerably smaller and tend to have a bit more problems, but I am no cop, so I couldn't tell you, but I can tell you that driving crown victorias is very comfortable and is enjoyable for cruising.

>>17638563
BUT I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE BUS. I WANT TO WASTE 5000LBS OF STEEL, RUBBER, PLASTIC, LEATHER AND HIGHLY FLAMMABLE BATTERIES TO AUTONOMOUSLY DRIVE ME EVERYWHERE WHILE I TWEET ABOUT SAVING THE EARTH

>>17638377
Still cheaper than german counterparts with same performance.
Im going to buy one simply bevause the mustang is literally the car you get most out of your money in the perofrmance segment

>>17638635
BUT THATS NOT IT!!1!!! I NEED A POLYURETHANE FOAM CEILING TO FEEL COMFY WHEN I TOUCH IT AND A POISONOUS CARPET INSTEAD OF RUBBER TO LOOK NICER!!1!

Where the fuck do companies get this much iron and raw materials? I know the earth is massive, but holy fuck metal is used in virtually everything.

>>17638628
don't vics drive like battleships? I've heard that they're either pretty good, bordering on muscly, and some guys say they're fucking boats without the comfort a true landbarge has in return

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Well, they have killed the Falcon/G6 might as well kill everything else. Not like they offer anything of value any more any how.

Only thing is it will prices will rise on anything decent from Ford.

>tfw RS500 will truly become out of reach
>tfw old Falcon become even more expensive even if they are rust

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>>17638671
They are boats alright, but they are great boats. Comfort is an aspect that can be upgraded, you can swap out seats, and space is already extremely abundant, so you will never feel cramped in the crown victoria.

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>>17638676
>Not like they offer anything of value any more any how.
Yea they do. people were/are paying 20k over sticker for a GT350R and it too will likely become a collector.

>>17638467
buy the V8 or kys

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>>17637885

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

>>17638607
Sheriffs here put over a million dollars into their vehicles (304 horsepower awd explorers stock) and it took a guy with with a low 9's car to outrun them without getting his plate recorded.

>>17638916
>exploders
for what purpose?

>>17638927
>Muh street racers

Though the city is cooperating with the production/filming of Street Outlaws, even if it required a police barricade of the stretch of road most commonly used by the actual resident street racers.

>>17638690
Eh, I cant buy into the new Mustang. Goes same for its rival the Camaro n Challenger. They probably will be collectable but not my cup of tea.

If I had that much money I just go by 69 Mustang Fast back or Camaro or the 70-73 Challenger.

>>17638646
Hp per dollar the V8 Mustang is the best value.

>>17637885
Sorry didn't read the article or the thread.
But, sedan and coupe sales are way down for almost everyone; SUVs and trucks are what everyone wants with these cheap gas prices.

>>17638963
This except I'd go 67-68 Mustang fastback or 70-71 Challenger. I hate when people say "I wish I could own one of those" when they're half the price of a new one.

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>>17638465

Pushing units through the door means nothing when the company is making piss-poor revenue on each unit.

Pic related, 2016 annual Ford results.

>>17638031
>I would be all for Ford killing off the Mustang,
If ford killed the mustang they would have no cars worth even considering.

>>17638031
>Ford should really focus on the global market, not just America
t. Soros

take your .000005 liter inline 1 clinder cuckboxes and get out

>>17639995
Unfortunately he's right, as big as Ford is they HAVE to think globally, if they were only going to focus on the North American market they would have to scale back greatly, and there's no way in hell the shareholder's will let that happen

>>17640029
Except US should always be their core market. it has to be. they are DEFINED by their past because their present is boring global design.

The mustang is their defining product right now. And the Mustang is informed by it's history. You kill that and Ford dies. They are already doing shitty. Because they don't stand out. They practically define "American cars" and they know that. They have a very specific reputation in the American market, as the oldest Automaker in the country. Henry Ford and the Model T are images conjured up to the mind.

Followed by images of 69 Mustangs and 70's Lincoln landyachts.

the whole "one ford" thing they did was always a sham. It worked because gas was expensive and people wanted economical cars, so they COULD sell European oriented cars here. but now, I see more Panthers and GM B bodies on the road than I do modern Fords or Chevys. In New York.

>and there's no way in hell the shareholder's will let that happen
at the same time, the shareholders realize that they need the American Market. otherwise, if they finish killing off what defines the American Market, (which they already have, considering they refuse to put a V8 in anything BUT the mustang, and they keep pushing the 4 cylinder more and more) They might as well just pack their bags and stop selling here altogether, because the Mustang is the ONLY anchor they really have to the US. otherwise they WILL get stepped over by Chevy and Chrysler, who despite their problems, still put out at least 2 V8 cars each. Chrysler has the Challenger and the Charger, and GM has the Camaro and the Corvette.

>>17637941
China is why Buick is still alive.

That being said what they want is almost irrelevant to what Americans want, its why Caddy is being bought in loads over Lincoln here.

>>17640303
>China is why Buick is still alive
It still blows my mind that Buick is considered like a type A grade luxury vehicle in China. My grandpa has a AWD Enclave, it's alright but never in my mind have I ever thought it was BMW or Mercedes tier luxury.

>>17640334

because Chinks are so dumb.

>>17640124
The European car market is hungry for American cars IF they're catered to them. Look at the focus. Ford goes out of their way to make a hot hatch tailored to Europe's taste and it was very well received with strong sales. Even the new Mustang has a very clear European style to it.

>>17640345
The Focus was designed by Ford Europe, ford didn't go out of its way to design it, more Ford had them design it then they used it as the worldwide model

>>17640334
Buicks are good but the brand has a completely fucked image in North America that makes it really hard to sell them over their cheaper Chevrolet or similar GMC equivalent except as quasi-premium rental cars. In China they have a really positive association with the ruling class which makes Buick the preferred GM brand, and they like minivans and small SUVs which are segments American manufacturers excel at.

>>17640345
The Focus is as "American" as a Cortina or Sierra.

>>17640334
Chinese culture is more concerned with the appearance of luxury quality than actual luxury quality.

>>17640697
Well fuck, then the Buick fits right in.

>>17640789
exactly

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>>17638031

Remember what happened the last time Ford thought about killing off the Mustang and redesigning it for a more European-friendly platform? The backlash and angry letters got to be so bad they renamed the new car before it even came out.

Fuck, I have two of these things and I love them but they are no Mustang.

>>17640345
I think you missed the point where he said that the only thing that marks Ford as an America auto company anymore is the Mustang. Take that away and they're just some other car maker.

>>17638506
You forgot to mention that a human bicycling produces about 40cu of pollution a minute

>>17640789
You also have to keep in mind that the last Buicks any Chinks had contact before very recently were all pre-war Buicks. When Buicks were top notch. They have no idea what the last 40 years have done to Buick and Lincoln

>>17637933
>buyers do give a fuck
It's only in your brain. Nobody but autistic enthusiasts care whether their car is RWD or FWD so long as it gets them places efficiently and safely.

>>17637885
>Hackett also is said to be questioning a plan to build at least half a dozen future models, including replacements for the Ford Mustang and Explorer and Lincoln Continental, on a new flexible platform that is designed to accommodate both front- and rear-wheel-drive vehicles.

kinda vague, killing off the Mustang completely would be a pretty bad idea, the Mustang and the f150 are pretty much the identity of Ford US
he'd be pretty retarded to do so

>>17638031
>yurop
>countries already planning to ban the sale of gas and diesel vehicles within the next 15 years

>>17638506
I will drive my v8 off a bridge if this becomes the future. It sounds so fucking awful.

People like me grow up with sales brochures of mustangs pinned to their wall. Not a hope of getting one but end up buying ford trucks because they fell in love with ford for the mustang.

I now own 2 f150s and a 2017 mustang gt...id probably own all Chevys if it wasn't for the dream of owning a 93 cobra.

Kill the mustang, you kill the dream and overnight lose customers to chevy for cutting their heart out.

>>17640895
>Kill the mustang, you kill the dream and overnight lose customers to chevy for cutting their heart out.
and then all dodge needs to do is up their reliability and the challenger would suddenly have a ton more fans too

>>17640857
>Nobody but autistic enthusiasts care whether their car is RWD or FWD so long as it gets them places efficiently and safely.
and 99% of the world will accomplish nothing meaningful in life and be forgotten. Who cares what they think. The mustang is supposed to be a budget enthusiasts sports car not some econobox grocery getter. If it isn't selling it's because it isn't accomplishing that standard.

I still wonder why non-car-enthusiast normiefucks come to this board just to shitpost and still for tesla. No one likes you.

>>17637885
>Mark IX
>a Mustang rebadge
No sir, I don't like it.

>>17640936
You're asking quite a lot from FCA

>>17640124
>They have a very specific reputation in the American market, as the oldest Automaker in the country.
Only 'cause Oldsmobile is fucking dead.
FUCK YOU GM

>>17640992
to be fair, does it really count when they became part of GM? By that point they aren't Oldsmobile anymore, just GM

>>17640974
The Mark 8 was a rebadged 10th gen Thunderbird and the 7th gen was a rebadged Foxbody Mustang, the Continental Mark 6 and Mark 5s were Panthers, the III and IV were 5th/6th gen Thunderbird based. In fact, the original was basically a revised Zephr

The Mark 2 was in fact, the only time the Continental was an original car.

And being based on the mustang would be nothing new. And could potentially reignite the luxury sports coupe market that died with the 80's

>>17642518
The Mark VIII was actually a modified MN12 platform called the FN10, so it technically isn't the same platform even the the Mark's was based upon the Thunderbird
>The final design freeze of the FN-10 Mark VIII occurred in mid-1989, scheduled for an April 1992 start of production and June 1992 launch as a 1993 model year vehicle.[2]

>FN-10 prototype mules in modified Ford Thunderbird and Mercury Cougar bodies began road-testing in 1990. Full-body prototypes later commenced road-testing in the first half of 1991.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Mark_VIII

>>17638031
.05 euros have been added to your account

>>17640697
Its becuase they're almost incapable of producing or knowing what quality is.

All they know is quantity.

the auto companies are getting ready for the usa to be like shitty fucking europe and ban all our fucking cars, fuck him fuck them fuck you ill drive and there is nothing you can do to stop me short of cutting off my hands

>>17638353
>on a new flexible platform that is designed to accommodate both front- and rear-wheel-drive vehicles.
This sounds like a jack of all trades thing to me.

>>17641040
It absolutely counts. By that point they're definitely still Oldsmobile, just operating under General Motors. GM's brands were all pretty independent both of each other and of corporate, regardless of whether the brand existed prior (Olds) or was created by GM later (Pontiac)- that's part of what caused so much infighting between divisions. Olds, Pontiac, and Buick were the big three that were largely separate from the GM suits, at least up until the '70s or '80s- they ran the same platforms and some of the same sheetmetal, but they all had their own engines, their own dealerships, their own advertising, their own R&D teams. Chevy and Cadillac had some of their own stuff as well of course, but they were kept in check a lot more by corporate who wanted to make sure their two biggest profit-turners were staying that way.

It's not really like Ford or Chrysler where one company very clearly runs its various brands, separating it out by market level (i.e. Ford > Mercury > Lincoln); historically GM has been more like a house of angry step-siblings all trying to one-up each other while first-child Chevrolet gets all the favoritism from drunk dad GM.

Any here know if this D6 platform has been green-lit or not? Ford would be retarded to cancel this project considering the Ford Explorer needed a new platform yesterday, and Lincoln needs an Aviator to replace that godforsaken MKT. A RWD aluminum Explorer/Aviator would literally print money for Ford, and they can't keep using these old ass Volvo sourced platforms for another 10 years.

First Frognault-Nissinramen wants to kill the Z and now this.

Fuck this gay earth.

I bet all those unfunny faggots doing le mustang into le crowd jokes are paid shills.

>>17638506
>or a new breed of car enthusiasts who study electrical engineering and modify their electrical engines to become faster or stronger would arise.
HAHAHA
(wheeze)
HAHAHA

>>17646996
Z has been dead for a while breh. 350z was a disappointing follow up to the Z32. And the 370z didn't really add much. 日産 should have added a turbo to the 370z to try and do something with it.

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>>17647017
Between the rumors of the next one being a downsized tarbo I4 and this one of it being canned I don't even know anymore.