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Considering a fathom is six feet under water, the possibility of water intrusion seems high. It'll certainly be noisier than a solid wall.

Considering the original 1964.5 Mustang was pretty much a sportier 2-door Falcon, that lineage is pretty close.

Sure would make a cool Fathom design.

Nope. Ford never said that or even hinted it would be an option.

And yet the bumper on the Lightning is steel. You just never know until you test it ( I now have a magnetic bumper sticker on my Lightning).

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Remember their philosophy: "no part is the best part and the second best part does lots of jobs". 12v components require 12v step-downs. Based on our conversation with the engineers at EVDC, I expect most everything will be 48v with 12v limited to a couple of outlets.

When I went to high school and started college in Louisville I had multiple friends who worked at LAP and KTP. It's interesting to see all these BEV manufacturing facilities going into the South.

We don't know the bed size but I think Maverick-sized bed with a larger interior is the most likely. It will have a very useful frunk as well.

Best charge port location would have been front-right. Same orientation as Teslas but you pull in forward instead of backing in. Also solves the charging with a trailer problem. While I won't be towing a 25' travel trailer behind a Fathom like I do my Lightning, even small trucks need to tow...

Check again. Much of the Mach E body is Aluminum.

Realize that posts like this will come up from time to time to get you to sign up for another of their Forums.

Agreed. My wife and I pulled a 25' travel trailer across the country and back in 2023 -- before we had access to travel trailers. Except for severe situations that push the limits like that trip didn't, range anxiety isn't an issue any longer.

by Tim Newcomb 08.13.26 Ford Fathom on Track: Universal EV Production System Comes to Life at LAP Normally, Ford’s 3-million-square-foot Louisville Assembly Plant (LAP) is defined by the steady drum of thousands of people assembling vehicles. But one year ago, Ford announced the plant would be...

Also remember that the Fathom has zonal architecture with multiple (5?) independent electronic zones: one in each quarter of the truck and perhaps a separate cabin zone for the central electronics. I'm not sure about the fifth -- it might be part of one of the two front zones like the connection...