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The drawings emphasize something I also noticed in the spy photos. The front edge of the windshield is right over the center line of the front wheels. Meaning it's as cab-forward as anything Chrysler ever did.

Pre-intro test drives are very unlikely. The only time I remember them doing that was with the Fiesta and that's because they shipped over production models from Europe while the US model was still under development. I think there's just too many issues with having regular consumers drive cars...

Yeah, CES for the media, Detroit for the general public. The regional auto show season really ramps up in January and I think they'd want the Fathom at as many shows as possible. My local show in DC is the last week of January and I'm really hoping I get to see it there.

I'm starting to think the reveal will be at CES, the consumer electronics show that takes place in the first week of January. In the 2010s there were actually several new car reveals there. Although that's trailed off recently, CES still gets a lot of media. Since Detroit is a week after CES...

The story is paywalled, but everything you need to know is above the fold. The Wall Street Journal says someone from Ford told them that Ford is aiming to sell 100,000 Fathoms in the first year...

Since we first starting seeing photos I've believed the real beltline is about an inch lower than where the camo puts it. One photo gives a good look at the side view mirror and you can see where the bottom edge is. This also proves there is no mini-window in the a-pillar like the rendering from...

You know, I don't think they've said anything about charging speeds yet. ~200 miles range wouldn't be so bad if it charged stupid fast, like 20-80% in well under 30 minutes. That's a long shot but not as long a shot as getting anywhere near 300 miles out of the base battery size they've hinted at.

I'm not convinced by Clarke's point about people being willing to accept a low range because they'll use the EV only for commuting and keep an ICE vehicle for longer trips. I just don't think a lot of people do that and the simple proof of that is that shorter range EV's (under 225 miles) just...

Alan Clarke, Vice President of the team that's developing the Fathom did an interview with the Green Cars podcast. They asked him point blank about range. He hinted that the higher range model would reach 300 miles but the base model almost definitely wouldn't. Another thing I heard that I...

I think Ford needs to get ahead of all this and do some "Relax, we thought about this" messaging around this and the door handles and other things like that. For someone coming out of a 10 year old or even 5 year old vehicle there's a lot of new tech here and it's understandable to be suspicious...

It was not so long ago you had a choice 2, 3, or even 4 interior colors for a car at no extra cost.

I was thinking about this a lot on my last road trip. 200 miles at at highway speeds (~70 mph) is nearly three hours of driving. At that point I WANT to take a 30 minute stop even if I don't NEED to. I'm realizing if I'm intentional about my stops, I might not even notice the extra time...

Some of the comments on Ford's YouTube video about this say that the "unicastings" Ford is using to assemble the Fathom could be an issue for insurance. The concern is that since it's built in three separate castings if you have even a minor accident you need to replace 1/3 of the car and that...

Who is Thom? :p

100% Agreed here. But something I've noticed in the spy shots is that the headliner and pillar trim appears to be a light color. If the seats MUST be black that helps immensely.

I took a closer look at the wheels and tires in the spy photos and it looks like they have a pretty decent amount of sidewall, at least as much as my Fusion. I wouldn't consider them "low profile". The one caught by Autopian in CA appears to have four spoke wheel covers while the one in...

Yeah, I'm really not sure where they got those vertical headlight structures from. The spy photos show lights more like a Ranger.

I'm usually not much for future vehicle renderings but I think this one from TopElectricSUV captures everything we know so far pretty well. They get how the roof curves down towards the bed with the little spoiler at the back. They also capture the radical windshield rake and put some...

I certainly hope this isn't the case. I don't think even Ford knows the actual range yet for the standard battery but all evidence points to it being lower than average for the class. I'm probably going to want more range. Given the starting price is a lot lower than I expected I could see room...

Hello, long time Ford guy here. I've owned more FoMoCo products than any other manufacturer but I've also had a few Mopars and one Honda. When I bought my Fusion Hybrid (used) in 2024. I figured it would be my last ICE car and last Ford considering Ford had nothing else that remotely interested...