What features do you hope the Fathom might have?

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I haven’t used a Mach e door handle. What’s wrong with them? Personally I love the look of our EV6 recessed handles. It was weird at first but I got used to it quickly. Personally I’m good with any of them.
 

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I haven’t used a Mach e door handle. What’s wrong with them? Personally I love the look of our EV6 recessed handles. It was weird at first but I got used to it quickly. Personally I’m good with any of them.
Nothing, in my opinion.
Other than the vulnerability of a dead 12V battery creating a potential serious issue. Ford eventually sent an OTA software update to keep the DC/DC converter running for 12 minutes after you turn the car off. In an effort to insure that you can exit the vehicle if you turn it off and the 12V battery is dead.
 

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No gauge cluster behind the wheel would be a mistake. Don't know if I could buy a vehicle without the speed indicator in a quick easy place to see. My friend has a Prius and the center gauge cluster is the thing I hate the most about it.

The Fathom Prototype has normal looking door handles and not the little winglets of the Mach-e.

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As my boy Tbuz said, those door handles are fake. It'll have mach-e door handles which I don't mind and which are superior to pop out door handles.
 

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License plate on the left side so I can easily distinguish from Maverick in traffic. :)
 
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No gauge cluster behind the wheel would be a mistake. Don't know if I could buy a vehicle without the speed indicator in a quick easy place to see.
You get used to it, honestly. I drove a MINI with the large speedo for a while and it was weird only for a little while.

I just hope the display has a Dark Mode like the Mach-E had.
 

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I hope they do a Tremor trim level. Slight bit of extra ride height, all-terrain tires, slightly better suspension travel, and a rear locking differential. That would be sweet.
 

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For $30K ?
He’s asking for a tremor package. Tremor package is never available as base pricing. It’s likely part of $10k add on.
But also they probably won’t do that, unless it is simple. I doubt they have an alternate suspension, but a 1-1.5” ride lift could be possible likely using spacers, and then gain another inch of height with off road tires. Each of those would likely drop at least 10-15 miles from the range though.
 

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I'm guessing that if the Fathom is a multi-year success, especially if it has Maverick type numbers and consistency, we will see Ford invest in options/trims that are not going to be available during it's early production history.

But I am already impressed with Ford's approach to creating such a well equipped entry point. There's nothing that I know of that Ford has ever built that has that kind of baseline.

Nobody is going to have a "stripped" Fathom, because it isn't available. That's a lot of vehicle for $29k in 2027.
 
 
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