New Maverick Promises to Be a Hit for Ford!
A REAL Unit Body Pickup- October 11, 2021
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I drove Ford’s New Maverick in late September in Nashville, Tennessee. Ford describes Maverick as “Unibody SuperCrew Pickup”. This means it has four doors and a spacious interior capable of carrying 5-adults. The cargo bed is a short 4.5 foot affair, but Ford has designed the bed with great flexibility.
The new Maverick is the latest vehicle to be spun off of Ford’s excellent and flexible C2 unit body platform. Others on the platform include the Ford Escape, Lincoln Corsair, Ford Bronco Sport and now the Ford Maverick. This platform gives Ford “go-fast” product development capability and also helps with cost efficiencies.
People will call the Maverick a small pickup, but it is not. It rides on a 119-inch wheelbase and has an overall length of almost 200-inches. A typical mid-size car has a 110-112-inch wheelbase and overall length of between 180 and 185-inches. The Maverick is about a foot shorter than Ford’s Ranger mid-size [...]
Is Hyundai Santa Cruz The Ground-breaker it Seems?
Brave New Concept Promises to Turn Heads- August 10, 2021
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2021 Ford Bronco Sport Big Bend
Competent and Smile-Inducing- May 27, 2021
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2022 Hyundai Tucson – Exceptional
Hyundai Overachieves Again- May 17, 2021
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Nautilus vs. Corsair – 5-Passenger Lincoln XSUVs
Old Platform Nautilus Takes on Newer Corsair- March 17, 2021
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AutoPacific compared a 2021 Lincoln Nautilus with a 2020 Lincoln Corsair. They just happened to be at the same place at the same time. It is pertinent to compare Nautilus vs. Corsair because they are the 5-seat entries in Lincoln’s all-XSUV lineup. For the uninitiated, XSUV is AutoPacific’s shorthand for Crossover Sport Utility Vehicle.
Corsair Nits and Niggles The Corsair is based on the Ford Escape platform and is all new for 2020. Because it is all new, Corsair is executed with Lincoln’s new DNA. There are small differences. First, the Corsair is available with a brilliant color Head-Up Display. Once you are used to a [...]
2021 Lincoln Nautilus Substantial Interior Upgrade
Former Lincoln MKX gets Fresh- March 17, 2021
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AutoPacific had a recent opportunity to spens some time in a 2021 Lincoln Nautilus Reserve. Does the 2021 Lincoln Nautilus achieve Lincoln’s objective of “Quiet Flight” and “Sanctuary”. Pretty darn close.
Lincoln Motor Company, the luxury brand for Ford Motor Company is now an all SUV brand: Navigator, Aviator, Nautilus, Corsair. The Lincoln lineup is a demonstration of strong group of products. Even though the 2021 Nautilus is its latest update, in reality it is the oldest vehicle in the lineup. Back in the bad old days when Lincoln thought alphanumeric naming was “the bomb”, the Nautilus was the MKX (the Corsair was the MKC). (Funny, they never changed the Navigator’s name because it is “too strong” – Cadillac made the same decision with Escalade). But I digress, back to the [...]
2021 Hyundai Elantra – New King of the Compact Hill?
Hyundai Continues to Excel at CARS!- November 18, 2020
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2020 Ford Transit – Not Your Father’s Econoline
King of the Deivery Vans- October 23, 2020
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2021 Ford F-150 – How Good Is It?
Without Driving It, An Assessment- June 29, 2020
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2020 Lincoln Corsair – Five Month Review
Four Out of Five Stars- June 26, 2020
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