Lincoln considering performance line

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

I think Ford would rather build a new platform from scratch for Lincoln rather than use E8 simply due to the not made here syndrome. They keep saying One Ford, but only if it suits them, stiff *** to anyone else.

Hence Mustang and F series stay on their own, and Ford US rejects Ranger, Falcon etc.

I agree unfortunately. They are talking about using AWD (FWD-based) to get the performance feel (good luck with the weight distribution...), and the Falcon is just not on the radar. Mustang is exempt from the One Ford mantra because it is the Mustang, F150 because of the volumes (which is fair enough), although there must be a case for merging F150 & Ranger and leaving the F250+ HD pickups to cover people who actually need that much vehicle.

Then again hopefully they are just very good at keeing secrets and there is a place for the Falcon to continue. I think a feasible scenario would be forget the low-priced Falcons (new Mondeo/Fusion replacement to take over) and pair a more refined Falcon with a Lincoln as has been outlined above. Mustang can pick up whatever appropriate componentry, similarly a Falcon ute could emerge to also sell in the US as a small pickup for people who don't want F-series. Trouble is there is a big rift between what a Lincoln needs and a Mustang that starts below US$25k (same for a base Falcon or ute)