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  1. BlkGS

    Introducing Thermal R&D 3-inch Exhaust system! (Sound Clips)

    With a sound like that, they don't need a different pitch... That sound sells itself.
  2. BlkGS

    Is the interior REALLY that bad??

    Yeah Ford added a RWD enthusiast model because when the 2020s came out, people thought they were too expensive. Clearly, a lot has changed since 2019 or so when they first started rolling out, lol. The 2020 basically came minimum with 401A.
  3. BlkGS

    Ford's CEO Farley...

    Because consumers will hate it, leading to used car buyers avoiding them, leading to shit resale values, leading to people going to a different manufacturer. I will not buy a new car that requires a subscription. Period. If the whole industry goes that way, I'll just get to save money by...
  4. BlkGS

    Is the interior REALLY that bad??

    Congrats on the new ride!
  5. BlkGS

    Ford's CEO Farley...

    This guy is putting on a masterclass in how to NOT run a business. He's been talking about how existing customers will probably not like their new vehicles. He literally said that, in an official statement. He also axed edge which was one of their better selling platforms considering its...
  6. BlkGS

    C&D Test: 355 hp 2022 Acura MDX Type S

    Definitely a nice interior, but yeah, 350 hp was 100 too low to even be competitive. Honda has never been a leader in power, and the chassis underneath is very nice, but yeah, they missed the mark on it. It's more like a corsair competitor than explorer though.
  7. BlkGS

    Introducing Thermal R&D 3-inch Exhaust system! (Sound Clips)

    Honestly, that's the best sounding exhaust I've heard for these motors. I like it a lot, it has a good tone at lower rpms, but comes alive at higher revs. Is the in cabin with the FENG turned off?
  8. BlkGS

    Is the interior REALLY that bad??

    I often think Ford was able to price the ST so well because they gave it a worst in class interior. But the ST is really the only trim with the real price advantage, the other trims don't offer that same bang for the buck. I think the ST value is derived from taking a lot of police interceptor...
  9. BlkGS

    First Road Trip of the Year

    How's the box affect mpg?
  10. BlkGS

    who has the scoop on the '23 model?

    I think we are talking about different things. They may have fixed a seat trim, but there's several other places around the car where the trim was just not designed to be the right size, angle, etc. And while they may have fixed some software bugs, the underlying implementation of it is still a...
  11. BlkGS

    who has the scoop on the '23 model?

    They literally did not change the software or dash trim. Yeah they cha ged the gray stuff to gloss black, but the fake CF pieces that don't fit... Still the same wrong molds. They definitely fixed the stuff that was workmanship issues, but the software and stuff just designed wrong.. Still broke
  12. BlkGS

    who has the scoop on the '23 model?

    The 21 and 22s I looked at had the same giant panel gaps inside and poorly executed electronics.
  13. BlkGS

    You Can Now Rent a 900-HP Shelby Mustang From Hertz

    Overall I agree, but these are track built race cars, they should handle it no problem. Also, these are super expensinsive like over 1000 a day. People spending that much tend to be a bit more cautious. You're not te ting them to Hoony McHoonigan the 26 year old vape boy, ya know?
  14. BlkGS

    You Can Now Rent a 900-HP Shelby Mustang From Hertz

    These will likely be rented for a couple hundred miles then sold at auction for crazy big money.
  15. BlkGS

    who has the scoop on the '23 model?

    That'd be 60k now. Still a bang for the buck performance wise... But the other models are outclassed. X5m is on my short list for next time if reliability costs don't terrify me endlessly. The X5 is a sharp looking car. FWIW, Explorer is decently larger in practical terms than X5. Explorer...
  16. BlkGS

    E-15 Gasoline?

    E15 means more ethanol and less gasoline. Technically since ethanol has lower energy density, it raises the octane rating of the fuel, so an E15 93 is actually a lower quality fuel than an E10 93 or an E0 93. Youll really only notice the difference in fuel economy though, as the knock...
  17. BlkGS

    who has the scoop on the '23 model?

    ST is only a small percentage of Explorer sales. While Ford has a performance value prop in ST... The rest of the lineup (the boring part) is handily outclassed by other boring vehicles. It doesn't offer the same value prop vs other boring vehicles that ST offers vs performance offerings. A...
  18. BlkGS

    who has the scoop on the '23 model?

    With used values the way they are right now its not the worst idea in the world. Probably sell it for what you paid or more. Also, the interior and infotainment is really the biggest knock against explorer. The laggy digital cluster, the poorly implemented vertical screen, the big panel gaps...
  19. BlkGS

    who has the scoop on the '23 model?

    I've been wondering this too. They announced the order banks were opening, and early rumors were redesigned interior, but it's weird they announced order banks opening before announcing what people would be ordering.
  20. BlkGS

    Is there a way to see the turbo boost level?

    Weird, the non fully digital cluster in our expedition has it. I think the same cluster in the st line explorer we drove did too? Definitely a pathetic oversight.


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