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Ford Reveals New 6-Speed Automatic, More Power For Escape And Mariner

FrankGrimes — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:08:48 EDT

good news for mexicans towing multiples of cars with chains.

FrankGrimes

Ford Reveals New 6-Speed Automatic, More Power For Escape And Mariner

theirishscion — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:16:28 EDT

@badco/LoJ: That's it, that's what it is. A giant aluminum diaper. Slung conveniently beneath my Truck to catch any little accidents. Only $2K a pop to change too. Bargain.

theirishscion

Ford Reveals New 6-Speed Automatic, More Power For Escape And Mariner

NovaloadMissesPolar — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:48:45 EDT

@thomas124: Aren't you special.

NovaloadMissesPolar

Ford Reveals New 6-Speed Automatic, More Power For Escape And Mariner

dculberson — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:50:40 EDT

@thomas124: AHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHH!

dculberson

Ford Reveals New 6-Speed Automatic, More Power For Escape And Mariner

thomas124 — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:38:47 EDT

Wow. I read all about this five months ago.

thomas124

Ford Reveals New 6-Speed Automatic, More Power For Escape And Mariner

badco/LoJ — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:24:06 EDT

@theirishscion: A sealed trans means you don't have to see any of that nasty stuff.

badco/LoJ

Ford Reveals New 6-Speed Automatic, More Power For Escape And Mariner

tenbeers — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:49:48 EDT

Isn't this the transmission Ford and GM teamed up to design?

tenbeers

Ford Reveals New 6-Speed Automatic, More Power For Escape And Mariner

theirishscion — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:39:01 EDT

@badco/LoJ: Hah! The 5R55E in my '03 Explorer giggles girlishly at your "fluid fill for life"

She's had 2 fluid changes in her 80K mile life and she's still just decided to shit the bed. 82,500 miles of driving like I had a glass transmission and it turns out I was wrong all along, it's actually primarily composed of something much softer. And browner.

theirishscion

Ford Reveals New 6-Speed Automatic, More Power For Escape And Mariner

Kelly — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:16:48 EDT

@KaiserM715:

As one who owns/drives a 40' diesel monster, you'd be surprised how appealing this is to many a motorcoach, at this size, they're coaches, owner.

Not me, however. I'd rather navigate a Malibu Grand Prix track with mine vs. have a Ford as a towed car, aka, toad.

Hey, I get 11 MPG out of my 8.5 ft. wide 11.5 foot tall monster machine. I'm pretty damned happy! Better MPG than I got from a few personal cars in the past.

Kelly

Ford Reveals New 6-Speed Automatic, More Power For Escape And Mariner

KaiserM715 — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:33:17 EDT

...flat vehicle towing will no longer be a no-no...

Super-size RV owners who care less about fuel economy (or being able to drive vehicle of that size anyway) REJOICE!!

KaiserM715

Ford Reveals New 6-Speed Automatic, More Power For Escape And Mariner

badco/LoJ — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:18:23 EDT

Good to see the base 4 cylinder get the "good" automatic for a change, but WTF is with this "fluid fill for life" nonsense?

badco/LoJ

Ford Reveals New 6-Speed Automatic, More Power For Escape And Mariner

TriShield — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:17:10 EDT

I'd rather see a headline like "Ford Unveils Kuga for US Market".

TriShield

Ford Reveals New 6-Speed Automatic, More Power For Escape And Mariner

petersterncan — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:12:40 EDT

Hopefully this means we'll see some cars with tow ratings that are greater than 2000 pounds

petersterncan

Ford Reveals New 6-Speed Automatic, More Power For Escape And Mariner

Ash78 — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:09:05 EDT

I love to see how headlines transition from "more power" to "better economy" over time, even if the former is far more substantial than the latter, relatively speaking.

Ash78