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Originally Posted by Bossxr8
I can't see it being any different than the Ranger/BT50 deal. Some sheetmetal changes front and back, with a new interior.
The X class actually went further than all the other joint venture utes did. It was the fact that Mercedes was a luxury brand using something as common as a Nissan, and then charging a fortune above what it was based on that really got people hating on it. People didn't want to pay tens of thousands of dollars more for what was essentially a Navara underneath, despite what they changed.
Ford and VW are a much closer match in terms of brand than Mercedes/Nissan. Price shouldn't be too much different either.
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True.
Mind you, the X-Class was arguably the worst of both worlds with those expensive German mechanicals in basically, a reskinned low rent Navarra. Differentiation costs money and the the more you want, the greater the cost. I think the Germans were impressed with Ford's commercial offerings and will most likely be happy with few changes on the Transits but will spring for a reskinned Ranger similar to the BT50 deal.....
If indeed Ford is working on a hybrid Ranger, I can see VW wanting that as well....