All Hat No Cattle

Actually, being a rational person, I think, I understand that you can't please everybody all the time. But I just had the chat quoted above about 5 minutes ago. Maybe I am being overly picky, but it seems that Ford is not able to even hazard a guess as to MKX availability.. Obviously, since 2015 runs from Jan. to Dec., it is difficult to make plans to compare the two vehicles.

To be clear, I am very disappointed that I won't be able to look at and drive a new 2015 Edge when it comes out, and then the equivalent MKX in the same time frame. So is my wife. And I guarantee that I won't be the only one. This is not the way to rebuild the Lincoln brand. And to the gentleman in Post #8, well, I wonder why you and I are the only posters here that understand my dilemma. Thank you! Without making this into a Ford fanboy soap opera, the vehicle is for my wife. She said that the 14 Edge looked nice, but we might as well wait for the 15's to come out. And if the top model 15 Edge interior was not exceptional, then we would look at the 15 MKX. Except now we won't. As for the F150 I am interested in, Ford dealers started taking deposits and putting in orders in the first week of September. As of today, not a single truck has been delivered, and no one who ordered one has been notified of shipment. It seems that it will be quite a while before I get to see one up close. Oh well. And, yes, we buy the newest and latest. Settling has never been my strong suit. What is wrong with that?

Thanks for the response. Yes, that is what I was slow to figure out. So the 2015 Edge will be more advanced than the 2015 MKX. So much for doing an apples to apples comparison in 2015. We were open to either vehicle. As a Ford stockholder, I hope they know what they are doing. Ford is certainly making it tough for me to buy a 2015 F-150, and now they are doing the same for the 2015 Edge and 2016 MKX, Oh well.

Ok, I think that I can answer my own dumb question. Sorry. The 2015 MKX has essentially the exact same dimensions as the 2014 Edge. So Ford is going to produce the new MKX 1 year after the Edge?

I'm on here researching a 2015 Edge for the wife. I see that they are not going to even build them until January, 2015. OK. But then I spot an ad in the paper for the 2015 Lincoln MKX. My Local Lincoln dealer has them in stock. http://findlaylincolnofhenderson.com/Las-Vegas/For-Sale/New/Lincoln/MKX/2015-FWD-Silver-SUV/34226320/ http://findlaylincolnofhenderson.com/Las-Vegas/For-Sale/New/Lincoln/MKX/2015-AWD-White-SUV/33585791/ Am I completely missing something, like the 2015 MKX is the same as the 2014? Or did Lincoln jump the gun over Ford in putting the brand new model out? Hope this is not a dumb question.

OK, we have been beating the mpg subject to death on the truck forum, asking the same questions as you have here. As I stated, the line is producing customers vehicles, with no EPA numbers. They will be forced to post them when they start shipping to the dealers, supposedly before the end of Nov. The scuttlebutt is that the truck numbers are good, up to 20% better than 2014. Here is what I understand so far. The holdup is Ford. The EPA does not do the actual original mileage testing, the manufacturers do it and the EPA spot checks the results. But, because there has been so much controversy and complaining about the figures, the EPA has mandated a supposedly more reliable real-world test, and put the manufacturers on notice that they will be checking the results. So now, at least on the truck, I think Ford is trying to figure out the highest mpg numbers they can post, without the bad publicity of the EPA saying BS on the numbers, which would be very embarassing. Here is all you want to know about EPA testing, and more than you might want to know. http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/how_tested.shtml I believe that they are going to do the same thing on the Edge.

FWIW, I'm following the 2015 F-150 on another forum. The new 2015 trucks started Job #1 down the assembly line on Nov. 11, and they still don't have the final EPA ratings. One forum member works the Dearborn line, and he says that they are parking them without the window sticker. So I would seriously suggest that you not hold your breath waiting for the Edge mileage. :)