Originally Posted by Chief65

I think it's pretty clear Ford was trying like heck to release a comparable vehicle, everything from re-releasing a once discontinued model within the same general time frame to putting Bronco lettering on the passenger's side dash. I mean it's a knock-off, and I've spent enough time in Fords to know it's a cheap american interior that will be hard to spend much time in unless one has a massive plastic fetish. Not to mention I never owned a Ford that didn't leak oil and break down every three months. These two vehicles are light years apart IMO. But so is the cost, so I guess there's that.

Originally Posted by NSee

Ford invented the formula with the 2002 Ford Thunderbird and then did it again with the 2005 Mustang.

Pining for the good old days and an obsession over nostalgia is a decisively American thing.

Originally Posted by Kev M

Point of order. Harley and VW arguably invented the modern genre of nostalgic motors. Harley with nearly everything they've produced in our lifetimes and VW with the New Beetle in 1998. Everyone else chased their successes.

Originally Posted by PaulLR

Then there is the Ford engine in the LR4 with the plastic rear coolant manifold and plastic front crossover pipe. When these get brittle and let go, you have seconds to shut off the engine or you will be buying a new engine. Now we know to change these out every 75K miles or so to prevent a disaster.

Just a couple of examples of low quality Ford parts leftover from when Ford owned Land Rover.