Agreed about the 1.5L engine. I'm surprised at the quality variations on these things, though. Granted my old Big Bend was built in early 2021, but it didn't have any of those gaps, ripples, or other "obvious" defects documented here. When my Badlands arrives in a few weeks, I'm going over it with a fine-toothed comb; any "bad vibes" and I'm flipping it to CarMax and grabbing a CX-50 lol.Aside from these design cutbacks, I find the behavior of the 1.5L engine disconcerting. The behavior is unpredictable and something I am not comfortable. If it were available as the time, I would have opted for the higher-end model with the 2.0L engine. Live and learn…
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