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Originally Posted by JSH
More like thousands of hours of engineering and test time, millions of dollars and 18 months. For reference it once took me 8 months to switch from bolt / nut / washers to a flange bolt and flange nut because we had to do FMEA, shaker testing, and track and road testing to prove the new combination wouldn't shake loose over time. (A flange nut and a bolt with washer will have different clamp loads at the same tightening torque)
People think dropping a corporate drivetrain into another variant is quick and easy - it isn't. Yes, it should work but you have to test and prove that is DOES work.
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If the Maverick would have been built as PHEV in the first place and no ecobust your argument would be moot.
I will have to see if I can find it again but over 60% of the Escape hybrid parts were said to fit the Maverick . The parts that don’t fit are the body, dash and obvious components, though some of the door parts are interchangeable.
Some stupid parts like the gas tank mount differently but front drivetrain up is virtually identical with a handful of relocations.
We are talking sheet metal swaps on a platform.
Some of the changes on the Maverick may end up rolling into future escape models.