i have been driving for many years and live in the blue ridge mountains.they have been many times when the roads were very slick and step and i have passed a lot of front wheel drives and 4.w.d going up the mountain that were off the road and stuck in my 2.w.d rear wheel drive ford ranger.you can not handle a car when the front wheels are doing the steering and pulling.i have tried them all and nothing is better are safer than a rear wheel drive.i hope ford never stops building rear wheel drives.i have tried a lot of other brands but ford is by far the best trucks and cars i have ever owned.a few years back i had a ford crown vic that was like a dream to drive and a great ride got 30 m.p.g on the open road then i tried the little small 4 cyl.i will not say the name brand of it but it was not made in america and road like a wagon and got 23 m.p.g on open road.so why would any one give up a good riding car and much safer and has a whole lot more power that is american owned and if you take care of it and keep it serviced it will run right on and on.last ford i sold had over 250,000 miles and never had any problems at all and far as i know it’s still going.so i say to ford please don’t stop making rear wheel drives.big cars and trucks.thanks