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The 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E Makes the Frunk a $495 Option (www.roadandtrack.com)
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The online car configurator for the 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E is out—and Ford is officially charging folks an extra $495 if they want a frunk.

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[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Frunk? Am I the only one who had no idea this was a word?

[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Front trunk

I think Tesla popularized it

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Vw beetle.

[–] mech@feddit.org 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In a beetle, it was just called Kofferraum.
And it was actually useful:

[–] WalleyeWarrior@midwest.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's more useful than the actual trunk on my 2004 Beetle

[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

I meant that Tesla recently popularized the term "Frunk" and made it more widespread with EV buyers.

I don't want to take anything away from Beetles and 911s.

[–] jodanlime@midwest.social 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure it's related to a FUPA.

No but for real, just call it a bonnet like in the old days you cock wombles. We already had a word for this, and frunk is worse.

[–] Schmuppes@lemmy.today 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Bonnet and frunk are not the same thing, though. In the same way that trunk lid and trunk are not the same thing.

[–] jodanlime@midwest.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Bonnet bay? Bonnet storage? Idk but frunk ain't it.

[–] fascicle@leminal.space 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

we can call it a bronk

[–] jodanlime@midwest.social 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, much better. Bronkin'

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

The UK calls this ‘froot’.

Gewd jerb, UK.

[–] 1dalm@lemmings.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Tesla was the first to say it and they didn't trademark it. It works so everyone else adopted the term.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nah, vw beetle.

[–] 1dalm@lemmings.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think VW ever called it a frunk. I would believe you if you insist they did it can provide any evidence. Tesla want the first to put storage up there, but they did coin "frunk".

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I suppose people were calling it a frunk even if vw didnt.

Same for rear engined Porsche and MR2 vehicles.

[–] DoubleDongle@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

I do not understand how you got to an EV community without knowing what a frunk is