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Thursday, Feb 5
Why Is This Ford Edge Made Of People? [WTFord]
We have no idea who staged this, or what possible context exists for this to make sense, but we do know these people, well, they like to live on the Edge-uh. We're sorry, that was a really bad pun....
Monday, Nov 17
Bond Bad Guy Car Of Choice: Ford Edge Is The New Explorer, Escalade Or Suburban [James Bond]
We just saw Quantum of Solace this weekend. While most might get all googly-eyed at the Aston Martin DBS, gushing over it's sleek sexiness even after it's taken into a wall of a quarry, we took something else away from the new Bond flick. We noticed a Black Ford Edge (with odd hydrogen power sti...
Thursday, Nov 13
2009 Volkswagen Tiguan S, Part Three [Jalopnik Reviews]
• Horsepower: 200 @ 5,100 - 6,000 RPM • Torque: 206 @ 1,700 - 5,000 RPM • Curb Weight: 3,433 lbs • LxWxH: 174.3" x 71.2" x 66.3" • Wheelbase: 102.5" • Tires: 215/65 R16 • 0 - 60 mph: 7.8 Seconds • EPA Fuel economy city/highway: 19/26 MPG • NHTSA crash test rating: N/A
Friday, Oct 31
SEMA Getting Hit With Tsunami Of Custom Fords
LINCOLN MKS, FORD FOCUS STAND OUT AT SEMA 2009 Lincoln MKS by 3dCarbon 2009 Lincoln MKS by Godfather Customs 2009 Lincoln MKS by RKSport 2008 Lincoln MKX by Street Concepts Ford Transit Connect Concept by H&R Special Springs, LP 2009 Ford Edge "Sport" Edition by Steeda Source: Ford]
Friday, Oct 17
Live Shots Of Toyota Venza AS V By Five Axis Coming To SEMA [Sema]
TOYOTA VENZA AS V BY FIVE AXIS TO DEBUT AT 2008 SEMA SHOW TOYOTA VENZA AS V (ACTIVE SPORTS VERSATILITY) Designed by Five Axis • TRD Big Brakes o Front 15” diameter o Rear 13.6” diameter • TRD forged calipers o Front 6 piston o Rear 4 piston Toyota]
Tuesday, Sep 2
Ford Vehicles Star In Movies, Just Not Like Reese's Pieces
“We knew that the release of ‘The Dark Knight’ was going to coincide with the launch of the new 2009 Lincoln MKS, so we gave them a sneak preview of the vehicle, and they liked it,” said Daly, adding that he had to give producers a pre-production version of the MKS because at the time of filming...
Friday, Jun 20
Is The Body-on-Frame SUV Dead?
Certainly, contractors and those who spend significant time towing will want a sturdier vehicle for their hauling and work. Right? What about SUV's? People seem to be more inclined to buy the Ford Edge, something being reflected in Ford's decision to reconfigure production for higher C...
2009 Ford F-150 Release Postponed Two Months, Truck Production Cut
Oakville Assembly will add a third shift for production of the Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX and all-new 2009 Ford Flex crossovers. Wayne Assembly Plant's body and paint shops will add a third shift, and the line-speed will be increased for final assembly production of the popular Ford Focus sma...
Tuesday, Jun 10
2009 Dodge Journey SXT, Part Three
You need a mid-level, V6-powered SUV/crossover that looks worse than a Nissan Murano and gets worse gas mileage than a Honda Pilot, and has less cargo area than a Toyota Highlander and costs more than a Ford Edge, and you want a Saturn Outlook-level of power
Thursday, May 1
Lincoln Navigator Gets Sync Option, Ford Focus Not Included
Ford first introduced the Microsoft-powered SYNC system on the 2008 Ford Focus. And 11 other 2008MY products soon followed, including the Ford Edge, Taurus, and the Lincoln MKX and Lincoln MKZ. As part of Ford's aggressive migration plan, SYNC will be offered on nearly every 2009MY Ford,...
Sunday, Feb 17
The Official Unofficial Knight Rider Live-Blog
9:18:48 PM Wert: Who wins in a race — a Ford Mustang GT or a Ford Edge? 9:21:39 PM Wert: Passenger Impact Safety Test? 10:11:48 PM Hardigree: take that fuel cell equinox 10:43:11 PM Wert: Ford...For...The...Win? 10:48:28 PM Wert: Lincoln: Reach Higher to the cemetary
Wednesday, Feb 6
Chicago Auto Show: 2009 Ford Edge Sport Live
While we already saw, the 2009 Ford Edge Sport press shots when the embargo let go, we wondered down to find the newly retrimmed Ford just hanging out for all to see. In the flesh, the Edge Sport works pretty well from a design perspective. Looks like the Edge should have been designed this way i...
Monday, Feb 4
2009 Ford Edge Sport
If you've been holding off on a brand new Ford Edge because the styling just wasn't sporty enough, have we got good news for you. Tonight at a press event in Dearborn, Ford took the wraps from it's latest trim level of the well received crossover, the 2009 Ford Edge Sport. Featuring some nice de...
Jalopnik's Official 2008 Chicago Auto Show Cheat Sheet
Ford SCOOP: It was just a few weeks ago we were bemoaning the lack of anything interesting to come from Ford at Chicago. That all changed when we heard a little rumor that we might be getting the 2009 Ford Transit Connect van here, on our shores, in some form. And we even have confirmation of this...
Thursday, Jan 17
Ford To Give Brazil An Edge, Still Won't Bring Us Ka
The Ford Edge, probably the best implementation of the gillette-Daveness, is saying hi to Brazil later this year. It's not a bad strategy for Ford as the company has seen an increase of 20.7% in sales there last year and in the American market the Edge has been one of fewer and fewer hits for the...
Monday, Jan 14
Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Toyota Venza Crossover Sedan
2008 NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW today at the 2008 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). Venza will refinement and sport utility vehicle (SUV) functionality. comfort and fun-to-drive performance elements of a five-passenger sedan with
Thursday, Jan 3
Have You Driven A Ford Lately? Probably Not. Ford Sales Down In December, 2007
Lincoln achieved full-year sales of 131,487, a 9 percent increase versus 2006. The Lincoln MKX crossover was the largest contributor to Lincoln's growth, but the MKZ sedan and Lincoln Navigator also helped spur Lincoln's momentum, which began in late 2006. The next new Lincoln was revea...
Monday, Dec 3
Ford Sales Up For First Time in 12 Months, Mission Accomplished! [Industry News]
All-new Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX paced Ford, Lincoln and Mercury crossovers to a sales increase of 119 percent; year-to-date crossover sales were up 63 percent. Ford Focus posts 18 percent sales gain and Ford Fusion sales were up 39 percent.
Thursday, Nov 8
Daimler, Ford Teaming Up On Fuel Cells
Ford also is conducting tests with the world's first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, the Ford Edge with HySeries Drive. The Ford Edge with HySeries Drive uses a series electric drivetrain with an onboard hydrogen fuel cell generator to give the vehicle a range of 225 miles with zero emis...
Monday, Oct 22
Ford's Custom Crossovers for SEMA [Sema]
Specially tuned and tarted up Ford Edge, Escape and Lincoln MKX models will be featured at the annual aftermarket extravaganza in Las Vegas on Oct. 30. Ford Edge by MRT-Direct Lincoln MKX by Barry's Speed Shop Ford F-150 by ATS Design 2008 F-150 FX-2 Sport DeBerti Lincoln Navigator L
Thursday, Oct 18
The Ford Edge Likes To Live On The Edge-Uh...Of Fast-Uh
That's a screen capture from a commercial that apparently aired last night in Northeast Ohio. Who knew the Edge was so fast? And who knew the "class" they speak of wasn't Car-UV's but rather Supercar-UV's? [ via Stephen Foskett, Pack Rat]
Tuesday, Aug 7
Opinion: Ford Edge by H&R
The H&R 2007 Ford "Edge of the World" Project, by H&R Springs, USA One look at the new 2007 Ford Edge and you'll have the urge to hit the open road. The Edge must be driven, and the H&R Edge, with it's bold style and brash stance is your ticket to the world ... and beyond.
Tuesday, Jul 3
Ouch: Many Minivans, SUVs, CUVs And Pickups Have Lousy Headrests [Jesse Owens Broke Records, Ali Broke Necks]
The following big boys all performed well on the neck test:Acura MDX and RDX; Lincoln MKX, Ford Edge and Ford Freestyle; Honda CR-V, Element and Pilot; Hyundai Santa Fe; Jeep Grand Cherokee; Kia Sorento; Land Rover LR3; Mercedes M Class; Mitsubishi Outlander; Subaru B9 Tribeca and Fore...
Thursday, May 31
Ford Sales Continue "Planned" Slide, Down 6.8%
The Lincoln brand posted another retail sales increase - its eighth month in a row of higher retail sales. Lincoln's rebound has resulted from sales of the new Lincoln MKX crossover, the new Lincoln MKZ sedan and the redesigned Navigator. North American Production
Tuesday, Apr 17
Third Prize Is You're Fired: David Mamet Directs Latest Ford "Bold Moves" Ads
FORD EDGE SHOWS REFINEMENT, PERFORMANCE IN NEW ADS BY ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR DAVID MAMET Acclaimed writer and director David Mamet brings his signature style to two new ads for the hot-selling Ford Edge crossover: "Quieter than a Lexus:" and "Quicker than a BMW."
Tuesday, Apr 3
New York Auto Show: Ford Does The Minivan Muscle Flex Live! [New York Auto Show]
The Ford Flex brings to production the Ford Fairlane concept vehicle that turned heads at the 2005 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. 6-speed transmission. The powertrain is expected to deliver more than 260 horsepower, 245 lb.-ft. of torque and good fuel economy.
Monday, Mar 19
Ford Likes To Live On The Edge Of Vodcasts
Edge Music Video Podcast [FordVehicles.com] Related: Ad Watch: Living On The Ford Edge Of Buildings; Ad Watch: Do Asian-Americans Like To Live On The Edge, Make Bold Weddings Happen Every Day?; Incentives Like To Live On The Edge Too [internal]
Wednesday, Feb 7
Ford's New Bull Is Official: Exit The Five Hundred, Enter The Taurus [Chicago Auto Show]
The three-row, seven-passenger Taurus X will complement the sporty and popular two-row, five-passenger Ford Edge in the lineup. The two crossovers will be joined by yet another large Ford crossover - based on the Ford Fairlane concept vehicle - which will debut later this year and go on s...
Thursday, Jan 25
Breaking The Bank! Ford Leaks Money Like A Sieve In 2006, Reports Net Loss Of $12.7 Billion
Mazda: For full-year 2006, Ford's share of the pre-tax profit of Mazda and associated operations was $168 million, compared to $255 million a year ago. The decline was more than explained by the non-recurrence of gains on Mazda convertible bonds in 2005.
Sunday, Jan 21
Ad Watch: Do Asian-Americans Like To Live On The Edge, Make Bold Weddings Happen Every Day?
Jason Chen, AA Expert: Unfortunately it didn't make me want to life on The Edge Ray Wert: Why's that? FordVehicles.com/Asia [Ford] Related: Ad Watch: Living On The Ford Edge Of Buildings; Fun With FoMoCo PR: We Like To Live Life On The Edge [internal]
Monday, Jan 15
Fun With FoMoCo PR: We Like To Live Life On The Edge
The automotive power-towers scattered across the Metro Detroit region are filled with people whose only job is to make people think sky-blue-pink thoughts about the vehicles sold by their company. These people — are people who need people to love them, and although they're known by diff...
Sunday, Jan 7
Sweep the Leg: GM's Silverado, Aura Nab NACTOY
The General's likely got its party bus on call and decked out with Cristal, tequila shooters and the phone numbers of local talent (and their "representatives") on speed dial. The company made quick work of the 2007 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards, this morning, accepting a...
Detroit Auto Show: 2008 Ford Five Hundred Finally Gets The Horbury Treatment [Detroit Auto Show]
The Five Hundred's 3.5-liter Duratec V-6 now delivers an estimated 260 horsepower and 245 pound-feet of torque. It also benefits from the same smooth shifting, six-speed automatic transmission and the same available all-wheel-drive system as the new Ford Edge. Importantly, even with t...
Wednesday, Jan 3
Breaking And Falling! Ford December Sales Down 13%
Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, and Lincoln MKZ lift full year car sales 5 percent - first back-to-back increase since 1993-1994. Ford end of year inventories totaled 590,000 units - 143,000 less than a year ago. Less than 10 percent are 2006 models.
Thursday, Dec 21
Ad Watch: Living On The Ford Edge Of Buildings
Hmm — seems to me they couldn't figure out what to classify the Edge as either. It's a "vehicle?" Come on, work with us here — is it a minivan, is it a wagon, is it a CUV? Wait, no — the ad agency knows what it is —it's a "vehicle" — just like a semi-truck and a tank. All we know is the ad for whatever the he...
Thursday, Dec 14
Screw the NACTOY: You Pick the 2007 Car and Truck of the Year
It's that time of year when a jury of North America's car journalists sit around the hookah and smoke bowls of the latest particulate provided by the world's automakers. They emerge in time for the Detroit auto show with two names: the 2007 North American Car of the Year and Truck of the Year. B...
Thursday, Dec 7
Deliver Them From Bankruptcy: Ford Starts Shipping Edge Crossovers
And Saint Mulally (with Sir LeClair and of course Sir Fields) raised the Ford Edge up on high, saying, Oh, Lord, bless this thy Ford Edge that with it thou mayest blow thy crossover utility from Dearborn towards thou foe, who being naughty
Monday, Dec 4
More Rides Yanks Can't Buy: Volkswagen's Twincharged CrossTouran
SAFETY Transparent "CrossTouran" logo on the rear doors Funplay" alloy wheels, 6.5 J x 17 (215 / 50 R 17 tires) in front 8 J x 17 (235 / 45 R 17 tires) in back Bumpers in sporty design Headlights partially tinted black Rear lights in "Smoke" look Matte chrome crest grill Safety equipment
Friday, Dec 1
Breaking! Ford Announces The Sharp Sting Of November's Unrealistic Expectations, Sales Down 10%
You know, we understand it's important to reach for the moon, but it's probably best to have realistic expectations when you're still working on that whole turnaround plan thing. Like for example, take FoMoCo, who just released their November sales, down a whopping 10% from month-to-mo...
Tuesday, Nov 21
Jerry Flint: Crossovers Boring, Csaba Csera Really Knows His Cars
We sort of hate to pick on Jerry Flint, but we're sure as hell pick on the copy desk at Forbes. Csaba Csera? That said, in a rather obvious piece, Flint does make some solid points about the crossover trend, and the fact that it will eventually die. Hopefully its replacement will be cool wagons. O...
When Did "Consistency" Overtake "Quality" As Job One With The Ford Edge?
FoMoCo's still parroting the line that "the manufacturing process and the supply base aren't to the level of consistency and stability we'd like to see" as Ford's manufacturing boss, Joe Hinrichs, said to trade pub Automotive News when he was again asked what's up with the delay of the ne...
Monday, Nov 20
Jalopnik Reviews: 2007 Ford Fusion SE, Part 1 [Jalopnik Reviews]
It was Hall's intention to ascertain my impression of the new Ford Edge we'd just beaten up and down Marin County. "Why can't Ford finish a car?" I berated. "Why does the Mustang have such awful brakes? Why is the Freestyle so lame looking? What's up with the Focus? Why is the Fusion so born-to-...
Friday, Nov 17
Dream A Little Dream Of Lincoln: No Mr. Badge-Engineering, We Expect You To Die!
Of course, any event starting with the promise of shooting live ammunition and ends with martini's can't be all bad, and Lincoln's event to promote the latest ad campaign for FoMoCo's luxe nameplate didn't disappoint. Reilly Brennan, editor of the online-only magazine of the Road which...
Wednesday, Nov 15
Breaking! FoMoCo Tells Dealers Its Pushing Back Launch Of Ford Edge And Lincoln MKX
Ford pushes back launch of crossover vehicles [Freep] Related: Breaking The Bank! Lincoln Prices MKX Starting At $34,795; The Ford Edge And Lincoln MKX: FoMoCo's Sales Dream Or Reality?; The Ford Earnings Call: The Way Forward Is Even Better Than The Real Thing [internal]
Sunday, Oct 29
Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Audi RS4 - He Said Supercar, He Said 'Meh' Edition - Part 1 [Jalopnik Reviews]
Loverman: Um, dude... as I was the jerk doing said donut I will tell you that for an all-wheel drive car with stupid-low 35-profile tires that are as wide as your torso, the RS4 was making Krispy Kremes out there. Related: Reviews: 2007 Ford Edge: Special He Drove/He Drove Edition [Internal]
Thursday, Oct 26
That's A Saturn? 2007 Outlook To Start At $27,990, AWD Pricing In At $29,990 [News]
Fuel economy numbers for the Outlook were also announced, with front-wheel-drive models rated at 18 mpg city/26 mpg highway by the EPA, and all-wheel-drive models rated at 17 mpg city/24 mpg highway. The uplevel Outlook XR will carry an MSRP of $30,290 for front-wheel drive and $32,290 f...
Wednesday, Oct 25
Jalopnik Reviews: 2007 Ford Edge, Special He Drove / He Drove Edition, Part 3
· Manufacturer: Ford · Model tested: Ford Edge SEL AWD · Horsepower: 265 hp @ 6250 rpm · Torque: 250lbs. ft. @ 4500 · Redline: 6250 rpm · Wheels and Tires: 18" Polished Aluminum/Wheels wheels w/ Continental All Season tires · Drive type: AWD · NHTSA crash test rating front/side/rollover: n/a
Tuesday, Oct 24
Jalopnik Reviews: 2007 Ford Edge, Special He Drove / He Drove Edition, Part 2
Acceleration ** Austin: You remember right about the torque, although the Ford engineers say the Edge can send all the torque to the front or back wheels in certain situations. And speaking of torque, the Edge could use a little more kick-in-the-pants feeling when you step on the go pedal,...
Monday, Oct 23
Jalopnik Reviews: 2007 Ford Edge, Special He Drove / He Drove Edition, Part 1
Austin: It's true that the Edge is fashionably late to a party already crowded with Nissan Muranos and Toyota Highlanders, but it looks like Ford has shown up with the equivalent of six hot chicks (or six hot dudes, if that's how you roll) and a keg of beer. The Edge sports best-in-class power...
Thursday, Oct 19
Pricing! GMC Professionally Grades 2007 Acadia CUV At A Starting Price Of $29,990 [News]
Six air bags - two frontal-impact air bags, two seat-mounted side-impact air bags; and head curtain side-impact air bags that help protect outboard passengers in all three rows Four-wheel disc anti-lock brakes Rear spoiler 18-inch wheels
Tuesday, Oct 17
Happy Trails, Mark Fields: FoMoCo To Ride Current Product Plans Into Sunset Or 2008, Whichever Comes First
Ford to ride out current product plans through 2008 [Reuters via GlobeInvestor.com] Related: Monday! Monday! Monday! Ford Edge Preview Webcast; Breaking! Ford Announces September Sales Up 5% — Cars Up 26.2%, Trucks Down 5.4% [internal]
Thursday, Oct 12
Monday! Monday! Monday! Ford Edge Preview Webcast
Ford figured out a way for the rest of us to experience a press junket, sorry drive event, without having to make small talk with writers from medium-market newspapers (c'mon, we kid the car-covering newsies from Hartford). This Monday, Ford President of the Americas, Manuel NoriegaMar...
Friday, Sep 22
Breaking The Bank! Lincoln Prices MKX Starting At $34,795 [News]
The new Lincoln MKX features a starting manufacturers suggested retail price (MSRP) of $34,795 for front-wheel drive and $36,445 for all-wheel drive models, including $675 for destination and delivery. Key standard features include: Lincoln MKX Options
Wednesday, Sep 20
Pricing! Ford Pegs Edge CUV Base Sticker At $25,995
The five-passenger 2007 Ford Edge has a bold design with a stylish, functional and clever interior. It features a fuel-saving powertrain, with Ford's all-new 3.5-liter V-6 engine with best-in-class 265 horsepower mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. Its highway fuel economy i...
NACTOY Makes a List: North American Car/Truck of the Year Finalists [News]
Truck of the year finalists: Acura MDX Acura RDX Audi Q7 BMW X5 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Chevrolet Silverado Dodge Nitro Ford Edge GMC Acadia Honda CR-V Hyundai Santa Fe Jeep Wrangler Mazda CX-7 Saturn Vue Green Line Toyota FJ Cruiser
Friday, Sep 8
Making Mo' Money: Mulally Nets Bigger Salary Than Big Bill Boss
Bill Ford was well-known for drawing down the lowest salary in the automotive industry — even less than workers building the next econo-box will be making over in Red China — he was paid a grand total of nothing for his job as CEO. Well, Mulally wasn't gonna try to one-up the former CEO and his n...
The Ford Edge And Lincoln MKX: FoMoCo's Sales Dream Or Reality?
The Ford Edge is distinguished by its bold, American design. Equipped with an all-new 250-horsepower V-6 engine and six-speed automatic transmission, the Edge is expected to deliver performance, quietness and fuel efficiency. Edge is packed with Ford innovation, too, with its panora...
Thursday, Jul 20
The Ford Earnings Call: The Way Forward Is Even Better Than The Real Thing
The MKS, as we've known since the Detroit show, is the sort-of replacement for the Lincoln LS — or maybe the Lincoln Town Car, we're not sure (and we're pretty sure Ford isn't convinced either). And then there's the Edge. Interesting bit of trivia here; "The Edge" — the guitarist for U2 — his re...
Monday, Dec 19
Opinion: You Are There: Inside a Ford Edge Focus Group
I was lead into a space with five crossover SUVS - all with their logos blacked out. They were Nissan Murano, Toyota Highlander, That Subaru thing with the vagina snout (tribea?), a fugly Pontiac Torrent and the mystery guest. It was clear that this fifth model was the main point of the exerci...
