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The Fiesta S2000 is the latest in a long line of rally cars produced as a result of the successful partnership between M-Sport and Ford, starting with the Escort Cosworth in the 1990s and moving on to the record breaking Ford Focus RS WRC and Ford Fiesta ST.
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Make: Ford
Model: Shelby GT500
Trim: N/A
Price, Base/As-Tested: $48,175/$48,175 Engine: 5.4-liter supercharged, 32-valve V8 Transmission: 6-speed manual
Top Speed: 155 MPH (limited)
Crash Testing, Front/Rear/Side: *****/*****/*****
Fuel Economy, EPA: 14/22 MPG
GM has been given $52.9 billion in TARP/Federal loans and financing arm GMAC has been given $12.5 billion of which approximately 8.6 billion can be considered GM money. If total car sales reach 10.5 million in 2009 and 12.5 million for 2010 and GM has roughly equal market share next year as it did i...
Engine: 3.0-liter SOHC V-6 Horsepower & Torque: 230 hp @ 6250 rpm/215 lb-ft @ 3750 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic Curb Weight: 3860 pounds 0-to-60: 7.5 sec (est.) Top Speed: n/a Crash Testing, Front/Rear/Side: n/a Fuel Economy (EPA): 18/24 mpg
Wednesday, Nov 18
Did Jaguar just put a bigger engine in a car that didn't need more power to make up for all its other flaws? Yes. Yes it did. Exterior Design: ☆☆☆ Interior Design: ☆☆ Performance: ☆☆☆☆ BMW take note, this Jaguar V8 makes all your torque-free M-car engines look limp wristed in comparison.
Tuesday, Nov 17
Small Cars Honda Civic 4-door models (except Si) with optional electronic stability control Kia Soul Nissan Cube Subaru Impreza except WRX Volkswagen Golf 4-door Midsize SUVs Dodge Journey Subaru Tribeca Volvo XC60 Volvo XC90
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Consumer Reports Cars, NYT > Automobiles, wot.motortrend.com
Cruze is designed to achieve class-leading highway fuel economy using a new family of efficient engines that include a 1.4L turbo. It will lead the way for Chevrolet in small-displacement, turbocharged engines that are designed for excellent fuel efficiency and durability – while also...
The newly-refreshed 2010 Ford Fusion was just named MotorTrend's Car Of The Year for 2010. Not a bad choice in our opinion as Ford's got the most money to spend on marketing. Also, the car's damn good.
What do you get when you combine one Rally America star, one factory WRC driver, and one of the coolest two-wheel-drive rally cars ever built? A bunch of grown men giggling, that's what. Strap in, kiddies. DC Shoes]
Monday, Nov 16
Today's release of General Motors' financial results is further proof that President Obama's economic experiments are wrong for America." So when the far right goes to Boycott GM they're doing so for the benefit of companies like Volkswagen and Toyota, who have both surpassed GM as the w...
Thanks to the atrocious economic conditions in Michigan, I've become part-owner of a 1995 Ford CF7000 cabover rollback with meticulous service records and a 12,000lb capacity. Transaction price? $3,000. The bed alone, without hydraulics, was $18,000 new.
Thursday, Nov 12
The skinny: The next Interceptor arrives in 2011. Ford claims it will be engineered and built in America, and that it will offer better fuel efficiency, quality, safety, and performance than the current Crown Vic. (Given that the Crown Vic was designed when Calvin Coolidge was in diapers,...
We've known for a while the Boss was coming, and that the Raptor XT would get the first implementation of the giant engine. But other than data and a few photos from Ford, the 6.2-liter version of the motor has stayed in Ford's possession.
Wednesday, Nov 11
What: Volkswagen Beetle Can't Find One? Try This Instead: Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. Not quite as practical as the Beetle, but way more common in the rust belt. (Go figure.) Can't Find One? Try This Instead: Volkswagen Golf (Mark I). Same basic idea, but front-wheel drive and cheaper parts.
5.5 million is a helluva a lot of ducats to spend on a 45-year-old car with no heater and an original sale price of $3,318.60, but this sucker's apparently been established as the very first Mustang to roll down Ford's assembly line. That means it's got a born-on-date of March 9, 1964, making it...
Monday, Nov 9
Started Life As: Toyota Prius Turned Into: A rolling monstrosity that takes up a lot of space on the road, uses more gas, and is a waste of six doors since we can't imagine six people getting into it. Appropriate For: Taking an Angry Green Girl to the Teen Choice Awards. Suggested By: Oddfish
The Legacy is only the fifth car the Institute has tested to earn an acceptable rating for its bumpers. The others are the Ford Focus, Mazda 6, Scion xB, and Smart Fortwo. No car has yet earned a good rating. The Legacy is the first car the Institute has tested to limit damage to the bumper system i...
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Consumer Reports Cars, NYT > Automobiles, wot.motortrend.com
Saturday, Nov 7
Chim Chim Racing, 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit Team Ken, 1984 Mazda Rx7 Nerd Herd, 1986 Toyota MR2 A Lemon Entry, 1988 Ford Escort 4 R's (aka 501k), 1989 Volkswagen Jetta NYPD ITB, 1991 Mazda 323 14 The Hard Way, 1995 Volkswagen Golf GL Filthy Faux Ford GT40, 2001 Ford Escort ZX2
Wednesday, Nov 4
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 200,000 employees and about 90 plants worldwide, the company's automotive brands include Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Volvo. Th...
Monday, Nov 2
The bankrupt-and-hand-tied Detroit duo of Chrysler and GM are still unable to own private jets, so this little FirstBank-rented prop plane's still bigger than anything they've got in Detroit. Well, unless you're Ford. They've still got 'em. [NYT]
Sunday, Nov 1
Those of you on the other side of the Atlantic might note that the Kent was installed in plenty of beloved British Ford machinery, including the Anglia and Cortina. In fact, the Kent qualifies for our upcoming Longest-Lived Vehicle Engines Of All Freakin' Time feature, being manufacture...
The Galaxie 500 was the middle-of-the-road trim level for the full-sized Ford in 1964; much spiffier than the Custom but not quite as glitzed-out as the Galaxie 500XL. You got a 260-cubic-inch V8 as standard Galaxie 500 equipment, but a few bucks more would buy you the 289 or 390.
Saturday, Oct 31
When he first obtained the Cortina, it was powered by a semi-hot Fiat Twin Cam engine. After the punishment of quite a few rallies, the ol' Fiat gave up. What next? Hmmm... you can get wrecked Honda S2000s pretty cheap these days!
Friday, Oct 30
In what might be one of the most appealing, and therefore misleading, advertisements in recent memory we have a local Ford dealership promoting both a Ford Focus RS and a Ford Raptor. Can someone please go to Elder Ford and tell us how many of those are on the lot? Also, inside, you can meet the...
Wednesday, Oct 28
5.) Vehicle: Ford Escort What It Suggests: You're guaranteed to have a good time with an Escort, but you'll pay for it. Use It In A Sentence: That Escort gave me crabs. 4.) Vehicle: Mazda Scrum Wagon What It Suggests: A cleaning device used at a strip bar.
Chinese automaker Geely is Ford's preferred bidder to purchase Volvo. Ford CFO Lewis Booth, as you'll see below, is particularly excited about the prospects and not at all worried about the possibility for General Tso-flavored Swedish meatballs.
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Tuesday, Oct 27
Held at Connecticut's Lime Rock Park, I drove the Mazda MX-5 Cup Racecar over the Formula 2000 car in the hope that it'd be more relevant to the Jaguar XFR sedan I'll be driving in the race — both were sorta owned by Ford, so I figured it couldn't hurt. As an added bonus, completing the course qua...
The report will show that, among American automakers, Ford did the best on the survey achieving an average or better-than-average with 46-of-51 models. This compares to an unimpressive 21-of-48 for GM and a depressing 1-of-26 models for Chrysler. Additionally, in the family sedan reli...
Our friends at PickupTrucks.com put the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor up against the new Dodge Ram Power Wagon. The not-entirely-apples-to-apples result? Yet another reason to wait for the expected 6.2-liter V8-powered Raptor Crew Cab (with a front locker!). [PickupTrucks.com]
Monday, Oct 26
In its constant search for more power, the FSWerks crew has taken a 2009 Ford Focus Coupe and pushed it to the edge. Utilizing many years of racing, fabricating and powertrain experience, this transformed Ford Focus is now pushing more than 500 horsepower, making it one serious track Focu...
The 3dCarbon Mustang is different from all other Mustangs because it is the true Boy Racer – an award-winning, full-body styling concept that was originally introduced with the 2005 Mustang body style. 3dCarbon introduces the 2010 Boy Racer – an evolution of styling from the old to the ne...
It all started about two years ago, when I caught the 24 Hours Of LeMons jones, bad. How bad? Bad enough to put a team together, drop a Ford 302 in a Volvo 244, and enter the notorious Altamont "Demolition Derby" LeMons race back in early '08. With a Scandinavian Black Metal theme, the car needed...
Saturday, Oct 24
At the same time, the Index Of Effluency competition remains hot; looks like the Fiat Brava just can't keep running, the VW Fastback took some nasty collision damage, and the longshot Ford Festiva just keeps going around and around. Who will it be? You'll find out tomorrow night!
Wednesday, Oct 21
We were able to push a Ford Escort into the 140K-range before it was traded away for house paint, besting the old 300D Mercedes by a few thousand if we remember correctly. Ben has also had luck with tiny Ford hatchbacks, achieving somewhere in the mid 150s on a ZX3 before passing it on to his sis...
Monday, Oct 19
The Texas Auto Writers Association, made up mostly of people whose work you've never seen, has named the Ford F-150 Raptor SVT the "Truck of Texas." We question the decision makers but not the decision. Like Katemcy, the Raptor rocks.
Sunday, Oct 18
As a nice bonus at the end, we get a chapter devoted to Newman's street cars over the years. Not only was there the Porsche Super 90-powered '53 Beetle in the early days; Newman decided that wasn't enough, so in 1969 he commissioned a Ford 351-powered Beetle. In the 1980s and 1990s, Newman drov...
Saturday, Oct 17
Toyota R Ford Flathead V8 BMW M30 Nissan L Small-Block Chevrolet V8 Volkswagen Air-Cooled BMC B Series Chrysler Slant Six Rolls-Royce V8 Honda B GMC Twin Six Jaguar XK Pontiac V8 Mazda B Fiat Twin-Cam Porsche Flat Six Offenhauser Willys Go-Devil Chrysler LA Packard Inline 8 Mazda 13B Cro...
Bayou Degradable, 1979 Ford Pinto wagon Team Heffer-Weizen, 1981 Volkswagen Scirocco Ludicrous Speed!, 1989 Volkswagen Jetta GLi TnT Racing, 1989 Volkswagen Golf EcoloTeam, 1995 Toyota Celica FUBAR Racing, 1998 Ford Escort Weezer Racing, 1998 Ford Escort
It has a GTO hood and grille emblem, but a Tempest grille and column-shifted automatic. Even though you could a '68 GTO with the chrome grille instead of the sledgehammer-proof Endura snout, hardly any buyers did so. As for the column shifter, I'm pretty sure the Hurst dual-gate was standar...
Friday, Oct 16
LEGENDARY 'KENT' FORMULA FORD ENGINE TO BE REBORN IN THE USA PLUS NEW 110PS DURATEC 1600cc ENGINE NOW AVAILABLE FOR FORMULA FORD OWNERS The highly robust and efficient 1.6 litre Duratec engine, as used in the Ford Focus and Ford Fiesta road cars, has proven a very successful race engine in F...
Thursday, Oct 15
Designed by Edsel-penner Roy Brown, the Capri offers a dramatic roofline and vestigial tailfins, both of which give it an odd three-quarter scale American look. Despite that, everything is in proportion and overall it has a quirky hipster vibe. Under the hood, things are also more demita...
Wednesday, Oct 14
Prawdo Jazdy points out the excellent customer service both Ford and Toyota are providing to people with safety-related recalls by giving them bodges rather than full fixes. In Ford's case they're installing a fuse to fix a switch that's caused multiple house fires and two deaths.
Tuesday, Oct 13
I recently purchased a 2009 For F-150 and I am writing you this email to praise the safety features of that vehicle that saved my life. I was recently at the Texas State Fair and was looking at the new Ford vehicles because we will soon be in the market for my wife a new SUV, and I told one of the repr...
Like it or loathe it, the NASCAR Ford Mustang is part of a long history of Mustang racing. Here's a look at the most noteworthy examples of Mustang racing below. Car: NASCAR Ford Mustang Car of Tomorrow Racing Series: NASCAR Nationwide Years: 2009 - Drivers: Colin Braun Major Wins: none yet
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MUSTANG.COM, Autoblog
This truly marks the start of the next era of Mustang racing," said Brian Wolfe, director, Ford North America Motorsports. "We fully expect this Mustang, with drivers like Colin behind the wheel, to start to enjoy the kind of success so many other Mustang racing programs have enjoyed thro...
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MUSTANG.COM, Autoblog
The Fords, of course, have a history of battling. Henry Ford bested Alexander Winston in 1901 and used that success to start an empire. But not all great automotive duels start with a race. Later, Henry Ford II took up the mantle when Enzo Ferrari walked away from talks with FoMoCo. It was a slap i...
Saturday, Oct 10
27. Ded Bull Racing, Volkswagen Golf Best lap: 1:36.042 43. deli reduced racing, Volkswagen GTI Best lap: 1:33.255 62. Clutchman Racing, Volkswagen Passat Best lap: 1:32.475 64. EcoScort, Ford Escort Best lap: 1:32.534 74. F.A.R.T. Ford Amish Racing Team, Ford Fiesta Best lap: 1:33.454
In North America, the Ford Capri was branded simply "Capri" and sold in Mercury dealerships; the later Mustang-clone Fox Capri had Mercury emblems on the car. I think sufficient time has passed since the Early Malaise Era to permit us to call this car a Ford.
Friday, Oct 9
DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 8, 2009 – A groundbreaking research project by Ford Motor Company and Auburn University shows that global positioning system (GPS) satellites that can "talk" to cars could help prevent serious accidents in the future. Ford]
Wednesday, Oct 7
Reason: Only Forza comes with a slate of Australian V8 Supercars, which feeds our need to race Holdens against FG Falcons in an Outback race-to-the-death. At least Gran Turismo has one Falcon FG. Photo of Volvo Wagon from GT4 as there is no press screen of Volvo from PSP available yet.
2005 Acura Forza Motorsport NSX 2005 Aston Martin Forza Motorsport DB9 Coupe 2010 Audi Forza Motorsport R8 5.2 FSI quattro 2008 Dodge Xbox 360 Charger Stock Car 2003 Nissan Forza Motorsport Fairlady Z 2008 Aston Martin DBS 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia
Tuesday, Oct 6
1970 "His and Hers" Ford Thunderbird 1995 BMW Z3 James Bond edition (at $35,000) 1996 GMC Suburban Sony edition 1997 Audi TT 1997 Ducati 748L 1998 BMW X5 1998 Aston Martin DB7 2000 Lexus SC 430 2001 Ford Thunderbird (200)
The system is a first a North American manufacturer and found its first uses in the 2010 Ford F-150, it's currently being used in key programs surrounding EcoBoost, but is targeted at all models by the 2012 to 2013 time frame. In essence, the sound simulator is a mix of predicted and recorded...
Thursday, Sep 24
2011 Ford Super Duty New diesel and gasoline engines deliver improved torque, horsepower, fuel economy New gasoline engine delivers more torque, horsepower than outgoing model Benefits of the new 6.2-liter V-8 gasoline engine include:
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The Torque Report, AUTOinCAR, Green Car Congress, Consumer Reports Cars, Leftlane
Monday, Aug 31
YONKERS, NY - The freshened Ford Mustang outpointed two other reincarnated muscle cars-the Chevrolet Camaro and the Dodge Challenger-as well as the new Hyundai Genesis Coupe in Consumer Reports' tests of six sporty cars and coupes in the October issue.
Sunday, Aug 23
SVT engineers had a choice: make another Lightning or do something no manufacturer has ever done before — produce a high-speed off-road super truck. The 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, the fastest off-road vehicle we've ever driven, is the result.
Thursday, Jul 2
People often complain about the numerous special edition trucks automakers roll out but trucks, more than cars, are a volume business with longer platform life spans. Being able to reach truck buyers on a special level gives Ford an advantage, which explains the addition of the Platinum...
Tuesday, Jun 30
Ford's Fusion hybrid delivers a spacious, technologically-advanced car asking you to make no sacrifices to achieve similar fuel economy to the Insight. Well, except the price, which is understandably a bit more than its no-batteries brethren. The most complete hybrid we'd driven, wel...
Friday, Jun 19
Oh, and there's the 365 HP, 350 Lb-Ft twin-turbo, direct injection 3.5-Liter V6 Ecoboost engine. That max torque is available in a perfectly flat plateau all the way from 1,500 to 5,000 RPM, before tapering off as it nears the 6,250 RPM rev limiter. Ford likes to claim that the EcoBoost delive...
Thursday, May 28
New Fiesta in Rallying About Fiesta In Europe, the Fiesta name has long been synonymous with outstanding driving quality, design and value. The all-new Ford Fiesta is taking that three-decade heritage to U.S. consumers for the first time.
Sunday, May 17
Was the Pinto-based Mustang II worthy of the Cobra name? Of course it wasn't, and with a 302-cubic-inch V8 under the hood it went pretty well for a Malaise machine. Not all of the first round of Cobra IIs (which were created at a tape-stripe-and-hood-scoop operation headed by Wangers) got t...
Sunday, Apr 5
This 2010 model couldn't be any more different. Starting with the $79,995 2009 Shelby GT500KR, Ford's SVT engineering team set out to make a friendlier, faster package that could defy its muscle car roots and genuinely compete, in more than a straight line, with real super cars costing ma...
Thursday, Apr 2
Earlier today we picked up this Europe-spec (or international-spec, depending on who from Ford you speak with) 2009 Ford Fiesta and spent a few hours tooling around New York. It's one of 100 being given away for 6-month loans as part of Ford's Fiesta Movement. All 100 were assembled in Europ...
Thursday, Mar 26
Fuel Economy: Adjusted for the new EPA standards, we're amazed that the 19-year old Geo Metro XFI turns in better highway fuel economy than any of the hybrids. Predictably, the Toyota Prius, with its stop/start engine and large battery pack manages to best it in the city cycle, but neither...
Thursday, Feb 19
COLOGNE, February 18, 2009 – The new Ford Ranger makes its European debut at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, combining sleek and modern exterior design with genuine toughness and durability. Ford Ranger plays as hard as it works, both on and off-road. Source: FORD]
Tuesday, Feb 10
The foundation of the new 2010 Taurus SHO is a 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V-6 engine. This advanced powerplant generates an estimated 365 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 350 ft.-lbs. of torque at 3,500 rpm, resulting in significantly improved power, torque and fuel economy compare...
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Green Car Congress, autoshows.ford.com, DetNews.com
Monday, Feb 9
The successful collaboration between these two icons of the open road has produced eight F-150 models, as well as six Super Duty F-250, F-350, and in 2009, the first Harley-Davidson F-450 edition truck. The 2010 Ford Harley-Davidson F-150 is the first Harley-Davidson edition vehicle b...
Saturday, Jan 10
The smooth and refined Duratec V-6 helps the front-wheel-drive Taurus deliver unsurpassed highway fuel economy. Taurus reflects Ford’s commitment to deliver the best, or be among the leaders, in fuel economy across the vehicle segments where it competes. Source: Ford]
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Green Car Congress, autoshows.ford.com, DetNews.com
To start, Ford will introduce in North America: This year, Ford also will introduce its EcoBoost engines on the Ford Flex crossover and Lincoln MKS sedan. By 2013, Ford expects annual EcoBoost engine volumes to top 750,000 in North America.
Thursday, Jan 8
Ford also is redefining how customers react and interact with a vehicle’s controls and displays, including making voice recognition more natural and conversational. The first breakthrough in Ford’s Human Machine Interface (HMI) strategy is SmartGauge with EcoGuide, which launche...
Wednesday, Jan 7
SYNC-equipped Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles sell nearly twice as fast as those without, and a Ford survey of SYNC customers showed nearly 80 percent of respondents “definitely would” recommend it to a friend. The new services will be available on nearly all 2010 Ford, Lincoln and Me...
Monday, Dec 15
According to Congress, Detroit doesn’t know how to build cars that the majority of people want to drive. The 2010 Ford Fusion comprehensively proves that it can. Full Disclosure: Ford wanted me to drive the new Ford Fusion so badly they flew me out and put me up in a nice hotel to make sure I wrot...
Friday, Nov 14
The competitors represent some of the best engineering from the minds of both Detroit and Japan, entrants this year include the 2009 Chevy Silverado 1500, the 2009 Dodge Ram 1500, the 2009 Ford F-150, GMC Sierra 1500, 2009 Nissan Titan, and the 2008 Toyota Tundra. Competition has driven t...
Monday, Nov 3
Yeah, OK, a 24-year-old Wagoneer isn't exactly a to-die-for classic, but you don't see many of the pre-Chrysler Jeep SUVs these days- why, this thing has got actual emblems from the AMC Death Throes Era. And how about this fine, incredibly realistic-looking "wood" paneling?
Thursday, Oct 30
What's a dog-and-pony show without some kind of award? At this year's LA Auto Show they'll be awarding Green Car Journal's fourth Green Car of the Year Award to one of five finalists. The competitors this year are the yet-to-be-unveiled 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, the BMW 335d, Saturn Vue 2-M...
Thursday, Oct 23
MI - The rough test mules (we've now seen several running the streets of Dearborn) are a mix of Ford Taurus X and Ford Flex, but there are some telling ... • Auto Review: Game Changer: Sync links 2009 Lincoln MKS to higher ... MLive.com all 2 news articles
Thursday, Oct 16
The 2009 Ford F-150 comes from people who are intensely aware of what a pickup truck should do, how it should perform and what the customer is after. With the latest iteration of the F-150, Ford has a considerable reputation to live up to and in the face of dwindling pickup sales, needs to make...
Thursday, Oct 9
Now, if you're like us, those stock price numbers make you say, "damn," but they don't really translate into anything tangible. Thankfully, the Detroit News lays out the effect the drop has had on the Ford family fortune: When Bill Ford Jr. took over the company in 1999, the Ford family's spe...
Tuesday, Jul 15
Who cares about six gears? Who cares about fuel economy? Not us so much. Five well-spaced ratios are all we needed to make the Bullitt perform. The globular aluminum shifter knob is comically large and, in the heat of action, leaves the numbers '1' through '5' and the letter 'R' seared backwa...
Wednesday, Jun 18
PaulN continues to send in photos of interesting machinery he's found in Eugene, Oregon, and today we're going to look at a "Suzuki Jeep," otherwise known as a Suzuki LJ. I've never seen one of these in my life, but apparently some were sold in North America back in the day. Make the jump to read...
Wednesday, Jun 11
Random Auto Journalist: "Wow, can I quote you on that?" Press launches are interesting places. Well, if you find humanity in its most mundane and sycophantic form interesting that is. Full Disclosure: I didn't actually drive the 2009 Ford Flex, but I did sit in the passenger seat nursing my...
Tuesday, May 6
Some weeks ago I was contacted by a representative at Ford about an upcoming Focus group in Chicagoland about the next generation Taurus. The Ford staff assembled were given a chance to ask us specific questions about their individual area of expertise, as in wheels, seats, paint colors e...
Monday, Mar 24
Whereas this large, bright monster of a vehicle would have stood out in my current residence of Chicago, there's not much novelty to the F-350 SuperDuty in Texas, where the back row at most restaurants and shopping centers is unofficially reserved for vehicles that are too long to fit int...
Thursday, Mar 13
Even though Alameda has plenty of 60s Mustangs, their Falcon siblings are very rare on the island. In fact, we've seen just one Falcon in this series so far. And it's not like the Mustang situation, where I have a huge stash of cars photographed and ready to go- this '62 is the only additional Al...
Friday, Feb 29
In honor of the Melbourne International Motor Show and the best Australian cars QOTD, our good friend Vintage_Racer has shared some photos of the Ford Falcon Cobra. This particular model is #349 of only 400 produced. How did the Cobra brand make it all the way to Australia? That's a funny sto...
Wednesday, Jan 30
The phone functionality was pretty good, as well. Once you overcome the agony of getting it all set up—and I endured some significant agony—it works well. The option to receive and send (limited) text messages is a definite bonus, compared to other in-car systems. But as I have urged in my two...
Wednesday, Jan 16
Since the motoring press is not going to get to get our hands on either the 2009 Dodge Ram or the 2009 Ford F-150 for a while we thought we'd jump the gun and do a comparison based off things we've seen and scraps of info they've told us. ADVANTAGE FORD F-150 ADVANTAGE FORD F-150 Best Power
Sunday, Jan 13
Detroit Auto Show: Not Feeling the Ford F150. It might be Sunday morning, but the robble robble crowd are on their feet and, well, robbling. This time they're upset about the new 3-bar grilled 2009 Ford F-150. And this time we agree with them. Though, we're not entirely sure what SexCpotatoes i...
Thursday, Jan 10
And therein lies the Taurus X's damning fault. Ford hopes it will appeal to people who don't want an SUV, but the company still decided to make it look and act as much like one as possible. It's at least 4 inches higher than it should be and simply doesn't need the optional all-wheel-drive. What y...
Aston Martin to defend GT1 title with Gulf Two Aston Martin DBR9s will look to emulate Gulf's first victory at the 24 hour race 40 years on. The two Aston Martin DBR9s for 2008 will be entered as numbers 007 and 009. Source: Aston Martin via CarScoop]
Friday, Dec 28
I guess in the case of this Ford spot, the challenge before the creative team was to make viewers aware that Ford has the most fuel efficient SUV on earth — a hybrid, even. That's a pretty big point of differentiation, right? Should be an easy assignment. Let's see how they did.
Monday, Dec 17
DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 11 - High-resolution animations, life-size presentation screens and virtual cars that come to life with a click of a mouse: No, this isn't Walt Disney or Pixar studios but rather is the state of the business inside Ford Design studios.
Cologne, December 17, 2007 - Ford of Europe is confirming its plan to deliver an exciting all-new, high performance Focus RS model for launch in 2009. A design image released by the company today hints at the exciting direction the new model is taking.
Thursday, Nov 8
Press Release: FOCUS LAUNCHES UNIQUE FOCUS ST500 BRENTWOOD, Essex, 07 November, 2007 - Ford has announced the arrival of a new special edition of the high performance Focus ST. Called the Focus ST500, and priced from £20,495, it will be available to just 500 UK customers.
Wednesday, Oct 17
The teeth-chattering of the previous model was significantly diminished. Still not as smooth a ride as you'd hope for given the price, but better. Maybe Ford could disregard any upgrades to the suspension in favor of just making those bucket leather seats standard. Rear seat passengers ho...
Monday, Oct 8
Hot on the heels of Ford fan-boy Igor's take on what to expect from the 2009 Ford F-150, now we've got some new shots of both the re-designed interior and exterior of the new Ford F-150 pickup from the many minions of Brenda Priddy. While the truck's still pretty well covered, we're most certa...
Tuesday, Aug 7
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, May 22
The Jalopnik Fantasy Garage, So Far: · RUF RT12 · Maserati Quattroporte Executive GT · 1978 Aston Martin V8 Vantage · Honda 1300 Coupe 9 · 1931 Daimler Double Six 50 Corsica Drophead Coupe · Ferrari 288 GTO · Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 · 1970 Buick GSX 455 · First Generation BMW M Coupe
Wednesday, May 2
Similarly, in January Ford kicked off its "Ford Challenge" effort, an advertising platform designed to clearly demonstrate how Ford products beat the competition in head-to-head comparisons. The campaign started with the "Fusion Challenge," and then quickly extended to the F-150 a...
Tuesday, Mar 27
Screw the recall. Ford should offer an afterburner kit on all its Super Duty pickups. What better way to tell GM and Toyota the blue oval is not to be trifled with than a column of flame shooting from its tailpipe. Extra special bonus for gunning it next to a saw mill or propane distribution cente...
Tuesday, Feb 13
Acceleration *** Loverman: Yeah... it was like worm-drive. Braking*** Ride ** Loverman: I hate sculptors. Handling** Gearbox ***** Audio/Video ** Toys *** Trunk***** Overall *** Related: Reviews: 2007 Ford F250 Outlaw -- He Drove He Drove Edition -- Part 1; Part 3 [internal]
Monday, Dec 11
For a Baby Huey, the Expedition EL is a svelte looking ride. The previous generation 'Peditions (and their even uglier Lincoln counterparts) were too tall for their relatively short length, such that they came across as hunchbacked. By stretching the wheelbase by two feet, Ford created a...
Tuesday, Nov 28
It's a turbulent time for full-sized pickups. For the past three decades, the Ford F-series has been the segment's undisputed king of the hill. But a recent slowdown in demand and production means its crown may be up for grabs. Toyota's gearing up to launch the newest Tundra, the product of a t...
Tuesday, Nov 21
All that's holding the Fusion back from being best in class is... the class. Remember, the Fusion goes up against Honda's Accord, and as much I like the Fusion, the Accord is a more well-rounded entry. Nonetheless, the four-banger, manual-transmission Fusion is a performance sleeper waitin...
Tuesday, Oct 24
Austin: It's true, you can have a front-wheel-drive Edge for less than 26 grand. AWD is a $1650 option, and I'd guess you can get a reasonably-equipped Edge for less than $30,000. That's pretty good for an SUV CUV, but as J-to-the-L pointed out, these trucklets carry a premium over cars simpl...
Monday, Oct 23
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...
Tuesday, Sep 26
No, we didn't think for even a microsecond Steve Hamp was qualified to be the Chief of Staff for a Fortune 500 company. Yes, the man did a great job with a world-renowned institution, The Henry Ford Museum. But The Henry Ford's just that — a museum...a place that's got more to do with farmer's marke...
Tuesday, Sep 19
We'd imagine if you asked Ford design chief Peter Horbury, he'd say the current Ford Five Hundred is a bit light on Dave. Dave, if you'll recall, is Horbury's mythical, open-hearted American chap, and inspiration for the toothy grillework on the Fusion and new Edge crossover. Of course, as...
Thursday, Aug 3
The hits just keep on coming today for FoMoCo. First it was the hiring of the M&A guy we talked about this morning in the Morning Shift for the Jaguar fire-sale job, then FoMoCo had to restate its earnings to the tune of an additional $120 million or so. Now FoMoCo's got one more entr e on its p...
Wednesday, Jul 12
Body style / driveline: crossover SUV / front-engine; front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive EPA vehicle class: Sport Utility Vehicle Key competitors: Honda Pilot, Dodge Durango , Ford Explorer Engine Estimated fuel economy city / hwy): 17 / 25 (FWD) 17 / 24 (AWD)
Thursday, Jun 22
At 10.7% of vehicles operating subject to recall, Toyota is second only to Ford as a mass-market automaker in that particular stat. Still, the way Forbes has stacked the numbers, counting Chrysler as a separate entity rather than as a unit of DCX is a little suspect (although it's worth noti...
Monday, Dec 19
After this, I was sent to the other curtained room where I saw five more de-logoed SUV/cross-overs. This time they were all luxury models. Acura MDX, Infiniti FX, Cadillac, Lexus RX and the same Ford but now wigged out with (what I would assume was) Lincoln trim. This was NOT so nice. I was to look...
Wednesday, Nov 16
Volvo is acknowledging that a vital engine part on around 356,000 of its cars has a far shorter lifespan than it had projected. Now, the Ford division is extending warranty coverage (to 200,000 miles or 10 years) and reimbursing customers who've already had their faulty, stall-inducing...
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