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Fans of classic Mustangs and fans of dramatic movie car chases will be saddened to hear that Peter Yates, the British director of films like Breaking Away and Bullitt, has passed away at the age of 82 after battling an illness. Bullitt, of course, features one of the most notable car chases in film...

While the South is being slowly buried beneath snow this week, the Motor City is alive with the machinations of the 2011 Detroit Auto Show. Key among Ford's unveilings at the show is the new Vertrek Concept, intended as a preview of Ford's next-gen global compact SUV. Building on the heritage of...

The 49 jurors of the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards have spoken: the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and 2011 Ford Explorer are this year's best car and truck. The announcement this morning at the Detroit Auto Show drew a line in the sand for the contentious fan bases of the 2011 Chevrolet...

Ford is showing that it’s still a force to be reckoned with in the electric car field at this month’s 2011 Detroit Auto Show, with the unveiling of no fewer than three major electrified concepts. At last week’s 2011 Consumer Electronics Show we got a taste of the all-electric Ford...

The 40th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction is about to kick off in Scottsdale, Arizona and we’re glad to report that this year will see one very special car sold in an effort to raise funds for charity. The car up for grabs is a one-of-a-kind factory-painted ‘Grabber...

The Ford Focus Electric just rolled across the stage at the 2011 CES, and we have a small handful of photos of the car with CEO Alan Mulally. We'll have some more images and angles shortly, but for now, enjoy the show. For full details on the new Focus Electric, be sure to check out...

The Volt has its app, the Prius has one too. Now the Ford Focus Electric has joined the party with the MyFord Mobile app. Offering smartphone users the ability to monitor and control their vehicle remotely, the app also packs EV-specific features. Like what, you ask? Like "value charging," which...

If you can't find a 2012 Boss Mustang at your local dealer--after all, the production numbers are pretty limited--you might want to try Barrett-Jackson, if you have the means. The auction house is having its 40th Annual Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, on January 22nd, and to...

Smartphone junkies now have another reason to look up the new 2012 Ford Mustang as the car is next in line to receive the latest SYNC AppLink system, which allows voice and button control of smartphones with apps like Pandora and Stitcher. Already announced for the Fiesta, in an interesting move...

Ford's Sync system continues to offer new features, and another is on the way for Sync-equipped Mustangs. AppLink allows smart-phone users to use voice recognition to control their apps. The Mustang will be the first Ford vehicle to integrate AppLink with the optional navigation system. This will...

Ford will be putting the reliability of its EcoBoost engines on the line with a public demonstration of an F-150 EcoBoost engine teardown at next week’s 2011 Detroit Auto Show. The teardown process essentially involves the engine being stripped into its individual components and then analyzed...

There are ten good reasons to buy a Ford Mustang in 2011: 1. The lineup is huge. It consists of the V-6, the 5.0 GT, the Shelby GT500, and the Boss 302. That's four choices across both the performance and price spectrum. 2. The 'Stang keeps winning comparison tests, whether with the V-6 or the V-8...

Car and Driver's Lightning Lap is that magazine's test of a car's skill, and this year, the full 2011 Ford Mustang lineup was entered in the challenge. The Mustang took the overall victory in two of the classes in the competition held at Virginia International Raceway. The V-6 Mustang won the LL1...

Ford provided Motor Trend with video footage of the new 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca, and the venerable buff book put it on YouTube for all to enjoy. Take a look below to see the new Boss on the road in full throated glory. [YouTube]

We've heard that iPad owners can be a tad obsessive, but this is bordering on the ridiculous. Or the ridiculously awesome. Here's the story: A customer ordered a 5.0 GT with navigation and Sync, and when the car arrived with Sync but without nav, instead of asking to have the mistake rectified by...

Comparison tests are the life blood of the enthusiast magazines--aka "buff books"--and for its February 2011 issue, Motor Trend has picked the 2011 Ford Mustang V-6 as tops over the Hyundai Genesis Coupe, the Chevrolet Camaro, and the Dodge Challenger. This isn't exactly a surprise, as the Mustang...

Joseph Gosinski, a California-based Mustang customizer, was found dead in his shop on Christmas Eve. The 44-year-old was shot in the chest in his Torrance, California shop. Police don't suspect robbery in the death of the Chicane Sport Tuning owner. Indeed, there are few leads so far. There has...

Feeling the post Christmas blahs? Want to hear a few more Christmas carols before the new year? Perhaps with a muscle car edge? Well, this amazing singing Mustang uses its engine to hum the first few bars of "Silent Night." Sure, it might be a well-produced fake, but it's pretty fun. Check it out...

This is an 850 horsepower engine that was destined to end up in a customized Mustang. Or was, rather. The engine was on its seventh dynamometer test when it gave up the ghost in spectacular fashion. Watch below as the engine says good-bye with such force that some engine parts ended up in the next...

The first North American Ford to get torque vectoring control will be the 2012 Focus. Ford is pitching the system as a safety- and performance-enhancing addition that helps the car "carve through turns like a downhill skier." We're not convinced. First, we should understand how the system works...