Ford News
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Ford Unveils 6.7-Liter Power Stroke V-8 TurbodieselThe Power Stroke V-8 turbodiesel engine will debut in the 2011 F-Series Super Duty pickup truck.
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WWJD: What Would Julia Drive?WWJD: What Would Julia Drive? It's a question that's crossed our mind, since we're getting some household pressure to see this summer's ultimate chunky-chick flick. No, we haven't seen Julie & Julia yet--no offense, Amy Adams but we're into whole movies, not two half-movies. And we're a little...
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Chrysler Bumps Price of 2010 Dodge Challenger SRT8 To $41,230The $1,000 rise means the 2010 Challenger SRT8 is about 2.5% more expensive than last year's.
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Twice Is A Trend: Kristen Stewart Rides Shotgun In Mom's TruckWe think we might even like her, but we'll wait on that Joan Jett biopic before making a final judgment
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The next Mustang GT will also sport a 5.0-liter V-8 engine and 400 horsepower - in standard form.
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Shia LaBeouf Rides Shotgun In A Ford Ranger. Does GM Know?We think he may have developed a me-shia complex
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Queen Latifah Is A Most Regal Mustang FanShe sings, she raps, she acts--and Queen Latifah leaves other Mustang drivers in the dust.
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Ford wants 90% of vehicles refreshed by 2012Despite the faltering economy - or maybe because of it - Ford will be refreshing the majority of its lineup in various regions around the world over the next three years. According to the company's CFO, Lewis Booth, Ford will be refreshing as much as 90% of its vehicle lineups in North America...
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First Iacocca 45th anniversary Mustang fetches $125,000 at auctionLast evening, before a select group of more than 300 VIPs and media at Galpin Ford in Van Nuys, California, Lee Iacocca – father of the original Mustang – personally unveiled the new ‘2009½’ Iacocca Silver 45th Anniversary Edition Ford Mustang. Immediately following the...
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Video: Colin Braun shows Queen Latifah the ropes in the new 2010 Mustang GTIt's not everyday that a hip hop artist and actress like Queen Latifah climbs into the cockpit to hit the track for some high-speed driving lessons, but with Ford's marketing department eager to boost sales of the 2010 Mustang in the face of competition from the very hot 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, the...
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CGS Motorsports is one of the leading manufacturers of high-performance ‘cat-back’ exhaust systems and air intakes for latest model cars, trucks and SUVs. In the more recent past the company has also become one of the leading creators of many SEMA show vehicles, specializing in custom creations for the Detroit 3. Once again, CGS is creating another SEMA Show vehicle, this time for Ford, and it will be showcased at the 2009 SEMA Show. CGS will be customizing a new 2010 Ford Mustang, designed by Sean Smith of SS Designs and named the "FlatBack" This modern day street machine will...
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Build your own 2010 Ford Mustang with online customizerSo you want a shiny new 2010 Ford Mustang, but you can't decide what you want to do with it once you've got it? Or even worse, you can't find one you like on the lot, and you don't like ordering blind off a list of options? Well, fret no more, Ford has released an online configurator that lets you...
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47% of first 80,000 'cash for clunkers' sales from American brandsFord may be the only American carmaker reporting a rise in sales for July, but Detroit's beleaguered trio didn't fare too badly - almost half of the fuel-efficient upgrades sold in the CARS 'cash for clunkers' bonanza were GM, Ford or Chrysler vehicles, according to the White House. Only little...
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Turnaround reached? Ford announces first sales rise in 19 monthsIt's already August and the industry isn't expecting to see much more than 10 million sales, but Ford today announced it is up 2% overall and 9% in retail versus a year ago thanks in part to the government's CARS (aka 'cash for clunkers') program. Could this turnaround be the beginning of the...
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Ford’s custom Mustang AV-X10 ‘Dearborn Doll’ raises $250,000 for young aviatorsLast year Ford built a custom Mustang dubbed the AV8R for the annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Gathering of Eagles festival, an event that saw the car eventually auctioned off for a princely sum of $500,000. For this year’s event Ford has built another stunner, once again based...
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FPV unleashes F6 E executive muscle car on Aussie marketFord's Australian-based performance division, Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) recently showed off its new F6 E concept - a high-powered, rear-wheel drive muscle car aimed at executive who likes luxurious surrounds while creating plumes of smoke with the rear tires. Today, FPV finally launched the...
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Acura and Lexus aren't the brands you'd normally think of when you think of Ford's competition, but those are exactly the targets of Ford's latest ad campaign for the new 2010 Taurus. Featuring a series of torture tests, the ads try to convey the level of quality and value offered by the big American sedan. One ad depicts an interior quietness test, with a roaring jet-powered dragster between the 2010 Taurus and the 2009 Acura RL. Ford claims the Taurus is 5% quieter. Another ad shows the Lexus LS460 and the Taurus following a gravel truck. The hail of stones badly chips both cars' paint...
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Ford banking on common platforms for upscale SUVsAs the only company out of the once-mighty Detroit 3 to survive the worst of the global financial crisis without running to a bankruptcy court, Ford has proven the strength in its foresight in producing smaller cars earlier than its rivals and focusing on global production to reduce costs and...
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Mercury dumping large vehicles, new compacts on the wayFord's juggling of its two luxury brands Mercury and Lincoln has seen the Blue Oval attempting to figure out where to place them in the market--and while Lincoln will be going more upmarket, Mercury is expected to get rid of its larger models and focus on smaller mid-sized cars and crossovers...
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Newly acquired Saleen Performance Vehicles releases 435S MustangHot on the heels of the highly-modified 460 series Ford Mustangs from Steve Saleen’s SMS performance workshop comes a new worked-over Mustang bearing the Saleen name - but all isn’t as it seems. The latest 435S Ford Mustang is the creation of Saleen Performance Vehicles, which is now...
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Ford posts $424 million second quarter lossFord today reported a pre-tax operating loss of $424 million in the second quarter of 2009 (excluding special items), a $609 million improvement compared with the second quarter of last year. The gains made during the quarter were the result of cost reductions, net pricing, positive Ford Credit...
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SMS drops new pictures, pricing on 460 MustangFollowing the release of its first official product, the 570 series Dodge Challenger, American performance carmaker SMS Supercar has finally revealed new details and images for its new 460 Mustang based on the 2010 model year pony car. The reveal follows on the heels of some legal interludes with...
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