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  • Google's autonomous Lexus RX450h

    The list is a who's who of autonomous driving: Google, Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F], Volvo, Uber, and General Motors Company-backed [NYSE:GM] Lyft have all banded together to create a coalition designed to speed up the process by which autonomous cars will become a road-going reality. The quintet of firms said this week that they will work together to push "lawmakers, regulators, and the public to realize the safety and societal benefits of self-driving vehicles." ALSO SEE: How electric cars can charge wirelessly Don't look for any sort of technology to be shared among the group. The coalition...

  • Ford's new EcoBlue 2.0-liter turbodiesel.
    Ford brands new diesels EcoBlue

    Europeans will now have access to Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] newest line of diesel engines, which fall under the EcoBlue banner. Ford today unveiled the 2.0-liter version of its EcoBlue, but it says that more new turbodiesels are headed to showrooms in Europe. ALSO SEE: FreeValve camless engine...

  • Jay Leno's 1990 Ford Shogun
    Jay Leno tests the wild Ford Festiva-based Shogun

    What happens when you combine one of the humblest small cars of the 1980s with one of the era's most powerful engines? You get the Ford Shogun, an outlandish custom that could have only been born out of the excess of the early 1990s. Not only that, but the Shogun is part of Jay Leno's private...

  • RK Motors Ford GT40 restoration project
    1966 Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 restoration video, part two: disassembly

    Last week we learned that Rob Kaufman, owner of classic car dealer RK Motors Charlotte, purchased the Ford GT40 Mk II that won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. While chassis number P1046 was in perfectly good shape, it wasn't outfitted as it was when it won Le Mans. It had done time as a transmission...

  • Ex-David Beckham Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson
    David Beckham's old Ford F-150 headed for auction

    You may not be able to bend it like Beckham, but you can now drive the soccer superstar's old F-150 if you're the lucky high bidder. A Ford F-150 that was first owned by David Beckham is headed to auction held on the sidelines of an all-Ford car show in the United Kingdom. ALSO SEE: Rare Ferrari...

  • Ford Mustang in Australia
    The Ford Mustang is your global sports car sales leader

    The world has spoken. It has used its various forms of currency to declare the Ford Mustang as the best selling sports car on the planet. Last year marked the first time that the Mustang has ventured out into the world at large. As a result, more than 140,000 people snapped them up and embraced the...

  • New Ford GT

    Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] last week fired up the ordering process for its new GT supercar. The process involves filling out a lengthy online application form at the website www.FordGT.com, which Ford will then vet to determine who the limited run of GTs to be produced will end up with. ALSO SEE: How The Ford GT Race Car Differs From The Road Car Ford has revealed it already has more than 7,000 applications. Of course, since the application doesn’t require a deposit we can’t say that all of them have been made by serious buyers. Appreciation virtually guaranteed Nevertheless, it...

  • 2016 Ford F-150 Special Service Vehicle
    Ford's F-150 pickup reports for police duty

    Perpetrators now have another vehicle to look out for. The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] F-150, America's best-selling vehicle, will soon be available in a police-oriented configuration. The F-150 Special Service Vehicle fulfills a unique duty for police departments in need of something both capable...

  • 1966 Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 restoration video, part one

    If it's not the most important race car in Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] history, it's in the top three. Ford GT40 Mk. II chassis number P1046 was the car that officially won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. It was the culmination of Ford's effort to beat Ferrari at its own game, and not only did...

  • 2016 Ford GT race car
    Ford GT documentary part two: The Cutting Edge

    Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has dropped the second in a series of videos on the development of the revived Ford GT. Built as a tribute to the GT40 that won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans with a 1-2-3 finish, the next-generation GT is being developed as both a street car and a race car. In fact, the...

  • Ferrari 488 GTE at the 2016 6 Hours of Silverstone
    Ford loses out to Ferrari in World Endurance Championship debut

    Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT supercar failed to shine in its second major motorsport debut, the past weekend’s season-opener for the 2016 World Endurance Championship at the legendary Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom. The two GTs entered in the 6 Hours of Silverstone...

  • New Ford GT
    Here's what Ford is asking GT applicants

    The order books are open for Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] reborn supercar, the GT, but getting on the list isn't quite as simple as walking down to your local showroom and picking out the options you want. With a list price beginning in the mid-$400,000s, the GT isn't for everyone. And Ford knows...

  • New Ford GT

    The new GT supercar from Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is already one of the most desirable cars on the planet, and that’s before the Blue Oval has listed any performance specs or even mentioned a price. That was to be expected, though, given the significance of the nameplate and the fact Ford will offer the car for a limited time only. If you’d like to get your hands on one, here’s how. Ford has opened the order books and set up the special website www.fordgt.com where you need to register your interest. There is also a configurator that lets you play around with some of the...

  • 2016 Ford Mustang being loaded on a ship for export
    Germany’s best-selling sports car in March was… the Mustang?

    The sixth-generation Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang has proven a hit in Europe since going on sale last summer. Even in Germany, home to a diverse range of sports models, the Mustang is selling like hotcakes. There, it is priced from 38,000 euros (approximately $43,290) and available only with...

  • Uber’s autonomous Ford Fusion prototype
    Uber nabs Ford exec to lead autonomous driving push

    In what may be the best sign yet that Uber is serious about becoming a leader in the emerging world of autonomous driving, the ride-sharing company announced this week that it has hired Ford Motor Company's top electronics and engineering director. Sherif Markaby will head up Uber's global vehicle...

  • Ford’s no profile police car light bar
    Speeders beware: Ford develops stealthy light bar for cop cars

    Since the demise of the Crown Vic, Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] range of Interceptor police vehicles based on the Taurus and Explorer have been gaining in popularity, especially the latter because of its tall ride height and roomier, more practical cabin. Ford has now made the Explorer...

  • 2017 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350
    2017 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 gets standard Track Package, new colors

    With the arrival of the Camaro’s new 1LE and ZL1 offerings, Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] knew the limelight wouldn’t be shining for long on its Mustang Shelby GT350. That’s why the automaker is enhancing the car for the 2017 model that goes on sale this June. ALSO SEE: Dodge...

  • Vaught Gittin Jr.'s 2016 Ford Mustang RTR drift car
    Vaughn Gittin, Jr. puts a 900-hp Mustang to the test

    Everything your physics teacher ever taught you about the way a car can move on pavement should be thrown out the window thanks to Vaughn Gittin, Jr. and his latest, 900-horsepower (it could be more) Ford Mustang RTR. The drift master's Mustang RTR is so new that Ford Performance hasn't even...

  • 2014 Hennessey VelociRaptor 600 used in "Top Gear"

    Now's your chance to be Jeremy Clarkson... or at least to sit in the same seat as he did. The former Top Gear presenter drove the yellow Ford F-150 Raptor you see here in one of his final episodes on the popular BBC show (before the rather unceremonious parting of ways between Clarkson's team and the network). ALSO SEE: R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R crashes at the Nürburgring In the particular episode starring the Raptor, Clarkson and James May flew to Canada to "rescue" fellow presenter Richard Hammond, who had activated a locator beacon. While May drove a stock Chevrolet Silverado HD...

  • 2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition
    Never used Ford GT heading to Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction

    Imagine having the keys to a car and then never driving it. Now imagine if those keys unlocked and started a 2006 Heritage Edition Ford GT. It's actually hard to imagine never starting and driving such a machine, isn't it? Well that's what happened here, and this Gulf-colored beast is still...

  • 1965 Ford Shelby GT350
    1965 Ford Shelby GT350 among rare muscle headed to Mecum Indianapolis auction

    We’re fast approaching Mecum Auction’s Spring Classic event which once again is taking place in Indianapolis. The event runs May 19-21 and is set to include some very rare muscle including this 1965 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Shelby GT350. It’s one of the original 100 1965 Shelby...

  • 2016 Ford F-150 MVP
    Ford rolls out 2016 F-150 MVP edition pickup truck

    The new season of baseball is just days away and to help get things started Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has unveiled a special edition F-150 honoring the Kansas City Royals. The truck was unveiled today at the F-150’s Kansas City plant by team legend Bret Saberhagen and current star Salvador...

  • 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT-H
    Ford Shelby GT-H revived for your rental car needs

    It's been 50 years since the original Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Shelby Hertz GT350-H made its debut. Dubbed the "Rent-A-Racer" and built in a partnership with Carroll Shelby's Shelby American, the GT350-H became a cult classic among collectors. Just 10 years ago Ford brought back the nameplate...

  • Wrecked 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - Image via Copart
    Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 already appears at salvage auction

    Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new Mustang Shelby GT350 only started deliveries a few months back but already one of the cars has turned up at a salvage auction. Thankfully it’s a 2016 model and not one of the uber-rare 2015s, of which Ford built just 137 examples, but it’s still a...

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