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If there's any company out there that should know how to tune up a new Mustang, it's the folks at Saleen. Yes, it's been awhile since we've had a true S-badged bruiser roaming the streets. Now though, it looks like the time has come to welcome an all-new super Stang from the house that Steve built. Say hello to the 2015 302 Black Label. ALSO SEE: First 725-HP Galpin Rocket Mustang Production Car Unveiled In late 2014, Saleen announced it would be building White and Yellow Label examples of the new Mustang. The White Label takes the Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 engine and...
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Vaughn Gittin Jr Goes Ice Drifting In His New Mustang RTR: VideoVaughn Gittin Jr and pretty much any Ford Mustang are a match made in tire-shredding heaven. His latest rubber assault vehicle is the 2015 Mustang RTR that he'll use to do battle against others in the upcoming Formula Drift season. It's not quite time for that yet, and there's still a chill in the...
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Florida’s Revology Builds A Modern 1966 Ford Mustang: VideoThere are a number of firms offering replica versions of some classic and much sought-after muscle cars, with one of the most popular candidates for recreation being the original Ford Mustang. One of the finer examples of these replicas is this 1966 Ford Mustang from Revology Cars, based in Winter...
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Favorite 2015 Ford Mustang Colors Vary Around The WorldThe new Ford Mustang is an immediate hit with pony car fans here in the States. That's not a surprise, of course, as the Mustang has been a beloved cultural icon for decades now, and the latest version could arguably be considered the greatest version. ALSO SEE: First 725-HP Galpin Rocket Mustang...
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The Ford GT Will Cost $400,000, Sell 250 Per YearRevealed at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show to a shocked and awed audience, the Ford GT has lit the world afire with its dramatic styling and promised performance. Now, it has a price tag to match the heat of its debut: about $400,000. The word comes from Dave Pericak of Ford Performance at the Geneva...
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2016 Ford Focus RS Debuts At 2015 Geneva Motor Show: VideoThe all-new, U.S.-bound Ford Focus RS has finally made its international auto show debut. The car was already confirmed to be coming to the market with “more than” 316 horsepower, a standard six-speed manual transmission and an all-wheel-drive system, and now we have a few more details...
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Eight seconds can be a very long time—just ask a bull rider. But in the world of cars blasting down the drag strip, it’s a pretty darned short time, indeed. This 1,500-horsepower turbocharged street-driven Mustang BOSS makes it look easy. MUST WATCH: Hellcat Vs. Hellcat: Tires Shredded, Faces Melted, Internet Broken For a street machine, getting into 8-second territory is pretty much bonkers. But this is only technically a street car. It’s caged, has a giant dump tube sticking out of the front of the car, a trunk-mounted air-to-water intercooler to handle the charge heat of...
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Petty’s Garage 2015 Ford Mustang To Be Built In Limited Run Of 143 CarsRemember the baby blue 2015 Ford Mustang GT tuned by Petty's Garage that debuted at last year’s SEMA show? Well, it proved so popular that the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] together with Petty’s Garage is now planning to build a limited run of 143 cars. There will be two types available...
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Ford Wants Cheap High-Volume Carbon Fiber, And it Wants it NowSince debuting to an avalanche of aclaim at the Detroit Auto Show last month, the intensity of the buzz surrounding Ford's ferocious GT has only increased. Add silver paint, and it's front-page news again. Wisely, the Blue Oval has wasted no time in capitalizing on its halo car's implications for...
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Ford's Explorer Police Interceptor Utility Gets Stealthy for 2016There are plenty of ways to get up close and personal with Ford's new Police Interceptor Utility, but even given the famously chilly temps of the Windy City, the Chicago Auto Show will beat getting arrested. Though if you've got your heart set on getting arrested, Ford can certainly help you with...
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2017 Ford GT Shows Off Its Curves In Silver At The 2015 Chicago Auto ShowBuilt with racing in mind and the body of a sort of half-prototype / half-GT chimera, the 2017 Ford GT supercar is one striking design. It’s perhaps even more impressive in its new silver livery than it was in the original blue. DON'T MISS: Watch The Ford GT Supercar Start, Rev Its Twin-Turbo...
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2015 Hennessey Ford Mustang Hits 195.2 MPH: VideoHow fast is fast enough for your Mustang? Trick question! There is no such thing as fast enough. But this 2015 Hennessey Ford Mustang gets close with its 195.2 mph top speed run. DON'T MISS: Hennessey Venom GT Blasts Down Runway at 270.49 MPH Sporting the company’s HPE700 supercharger kit...
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The all-new 2015 Ford Edge hits showrooms this spring, priced from $28,925. The model we’re most interested in, however, is the Edge Sport, which the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has confirmed will come with 315 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque, and a $38,925 price tag, a rise of just $500 on the outgoing model. All prices mentioned include an $825 destination charge. ALSO SEE: Wife Demolishes Cheating Husband’s Audi R8: Not So Fast, Definitely Furious Power in the 2015 Edge Sport comes from a new 2.7-liter EcoBoost V-6 engine which also appears in the vehicle’s 2016...
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Ken Block Rips Around Ford’s Cologne Plant In The New Focus RS: VideoYesterday we saw the covers come off the new Ford Focus RS and now we get to see Ken Block tackle the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] plant in Cologne, Germany in the highly-anticipated hot hatch. Block, who happens to own some classic RS Fords, including a 1978 Escort rally car and a 1980s-era...
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Ford Focus RS Coming With More Than 316 HP, All-Wheel Drive: VideoFollowing last night’s leak, we now have official details for the latest generation of the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] awesome Focus RS. The third-generation model, the first to be confirmed for U.S. sale, features the turbocharged 2.3-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine found in the...
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Report: New Fiesta RS may join Focus RS in Ford’s hot hatch fleetThe Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is about to unleash upon the world a new generation of its Focus RS on February 3, however, the car may not be the only high-performance hatchback in the Blue Oval’s fleet for very long. News has emerged that Ford is working on a version of its Fiesta hotter...
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Ford GT Supercar’s Design Detailed, Possible Racing Version Teased: VideoIt’s safe to say that the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] pretty much stunned everybody at the recent Detroit Auto Show with the reveal of its all-new GT supercar, which is scheduled for launch in 2016. It was amazing Ford was able to keep the car away from prying eyes prior to the reveal, so...
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2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Squeezes Out 450 HP From Twin-Turbo V-6: ReportThe upcoming 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor is just one of the many exciting products that the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] revealed to the world at the recent 2015 Detroit Auto Show. Some truck fans may have been initially worried when the rowdy pickup took to the stage, however, because it was announced...
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This past weekend was the 53rd running of the Daytona 24 Hours, and the winning team was Chip Ganassi Racing running a Riley-Ford Daytona Prototype powered by an EcoBoost V-6 in the premier Prototype category. Taking turns behind the wheel of the winning #2 car were Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Kyle Larson and Jamie McMurray, who together covered 740 laps at an average speed of 109.693 mph. ALSO SEE: The 2015 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 At Daytona: Mega Gallery It was a close race between the #2 car and the #5 Action Express Racing Corvette DP of Joao Barbosa, Sebastien Bourdais...
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Did The 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R Lap The 'Ring In Just 7:32.19?The all-new 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R only made its debut a fortnight ago in Detroit but already there are whispers the car lapped the Nürburgring in a time of 7:32.19. The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is yet to announce an official time but numerous prototypes for the Shelby GT350R were...
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Ford To Focus On Connectivity And Autonomous Cars At New Silicon Valley Research CenterFord will develop technology related to autonomous cars and connectivity at its new Silicon Valley research center.
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Ken Block Gives Us A Walk-Around Of His RaptorTraxKen Block is a possessor of highly desirable vehicles. His Hoonicorn Mustang is one of the greatest vehicles ever created. It's not his only car though, as he's got a pretty badass Ford F-150 Raptor as well. Like Doc and Marty McFly don't need roads where they're going, neither does Ken Block...
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Ford GTs To Flock To Pennsylvania In June For Carlisle Ford NationalsFollowing last year’s celebration of the Mustang at the annual Carlisle Ford Nationals in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the highlight of this year’s event, which runs June 5-7, will be the Blue Oval’s GT supercar. Original GT40s, the later GT and possibly even the all-new GT that...
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First 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R Fetches $1 Million In Record Barrett-Jackson AuctionBarrett-Jackson’s collector car auction held in Scottsdale, Arizona over the weekend saw a number of exciting cars go under the hammer and some major records fall. One of the more exciting cars to be sold was the 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R with VIN #001, whose final bid came in at a cool...
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