Ford News
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The Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new Shelby GT350 and Shelby GT350R Mustangs have just burst onto the scene, with new flat-plane crank V-8s to boot. However, if you’re looking for a Shelby Mustang built by the company that Carroll Shelby helped create, then the all-new 2015 Ford Shelby GT may be for you. Revealed in Las Vegas over the weekend, the latest Shelby GT represents Shelby American’s first take on the sixth-generation Ford Mustang, and boy is it a beauty. The car is based on the 2015 Mustang GT but develops as much as 625 horsepower from a custom supercharger...
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2017 Ford F-150 Raptor VideoFord may have had the awesomely powerful GT supercar on its stand, but its trucks weren’t left in the dark. First the F-150 won the North American Truck of the Year award—and then came the Raptor. CHECK OUT: 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Revealed With EcoBoost V-6 And 10-Speed Auto The Raptor...
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Watch The Ford GT Supercar Start, Rev Its Twin-Turbo V-6, And Drive: VideoFor a handful of lucky (and persistent) show goers at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, the debut of the Ford GT supercar was even more eventful than for the rest of us. DON'T MISS: New Ford GT Supercar Revealed At 2015 Detroit Auto Show: Video A few lucky visitors got to see and hear the car as it was...
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Ordering Guide For Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 & GT350R Leaked?Everyone is still abuzz from the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] performance flurry unveiled at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, but the sad fact is we're still a ways away from a time when folks will be able to start placing these recently revealed machines in their garages. Still, that doesn't stop the...
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Ford GT Will Be The Cover Car For 'Forza Motorsport 6'The new Ford GT will be featured in the latest Forza Motorsport game.
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Ford Performance Onslaught At 2015 Detroit Auto Show: VideoYesterday at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show was the coming out party for the new Ford Performance division, which brings all of the Blue Oval’s performance brands, such as Ford Racing, SVT and RS, under the one roof. The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has confirmed that between now and 2020 the...
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We do believe that the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has hired a team of cheerleaders for the design and marketing offices. Their job? To stand around and chant "Be aggressive, Be be aggressive!" at every meeting. Since Ford has come out and stated that it plans to unleash a slew of performance products over the course of the next few years—more than 12 by the year 2020—those cheerleaders are doing their job. The latest proof of that is the 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R. MUST SEE: New Ford GT Supercar Revealed At 2015 Detroit Auto Show Ford has been hanging back while Chevrolet...
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2017 Ford F-150 Raptor revealed with EcoBoost V-6 and 10-speed autoWhen the redesigned 2015 Ford F-150 was first revealed last year, Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] officials were mum on plans for a new Raptor performance model, leaving enthusiasts disappointed. That should ebb with the unveiling of a 2017 F-150 Raptor at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show that marks a major...
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New Ford GT supercar revealed at 2015 Detroit auto showThe Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has shocked the automotive world with the unveiling of an all-new GT supercar today at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. As stunning as it looks, the GT on show in Detroit isn’t a concept to be watered down by the time production rolls around but a preview of the car...
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2015 North American Car And Truck Of The Year Winners: VW Golf And Ford F-150At the Detroit Auto Show this morning, the winners of the prestigious North American Car of the Year and North American Truck/Utility of the Year awards have been announced. They are the 2015 Volkswagen Golf and 2015 Ford F-150. The results are sure to prove controversial, as they almost always do...
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2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Power Down With 87 Octane--Updated With Comment From FordUPDATE: A Ford spokesman has explained that while horsepower in the Mustang EcoBoost will be down when using 87 octane fuel, as will be the case with virtually any engine when using a fuel with a lower octane rating than the recommended level (in this case 93), the torque figure is unchanged at 320...
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2015 Ford Mustang Tuned By Hennessey Produces 663 HP At The Wheels: VideoHennessey Performance recently announced some power upgrades for the 2015 Ford Mustang, with the most potent being the HPE700 package for the V-8-powered Mustang GT. The package’s official power rating is 717 horsepower, but as this video of a HPE700-equipped Mustang GT on the dyno shows the...
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Ford says it will put self-driving cars into production.
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Ford Slaps A Trademark On The Name EcoBeastSpeculation is the name of the game here. The automakers are constantly making moves that leave the rest of the industry curious and guessing as to what's going on. Such is the case with the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] because the automaker just moved to trademark the name "EcoBeast". ALSO SEE...
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Ford Climate Tests The 2015 Mustang: VideoSure, a great number of Ford Mustangs will wind up as rental vehicles in locations like Hawaii, California, Arizona, and Florida. The convertible V-6 versions will make many visitors happy as they escape the cold weather from whence they came. It's not just a rental special though, and the Ford...
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First 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Heading To AuctionEveryone we know is pretty darn eager to get their mitts on the 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350. From its aggressive body lines to its flat-plane crank 5.2-liter V-8 engine, the GT350 is going to be one of the (thankfully, many) ultra sporty machines available at your local dealership. Want to be...
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New Ford GT To Race In United SportsCar Championship & 24 Hours Of Le Mans: ReportThe Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is set to launch its new Ford Performance brand at next month’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show and word on the street is that a new GT supercar might be unveiled to help launch the brand with a bang. This would be in addition to some awesome machinery such as a new...
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Shelby Marks End Of Fifth-Gen Mustang’s Run With 'Signature Edition' GT500 Super SnakeShelby American is yet to present its take on the all-new, sixth-generation Mustang but you can bet the Ford tuner extraordinaire has something special up its sleeve. In the meantime, Shelby is sending out the previous fifth-gen car with a special Super Snake Signature Edition package based on its...
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Can’t wait for Ford to launch its own high-performance Raptor version of the latest F-150 pickup truck? Well, perhaps you should give vehicle tuner Hennessey Performance a call. The Texan tuner has come out with one of its popular VelociRaptor packages for the aluminum-bodied F-150, and at this early stage the package is already offering in excess of 600 horsepower. MUST WATCH: 2015 Corvette Stingray PDR Camera Captures Valet Hitting 50 MPH: Video The package’s full name is VelociRaptor 600 Supercharged, and as that name suggests Hennessey engineers have installed a supercharging...
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Eleanor Ford Mustang Fails To Sell At AuctionThe only drivable ‘Eleanor’ Ford Mustang to have survived the filming ordeal of 2000’s hit movie Gone In 60 Seconds went up for auction over the weekend at Mecum’s first-ever collector car auction in Austin, Texas, but unfortunately for its owner the car failed to sell. That...
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Ford Launches Faster And Simpler Sync 3, Drops MyFord Touch: VideoFord has overhauled its Sync infotainment system by launching a new third-generation version that’s said to be faster and simpler to use than before, helping to alleviate two of the most common gripes of the previous versions. Called Sync 3, the new system ditches the MyFord Touch component...
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Ford Performance Brand Promises 12 New Special Vehicles, Including Focus RSFord is committing itself to creating a true global performance sub-brand moving forward. The automaker just announced that it has 12 vehicles on tap, which will be rolled out over the next few years through 2020. All of you SVT fans can consider this your Blue Oval revival... minus the name of...
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2016 Ford Focus RS Confirmed For U.S.--UPDATEUPDATE: A new generation of the Ford Focus RS has been confirmed for sale in the U.S. It will form part of a new portfolio of sporty Ford products grouped under the Ford Performance banner. If you’re a fan of hot hatches, you’ve long been jealous of the hardware Europeans get to play...
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2015 Ford Mustang Convertible Starts Shipping To DealersWhile the sixth-generation Mustang has been in showrooms for the past couple of months, the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] only started shipping the convertible version this week. The convertible is available in base, EcoBoost and GT Premium trim but isn’t being offered in regular GT or...
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