Ford News
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Ford CEO Alan Mulally, the man primarily credited with turning around the automaker’s fortunes by streamlining operations and implementing the ‘One Ford’ policy, may step down from the top job earlier than planned. The 68-year-old exec is scheduled to resign at the end of 2014 but reports claim he may step down earlier to explore other roles. The information was revealed to Reuters by two people familiar with the plans of the board of directors at the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F]. The sources also revealed that Mulally was considering a new role outside the automotive...
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Ford GT40 Runs Through A Tunnel And Spits Hot Fire: VideoPornography comes in different forms for different people. It's not always sexual in nature, either. In fact, there are many types of car porn in this world. One easy way to create such material is to grab the keys to a Ford GT40, find a tunnel, attach GoPros, and go for it. This results in...
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Ford Going Premium With New Vignale Sub-BrandFord is going after buyers in the near-premium segment by announcing a new luxury-oriented sub-brand called Vignale (pronounced: Vin-ya-lay), which makes its formal debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show next week. Vignale will provide Ford with upmarket offerings in markets where its Lincoln brand...
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A Flock Of Ford GTs Being Driven Flat Out At Goodwood: VideoIf you made a list of iconic racecars, there would be a few vehicles that wouldn't even be up for debate for inclusion. A few would surely cause discussion amongst the creators of the list, but a handful would elicit nothing more than knowing nods and deep-seated appreciation. One of those vehicles...
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Win A Shelby GT500 Super Snake Just Like The One In 'Getaway'Fandango is giving away a 2014 Shelby GT500 Super Snake inspired by the one driven by Ethan Hawke in the movie ‘Getaway.’
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Ford Previews New Styling And Technology With S-Max ConceptFord is giving us a glimpse at its future styling and technology with a new MPV concept, which has been revealed today ahead of its official debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show next month. The vehicle carries the S-Max name and previews the next generation of the popular people mover of the same...
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Rumors and reports about what to expect of the 2015 Ford Mustang have flown around the web in a flurry for months, if not years, and whatever the hype may lack in accuracy, it makes up for in spirit. Today, we have our most revealing spy shots of the upcoming muscle car, and no doubt they’ll keep the rumor mill going for many more months to come. They show the sixth-generation Mustang, or the S550 as it’s referred to internally, hitting a race track alongside a current-generation model. The latest prototype is devoid of the heavy camouflage seen on earlier prototypes and shows us...
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Galpin Ford GTR1 Supercar Debuts At Pebble BeachThe covers have finally come off Galpin’s GTR1, with the stunning supercar having made its debut at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place this weekend. For those unfamiliar with the Galpin name, the company is the world’s top Ford dealer and is based in Van Nuys...
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Ford’s Final 2014 Shelby GT500 Convertible Sells For $500k At AuctionThe build slot for the very last 2014 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Convertible has sold at auction for a staggering $500,000. The car was put up for sale by the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] to help raise funds for the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA). The auction took place last weekend at...
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Galpin Teases Its Ford GT-Inspired GTR-1 SupercarGalpin Auto Sports has built a new supercar modeled after the Ford GT and will be unveiling it tomorrow at The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering, one of the satellite events of the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place this weekend in Monterey, California. We already have a good...
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2015 Ford Mustang To Weigh 400 Pounds Less Than Current Car: ReportThe 2015 Ford Mustang is on track for an auto show debut within the next six months and already many of its details are becoming known. Today, we learned that engineers developing the car have targeted a substantial weight saving for the new model. A source familiar with the car’s development...
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Ford Tuner Mountune Enters U.S. MarketJust as America’s big name tuners catch on to the idea of focusing on the hot hatch segment, one of the more established marques in the scene, the U.K.’s Mountune, has confirmed it’s entering the U.S. market. Mountune is a motorsport and engineering firm that has served as a...
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The all-new 2015 Ford Mustang is just around the corner, so that means the current, fifth-generation car will soon be bowing out of the market. One of the last of these, the final 2014 Shelby GT500 Convertible to be built, could be yours as Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] will be auctioning off the car to help raise funds for charity. The rights to the build slot for the car will be auctioned off at the Hot August Nights classic car event taking place this week in Reno, Nevada, and all proceeds from the sale will go to benefit the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA), an organization...
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Ford Turns To Silicon Valley To Crowd-Source Next-Gen In-Car TechIf you go back just ten years, you'd find a lot of the in-car tech that you've come to rely on is missing. The race to be at the forefront of this arena is a never-ending fight. Staying one step ahead means you have to look towards new sources of innovation, and that's exactly what Ford is doing by...
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Last Classic Shelby GT350 Mustang Ever Built Up For SaleShelby American is about to end production of its modern GT350, which means the final example will soon be up for sale, but here’s your chance to own the very last of the original Shelby GT350s. The car, a 1970 model, will go under the hammer at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance...
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U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Edition Mustang Sells For $398kA special 2014 Ford Mustang GT, bearing VIN #0001, sold at a charity auction for $398,000.
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Is This Ford’s Four-Cylinder EcoBoost 2015 Mustang? Sure Sounds Like ItAnyone that’s driven a Focus ST will be familiar with the hiss of the car’s turbocharger and slightly muted engine sound when pulling away. The sound emanating from the 2015 Ford Mustang prototype in this video from slaughtrhousjak sounds eerily like it, suggesting it’s testing a...
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Ford Counts Down 50 Years Of Mustang In Video FormWe're fast approaching the 50th anniversary of the birth of one of the most iconic vehicles in the history of American motoring. Actually, this has become a global icon, too, as the Ford Mustang is celebrated all over the planet. Now, it's about to turn 50 on April 17th, 2014. That's a fairly big...
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It’s a sad fact that the majority of performance car owners don’t really have the skill to drive the cars as they were intended. Any number of performance driving schools around the country have been established to help you avoid this pitfall, however, one of which is the Skip Barber High Performance Driving School. Another is the new ST Octane Academy, which Ford is offering as a complimentary program for buyers of its Fiesta ST and Focus ST hot hatches. The program will be run by instructors from Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] and Ford Racing and take place at Miller Motorsports...
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Ford Celebrating The 150th Anniversary Of Henry Ford's BirthdayFor Ford, July 30th is a special day that is permanently marked on the automaker's calendar. One hundred and fifty years ago on that date Henry Ford was brought into the world, and the Blue Oval brand's future was set into motion. 'The automaker is celebrating the occasion alongside the state of...
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2015 Ford Mustang Spy VideoEnjoy this new video of a prototype for the 2015 Ford Mustang, the sixth generation of the iconic muscle car. The updates to the new Mustang, an S550 to all the fans, will be some of the most significant in the nameplate’s history. And perhaps of most significance is the fact that the car...
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Ford To Enter 2014 Dakar Rally With Mustang-Powered Ranger PickupFord confirmed it will enter the 2014 Dakar Rally using its latest Ranger pickup truck currently sold overseas. The rally, which once again will be taking place in South America instead of its traditional home in Africa will run from January 5-18 next year. Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] will enter...
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Shelby American To End GT350 Production This YearShelby American has confirmed that December 31, 2013 will be the last day you’ll be able to put down an order in for one of its Shelby GT350 muscle cars. Production will continue on the rest of the company’s Ford Mustang-based models including the Shelby GTS, GT500 Super Snake and...
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Ford Mustang 3D-Printed Shift Knob Teaches How To Drive Stick: VideoHave you ever wished your transmission were smarter? We're not talking about a dual-clutch or a paddle-shift automatic, but a manual. No? Well, maybe you should have. Ford has developed a smart shift knob for manual transmissions (in this case, a 2013 Shelby Mustang GT500), that can help drivers...
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