Ford News
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Maybe it has something to do with the start of the auto show season. Or maybe it's because we're fast approaching the 30-year anniversary of War Games. But whatever the reason, the subject of hacking is clearly a hot topic in car circles. Last week, you might recall that MacAfee issued an alarming (read: alarmist) study about the potential for baddies to hack into on-board computers. Yesterday, we reported on the exploits of telematics tinkerers at the annual TechCrunch Hackathon. Now comes more news from the TechCrunch Disrupt event that Ford Motor Company and Bug Labs will soon give car...
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Ford Fiesta ST Concept Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto ShowUnveiled this morning to the web's salivating hordes of hot-hatch mongers, the Fiesta ST Concept is a tantalizing piece of small-footprint sportiness. And it looks just as good in person as it does in the official images. Dressed in a sharp shade of red with some nice five-spoke alloy wheels and...
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Ford Fiesta ST Concept Preview: 2011 Frankfurt Auto ShowThough its bigger, production-bound brother, the 2012 Focus ST, stole the hot-hatch limelight yesterday, today Ford released the Fiesta ST Concept, and it just might be the more interesting of the two. Packing a 177-horsepower turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine inside an exterior that...
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2012 Ford Focus ST Hatchback Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto ShowLive photos of the upcoming 2012 Ford Focus ST from the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show give us a taste of what to expect when the car arrives here in the U.S.
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2012 Ford Focus ST-R Race Car: 2011 Frankfurt Auto ShowThe 2012 Ford Focus ST gets a racing variant, which can be ordered as a turn-key setup straight from Ford dealers here in North America.
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2012 Ford Focus ST Preview: 2011 Frankfurt Auto ShowThe 2012 Ford Focus gets a high-performance hot-hatch variant in the form of the 2012 Focus ST, revealed in Frankfurt and on its way to the U.S.
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Last week, a certain alarmist antivirus software manufacturer made headlines when it tried to raise concerns about the hacking of on-board computers in automobiles. In contrast, folks at the TechCrunch Hackathon calmly demonstrated some much more viable -- and interesting -- tweaks to the Ford SYNC system. As you might recall, MacAfee's report entitled "Caution: Malware Ahead" attempted to make the case that today's vehicles could be remotely hacked (as we often see in cases of cyberterrorism). The problem is that in order for baddies to break into most automobiles' on-board computers, they...
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2012 Ford Focus ST Teased Ahead Of Frankfurt Debut: VideoWe already know what it will look like, as well as most of its specs, but Ford is likely to have a few surprises up its sleeve when it unveils the sporty 2012 Ford Focus ST at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show on September 13. As we’re sure you are aware, the design of the latest Focus has been a...
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2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 To Feature More Tech: ReportWe’ve heard a lot about Ford’s plans for its 2013 Mustang lineup, including word that a facelift is coming along with more power across the board. We’ve also heard that the 2013 Shelby Mustang could get as much 570 horsepower to really give its Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 competition a...
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2011 Ford Evos Concept: 2011 Frankfurt Auto ShowAs promised, Ford is scheduled to unveil a brand new concept car at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show in just two weeks’ time, and in the lead up to the event the Blue Oval has released the first images and details of it: the striking new Evos plug-in hybrid sports coupe. Not only does the Evos...
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2013 Ford Fiesta ST Spy VideoThe new Focus ST isn’t the only hot hatch brewing at Ford. The automaker’s European division is also readying a brand new Fiesta ST, a prototype of which has been filmed at the Nurburgring race track in Germany. While the Focus ST is expected to go on sale near the end of the year, this...
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Ford, Toyota Team Up On Telematics: What's It Mean For You?Automotive heavyweights Ford and Toyota joined forces yesterday to make a very interesting announcement. Toyota's executive vice president for research and development, Takeshi Uchiyamada, appeared with Ford's group vice president for global product development, Derrick Kuzak, to say that the...
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Ford and Toyota, two of the leaders when it comes to hybrid technology, have announced a new alliance to help develop hybrid drive systems for rear-wheel drive applications, specifically, light trucks and SUVs. The move should ensure the future viability of full-size pickups and SUVs in a world of rising oil prices and increased environmental awareness. The new rear-wheel drive hybrid technology will be based on a brand new architecture to deliver the capability pickup truck and SUV customers demand while providing greater fuel economy. Importantly, while the rear-wheel drive hybrid system...
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Ford Start Concept: 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'EleganceUnveiled at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show, the Ford Start Concept was the little car that could. It would do just about everything you'd expect of a home entertainment system, all while cranking along on a turbo 1.0-liter three-cylinder EcoBoost engine. The tiny little concept's looks haven't grown...
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Zeroshift Seamless-Shift Gearbox Faster, Cheaper Than Dual ClutchBritish company Zeroshift is developing a revolutionary new transmission that promises to offer faster gearshifts than a dual clutch transmission, which is already blistering quick at eight millisecond shifts, but is also more fuel efficient, lighter and cheaper too. The key is the...
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Ford Fiesta Crossover With EcoBoost Spied: GalleryAs we eagerly await the Ford Fiesta ST, packing its pint-sized engine bay with a 180-horsepower turbocharged EcoBoost four-cylinder (though we may never see it in the U.S.), a reader has sent us these images of a high-riding Fiesta crossover sporting definite EcoBoost cues. We've spied both the...
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Henneyssey Performance HPE650 Supercharged Mustang Boss 302: Dyno VideoHennessey Performance supercharges the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 for 563 horsepower at the rear wheels.
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Classic Recreations Working On 1966 Shelby Mustang GT350CRClassic Recreations uses a donor 1965 or 1966 Mustang Fastback for its replica 1966 Shelby Mustang GT350CR.
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A Galpin Auto Sports/SPX 700-horsepower custom Mustang will be auctioned to benefit St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital at Barrett-Jackson's Scottsdale event next January.
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Ford Thunderbird, Shelby GR-1 Concepts Up For Auction At RM MontereyAuctions to benefit charities are common among the high-end car-loving crowd, and RM Auctions' Monterey event will host a pair of unique Ford concepts to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation: the 2001 Thunderbird Sports Roadster Concept and the 2005 Shelby GR-1 Concept Platform Model...
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Found On Ebay: Crashed 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302A wrecked 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 is on sale on eBay.
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NHTSA Investigating Ford Mustang Over Erratic Manual TransmissionsMore than 26,000 Ford Mustangs from the 2011 and 2012 model years have been fitted with the potentially faulty six-speed manual gearbox.
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Aussie FPV GT Concept Gets Production Green LightWhile the production version of the FPV GT Concept doesn't get any serious performance mods, future models from the Ford tuner certainly may.
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Next-Gen Ford Focus RS In The Works: ReportThe new Ford Focus RS is due in late 2013 or early 2014 and should have more power than the current 305 horsepower model.
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