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First Impressions Review: 2011 Ford Mustang – V6 engine with no excuses
We drove the 2011 Ford Mustang V6 Coupe “Premium Edition” and the” Mustang Club of America” package. Additionally, this model had a 6-speed automatic
Read More »Redesigned 2011 Ford Explorer Begins a New Journey
Since its debut some 20 years ago, the Explorer has sold over six million units, four million of which are still traversing the world’s roads. Through much of the late-1990s and early part of the last decade, the Explorer was Ford’s second-best-selling vehicle behind its F-Series pickups, regularly selling 400,000 units a year. Fast-forward to […]
Read More »2011 Ford Fiesta Review – Leading the small car revolution
Small is the new black, at least when it comes to automobiles. With the economy still lagging and consumers adjusting to what looks to be permanent $3 per gallon gas
Read More »2010 Chevrolet Camaro vs. 2010 Ford Mustang – Which one does retro better?
Who wouldn’t want a ’68 Camaro or 64-1/2 Mustang in their garage – much less as their daily driver? I have lusted after a ’68 Camaro ever since
Read More »Gymkhana Grid Competition, 2011 Ford Fiesta Review
Driving Sports TV Episode #26: – Ken Block is well-known for his Gymkhana videos where he took his Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car and effectively went all out, drifting, power sliding and doing all sorts of crazy things in specially designed locations. Now, Block wants to turn Gymkhana into an actual motorsport, and has […]
Read More »First Impressions: 2012 Ford Focus EV
The Ford Focus EV is based on the next-generation Ford Focus, a capable if not head-turning car.
Read More »First Impressions Review: 2010 Ford Taurus SEL
The 2010 Taurus is the best looking model to date. Gone are the “retirement home” looks of the Five Hundred and the overgrown Ford Fusion body of the fifth generation Taurus.
Read More »Ford's Plan For Better MPG: More EcoBoost Engines and Lighter Cars
Turbos and lighter cars could be both efficient and fun Ford Motor Company has announced that they will sell three new versions of their fuel-saving EcoBoost engines by the end of this year. The company hopes to produce 1.5 million EcoBoost engines by 2013. Ford is placing so much faith in its turbocharged engines that […]
Read More »North America Finally Gets the Goods With 2012 Ford Focus
The Euro-spec Focus comes stateside early 2011 For many years lucky Europeans got the ‘good’ version of the Ford Focus, but starting in 2011, American car buyers will finally get to buy the real thing. The 2012 Ford Focus unveiled at this year’s North American International Auto Show is nothing like the dull econo-box we […]
Read More »New Cars On the Horizon for 2010
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BMW Cadillac Chevrolet Feature Articles Fiat Ford Honda Infiniti Mazda Nissan Volkswagen
The list below includes exciting new products scheduled for production during calendar year 2010. From the buyer’s perspective many will be worth the wait as they represent new thinking and technology that are expected to carry manufacturers through the industry’s transition to Electric Vehicles (EV)
Read More »2010 Ford Taurus SHO Review – SHO nuff! …Finally!
Our Taurus SHO tester was fully loaded with most of the available options from the Rapid Spec 402A package ($3300): metallic red paint ($300), the 20″ 5-spoke aluminum rims ($700), navigation ($1700), and the multi-contour seats ($600). Scanning down the long list of options,
Read More »Video – 2010 Mustang Sessions With Pat Duffy
Jeff Richter, the video director, came up with idea of the 2010 Mustang GT sessioning with skateboard legends Pat Duffy and X-Games gold medalist Jake Brown on the streets of Los Angeles. Not only does the GT perform its usual dance of burnouts and drifting, but it also shows off its street cred with a […]
Read More »First Impressions: 2010 Ford Transit Connect – Compact van delivers in a big way
Small businesses or someone looking for a blank canvas to do a custom conversion will take delight that the Ford Transit Connect may just be the ticket. The fullsize van has almost disappeared from many carmaker’s product line up and the Transit Connect is a amiable replacement.
Read More »First Impressions: 2011 Ford Fiesta – Betting the future on a stylish, spunky subcompact
For Americans, bigger is often better, especially when it comes to automobiles. It’s no surprise, then, that American car manufacturers have generally avoided producing the kind of practical and efficient small cars that are so popular in the rest of the world. That is, until now.
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