2013 Shelby GT500 – Why?

Jack Baruth of TTAC, after hearing the news that the 2013 Shelby GT500 contains an astonishing 662 horses: If you want to experience six hundred and sixty-two horses pulling you down the streets of your hometown like a Apolloian chariot hitched to the sun itself, now’s the time. There won’t be much of a tomorrow. [...]

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2012 Focus Electric Battery Pack

According to Green Car Reports, a battery pack for the 2012 Electric Focus costs between $12,000 and $15,000. Wow. Now you know why this little economy car will set you back a cool $40 grand. Well, the battery pack makes up a big chunk of the extra cost. I’m not sure how much more the [...]

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2013 Fusion to offer Start-Stop system

It’s no secret — I think the 2013 Ford Fusion is great. From the stunning design to the outstanding powertrain options, it’s the first midsize sedan to really grab my attention. So when I heard about the optional start-stop system, I was even more intrigued. Available as a $295 option on the 1.6 liter EcoBoost [...]

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2013 Shelby GT500 to start at $54995

Ford has priced the heavily upgraded 2013 GT500, and it won’t come cheap. It will start at a cool $54,995 with destination. That’s about an extra five grand from the 2012 model, which sounds like a lot. Remember, though, the 2013 Shelby packs 650 horsepower — a full 100 more than the outgoing model. When [...]

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2013 Ford Fusion

  I have never before been wowed by a midsize volume production sedan. Never. Until now. The all new Aston Marton, sorry, 2013 Ford Fusion. The Aston inspired grille and sleek front end make this car. That’s not to say that the rest of the car isn’t good, because it most certainly is. Front front [...]

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2013 Ford Escape

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Meet the all-new, all-modern 2013 Ford Escape. It rides on a fancy global platform, and will be replacing the Ford Kuga over in Europe. This is good news indeed – The old Escape was really, really dated. As in, it’s never seen a full-on redesign before. Until now. There are three engine choices, which seems [...]

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2012 Ford Focus Electric starts at $39,995

People have been riding the Nissan Leaf ever since it came out for it’s steep price tag. No more. The 2012 Ford Focus Electric makes the Leaf look downright affordable. At a base price of $39,995, you’ll have to spend four thousand dollars more to get the Focus than the Leaf. Ouch. The price isn’t [...]

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Pony Car Wars

Ever wonder how the Pony Car Wars of 2011 are going? The fine folks over at TTAC have some answers. The result probably aren’t a big surprise but they’re worth a look anyway. The biggest take away is this: the pony car is alive and well, even in this time of high gas prices.

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