2012 Mustang Boss 302

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Before you say “Zomg not ANOTHER special edition Mustang!?” wait. Did you see that this is a BOSS 302?  A frickin Boss.  And according to Mustang engineer Dave Pericak, We were either going to do it right or not do it at all – no one on the team was going to let Boss become [...]

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Another One Bites the Dust: Explorer Sport Trac Dead

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With the introduction of the all-new 2011 Explorer, we all knew this was coming. Ford is ending production of the misfit Explorer Sport Trac. Considering how weak Explorer sales have been, and the Sport Trac makes up just a small portion of those… well.. no one is surprised by this announcement. With its odd proportions [...]

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2011 Ford Explorer

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Enough with the spy shots, enough with the teasers. The 2011 Explorer is finally here officially. The looks aren’t very surprising – after all, we’ve been seeing bits and pieces for months now. That said, it’s a good looking vehicle. The black B & D pillars are either awesome or a bit odd, depending on [...]

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2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Priced Right

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When you take a conventionally powered car and add a hybrid powertrain, there’s a price premium. A huge price premium – that’s just the way things are. But what if it didn’t have to be that way? The engineers are Ford have been wondering the same thing. Why does there have to be a $5k [...]

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2011 Ford Mondeo Spy Shot

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Our European readers will get to this puppy in the near future, but here’s a glimpse for now – the 2011 Ford Mondeo.  There’s a completely updated front end, and what appears to be some changes out back, though there’s too much camouflage to be sure. Besides the visual updates, the 2011 Mondeo will be [...]

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Mercury could be shut down

Mercury has been a failed brand for as long as I can remember.  Every Mercury model is a badge-engineered Ford.  The only changes are light sheetmetal differences, and sometimes slightly different packages and pricing.  There is no longer any illusion of a premium brand – Mercury only exists to help give Lincoln dealerships additional sales [...]

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Recall Notice: 2010 Ford Ranger

Ford is recalling just under 3,000 2010 Ranger pickup trucks with the manual transmission. This issue is potential severe – if it gets too cold, the parking brake cable could disconnect. For those who leave their trucks in neutral when parked, well, you know what happens next. All the more reason to leave it in [...]

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Ford earns $2.1 Billion

They managed to avoid bankruptcy, unlike their crosstown competition, and now Ford has posted a healthy profit for Q1 2010. $2.1 Billion to be exact – and a solid $1.2 Billion of that was made in North America. According to the Detroit News, this marks Ford’s fourth consecutive quarterly net profit – certainly good news. [...]

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