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Ford To Press Lincoln Dealers For Upgraded Showrooms, Customer Service Levels
Ford is calling 1,187 Lincoln dealers to their Dearborn headquarters in a bid to get Lincoln dealers to upgrade their showrooms and the level of customer service as the brand seeks to gain greater market share in the luxury vehicle segment. The meeting, to be held October 4th, is the first of its kind in…
Ford To Restrict Boss 302 Mustang Allocation Via Lottery, Sales Figures
Ford hasn’t even announced production numbers for the Boss 302 Mustang, but word is that the Blue Oval will tightly control the supply of the baddest Mustang by basing allocation on sales numbers and a special lottery held for dealers. Dealers that sell large volumes (though the term itself wasn’t defined) will get 75 percent…
Ken Block’s Gymkhana 3 Part 2 Looks More Promising With One Teased Photo, Debuts 9/14
So after a disappointing part 1 to Ken Block’s long-awaited Gymkhana 3, we’re now teased with a simple photo that could be worth a thousand words, but really only two come to our mind. Oh ****! The clever video producers posted up a Craigslist ad of two clearly used Volk Racing TE-37 wheels that sport…
Ford’s MirrorNavi Combines Rear-View Mirror and GPS into One
Are you lost? Finding you’re way around is as easy as looking in your rear-view mirror, thanks to the MirrorNavi. Brought to you by the smart folks at Ford, this new Garmin sat-nav is integrated directly into your car’s rear-view mirror. This gadget, built by Garmin and Wollnikom, replaces your existing rear-view mirror, and consists…
Tanner Foust Claims First Ever U.S. Rallycross Victory [video]
After taking the gold medal victory at the 2010 X Games in Super Rally, Tanner Foust took the top spot at the first ever U.S. Rallycross in his Rockstar Energy Drink / Etnies Ford Fiesta. His experience in European Rallycross has clearly paid off on American soil, not to mention his success competing in Formula…
Shelby GT500 Mustang Rumored As Twin Turbo Packing 1000-hp
Carroll Shelby, meet Brett Favre. Brett Favre, meet Carroll Shelby. Something tells us that no matter how much Shelby wants to believe he’s going to retire and stop building complete cars, it’ll be a while until we see the last of him and his awesome creations. The newest to hit the rumor mill is Shelby’s…
Ford Engineers Hoping New Supercharged V8 Comes To North America
Ford‘s Australian division tends to get a lot of awesome product that we’re not privy to, like the rear-drive, V8 powered Falcon. The newest Falcon GT will get a supercharged version of the 5.0 Coyote V8 featured in the upcoming 2012 Boss 302 Mustang, which puts out 440 horsepower in naturally aspirated form. The new…
SVT Raptor SuperCrew Added to Ford F-150 Lineup; 6.2-Liter V8 Now Standard
For the 2011 model year Ford will now offer its highly-acclaimed F-150 SVT Raptor pickup as a SuperCrew model. With a wheelbase that’s 12-inches longer than the standard truck’s there’s now a fully functional rear seat area should you want to take your buddies along for some Baja joyriding. Also big news for 2011 is…
2011 Ford Mustang DUB Edition Package More Than Just Bling; Priced at $3,599
The all new 2011 Ford Mustang is already receiving plenty of praise and acclaim out there on the market, bringing performance and style at an affordable price. And Ford has taken some notes at other successful manufacturers out there by looking to unleash several special edition Ford Mustangs to the public. One of these has…
Ford Windstar Recalled for Rear Axles That Can Snap; 575,000 Vehicles Affected
Ford has officially announced a recall for the Windstar minivan after a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigation confirmed the rear axles on the cars can snap. The recall affects 1998 to 2003 model year models (a total of 575,000) in 21 cold-weather U.S. states and all of Canada. The issue is specific to…
Roush Releases Supercharger For 2011 Mustang GT 5.0L
Ford and Roush go together like peanut butter and jelly. You can have one without another, but it’s just not the same. Ford’s new 2011 Mustang 5.0 has already been getting tons of acclaim and now Roush will be taking it to a whole new level in performance. For a retail price of $5,999.00, your…
Ford Fiesta Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick Award
Great news for Ford – the 2011 Fiesta earned a 2010 Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). This marks the first time a mini-car has picked up an award since the introduction of a new roof strength test. And if that was reason enough to celebrate, this nod also makes…
Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Set to Debut Next Week
Ford will build a Police Interceptor version of the new 2011 Explorer with the vehicle set to debut next week. LeftLaneNews has confirmed the crossover model will join the Taurus Police Interceptor in Ford’s lineup of offerings to law enforcement agencies across America. No details are yet available, but rumors suggest the 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine…
High-Performance Ford Focus Concept to Debut at Paris Auto Show
Ford will debut a concept version of a high-performance Focus model at the upcoming Paris Auto Show. Calling it an “exciting performance model” it will be a concept and not a production version, but it’s likely to be quite close to reality with Ford already announcing plans to deliver a “global performance model” of the…
Range Rover Evoque to Get Ford EcoBoost Engine
Despite Ford’s sale of Land Rover to Tata over a year ago, there appears to be a strong continuing partnership between the two automakers with the latest reports indicating the Range Rover Evoque crossover will get the American automaker’s EcoBoost technology. The light-weight Range Rover is believed to get a version of the 2.0-liter 4-cylinder…
Set a Safe Mood in Your Vehicle with Ambient Lighting
Want to set the mood while you’re driving with some help ambient lighting? Hey, it’s not that kind of mood we’re thinking of (so get you’re mind out of the gutter). These days, more vehicles are adding ambient lighting as a standard or optional feature because it makes drivers feel safe. A soft illumination around…
Ken Block Gymkhana 3, Part 1 is Amazing – ly Disappointing
The marketing forces that control Ken Block’s driving career have taken the legendary Gymkhana video series that he stars in to a whole new level. The problem is, that new level isn’t in the direction we’d hoped. The genius of the Gymkhana videos is that they marketed Block’s sponsors like DC Shoes and Monster Energy…
305-HP 2011 Ford Edge Sport Actually Slower Than 280-hp SEL Model
Thanks to some good old fashioned vehicle performance testing, the folks at Motor Trend have discovered the disappointing reality of the Mustang V6-powered 2011 Ford Edge. Billed as the top performer in the Edge lineup (refreshed for 2011 with new engines), the actual performance stats paint a different picture. At first glance the numbers seem…
Man Sells Raffle Ticket For Shelby GT500, Buyer Wins Car Minutes Later (Video Inside)
An attendee at QuakeCon (a video game convention) recently became infamous for being caught on tape committing the blunder of a lifetime; selling a winning raffle ticket for a 2011 Ford Shelby GT500. This wasn’t your ordinary raffle either. To get the ticket (one of 100) you had to win one of the convention-sponsored tournaments or contests, which ostensibly…
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Ken Block’s Gymkhana 3 To Be Released Tuesday
Ken Block’s long awaited Part I of his Gymkhana 3 automotive acrobatics video is set to drop on Tuesday, much to the delight of drooling fanboys and Rally enthusiasts everywhere. The third Gymkhana video will be the first Gymkhana where his Ford Fiesta will feature as the star car, rather than Block’s previous Subaru Impreza…
Ford Racing Releases Supercharger for 2011 Mustang GT’s 5.0-Liter V8
When it comes to Ford Mustang performance and forced induction, superchargers are definitely at the top of the list. There’s just nothing better than accentuating the natural torque of a V8 than pairing it up with a brilliantly designed supercharger. Ford Racing wasted no time on the 2011 Ford Mustang’s 5.0L V8 TiVCT motor and…
BBR Power Upgrades Help the Ford Focus RS Deliver Up to 404-hp
The Ford Focus RS craze over in Europe is picking up a lot of steam, and British tuner BBR is offering four different upgrade kits for any Focus RS enthusiast. The kits bump up horsepower to anywhere from 342-hp to 404-hp depending on how much you’re willing to spend. The stage one kit is simply…
Vaughn Gittin Jr.’s ’69 Ford Mustang RTR-X Update
Back towards the end of May, we were teased with renders of a 1969 Ford Mustang that Vaughn Gittin Jr. would be building for SEMA 2010. Now the RTR-X is taking clear form and Speedhunters.com has revealed even more photos of the build. We have to say we’re quite impressed and can’t wait to see…
2011 Ford Fiestas Delayed, Customers Offered $50 Gift Cards
Sometimes, things don’t always go as planned. And that’s exactly what happened to Ford. Due to a series of unforeseeable events that were out of Ford’s control, some customers will have to wait a little bit longer to get their new 2011 Fiesta sedans and hatchbacks. You can hardly blame Ford for this – railroads…
