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Lincoln MKZ concept surfaces in Detroit

, Jan 11th 2012 Discuss [2]

The North American International Auto Show is going right now in Detroit bringing with it the first glimpses at new car models and concept vehicles that may make it to showrooms in the future. Lincoln showed off its new MKZ concept in Detroit, and the car doesn’t look much like the concepts you would expect. In fact, the MKZ Concept car looks like a refreshed version of the existing car and completely showroom ready to my eyes. Read The Full Story

Ford Sync Destinations app connect allows connectivity to Sync on the go

, Jan 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Ford has announced a cool new feature for Sync called Sync Destinations. Destinations uses the connectivity from your smartphone to provide services like turn-by-turn driving directions, destination downloads, and traffic details. Sync Destinations is compatible with Sync AppLink as well. Read The Full Story

Ford shows off 2013 Fusion with gas, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid versions

, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

The Ford Fusion has been a good seller for Ford thanks to its moderate price and features. Ford has redesigned the Fusion for 2013 and is offering up some details on the new car right now. The new Fusion has some Jaguar/Aston Martin style in the front grill and lines on the hood to my eyes. The car looks very nice. Read The Full Story

Ford recycling bottles from CES for Ford Focus Electric

, Jan 6th 2012 Discuss [4]

Those attending CES will benefit Ford's Focus Electric, which are slated to leave assembly lines in March. Repreve, made by Unifi, is a blend of post-industrial fiber waste and post-consumer waste. Starting this year Repreve will be used in the Focus' seating material. To do this Ford plans to divert about 2 million post-consumer plastic bottles. Of the 2 million plastic bottles, the equivalent of 22 will be used in in each Electric Focus. Read The Full Story

Ford working on a better Segway

, Jan 6th 2012 Discuss [1]

Ford has announced plans for a new Silicon Valley R&D center to come up with a better alternative to the Segway or other "personal mobility experience" concepts, as well as integrating mobile tech better with its SYNC in-car infotainment system. The San Francisco lab, set to open later this year, will look at "a holistic approach to personal transportation" as well as how the car can be transformed into a sensor, sharing information such as when windshield wipers are turned on to track hyper-local weather and other trends. Meanwhile, Ford has also begun distributing its open-source collaboration with Bug Labs, announced last year. Read The Full Story

Ford Focus EV expected to grab 100mpg rating

, Dec 15th 2011 Discuss [6]

The production of the 2012 Ford Focus EV has kicked off. Ford is stating that it expects the car to be rated at the equivalent 100 mpg. I still don't like that the ratings on EVs that don’t use gas being given in miles per gallon. An EPA rating for true driving distance would make more sense to me and make comparing EVs easier. Read The Full Story

Ford recalls 129k cars over wheel snap fears

, Dec 9th 2011 Discuss [3]

Ford has been forced to recall almost 129,000 vehicles, after discovering that the wheels on certain 2010-2011 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan cars could fall off. The issue, Ford told [pdf link] the Nation Highway Traffic Safety Administration, was spotted when lug-nut tightening was found to cause fracturing; if the drivers ignored the subsequent vibration warning signs, the wheels themselves could potentially detach from car. Read The Full Story

2013 Ford Mustang has lighted logo projector, shuts down factory

, Dec 7th 2011 Discuss [4]

When you've got something so utterly groundbreaking as a lamp that projects an image onto the ground beside your car, you know you're about to change the industry - or at least that's what Ford hopes will happen with the 2013 model of the Mustang, complete with running horse under the side mirror. When you head to your car and drop the key in the lock, before you open the door you'll be able to admire nothing less than the classic steed galloping along the ground (not animated, just still) in a projected light image emanating from under your side mirror. Of course there will be other features on the vehicle that you've never heard of before - but who cares when there's awesome lamps to be had?! Read The Full Story

Ford 2012 Escape promoted with augmented reality experience

, Nov 15th 2011 Discuss [0]

When you want to see what a product looks like in the space you live in, on your doorstep, in your yard, or in this case, on the baseball field, you use augmented reality - and that's just what Ford has done in collaboration with the folks at GoldRun to promote their new 2012 Ford Escape. What they did was promote the vehicle with what they so plainly called "the Campain," one in which users were invited to participate in either an L.A. Adventure or a Nationwide hunt. Users on the L.A. Adventure took part in a 3-day scavenger hunt through downtown Los Angeles during Blog World Expo 2011, capturing unique AR objects as they went, secret messages and content included, prizes in the wings! Read The Full Story

2013 Shelby GT500 Packs 650hp, 200+ mph top speed

, Nov 15th 2011 Discuss [5]

The big news so far today in the auto world have been the unveiling of the slightly revamped ford mustang line. I have already talked about the Boss 302 for 2013. Now we will look at the most beastly of all Mustangs for 2013, the GT500. The car landed a new V8 engine for 2013 with 5.8L displacement and a massive 650HP and 600 lb-ft of torque. Read The Full Story

Ford crams track apps into all 2013 Mustangs and adds 550W stereo option

, Nov 15th 2011 Discuss [2]

I already mentioned this morning that the 2013 Boss 302 has debuted in LA today. Along with that Boss 302 also comes the debut of the new GT500 for 13 and some new tweaks to the overall Mustang lineup. One of the most interesting tweaks to the overall line of Mustangs for 2013 is the addition of a new gauge cluster that has a 4.2-inch LCD in the center of the gauges that has Track Apps. Read The Full Story

Ford outs 2013 Boss 302 Laguna Seca

, Nov 15th 2011 Discuss [4]

I have mentioned that I have a 2012 Boss 302 before and when we covered the Dallas Auto Show a while back we put together a nice video of the 2012 Boss 302 Laguna Seca. I agree with most people in that the 2012 Boss 302 LS cars had some not so great color schemes to choose from. Ford is changing the Boss 302 and other Mustangs up for 2013 and the unveil of the 2013 Boss 302 Laguna Seca was made today in LA. Read The Full Story
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