Ford and VW have been in talks for months now on possible tie-ups between the two automakers to help reduce the cost of developing new vehicles, among other things. VW and Ford have announced today that VW will be investing in Ford's autonomous auto division Argo AI. The exact amount of money that VW has invested in Argo AI is a mystery.
The Ford GT was hardly a slowpoke, but for those who want the blue oval's supercar turned up to 11 there's the new Ford GT Mk II. Coaxing 700 horsepower out of the 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine, the limited-edition fettled coupe is Ford and partner Multimatic's answer to the one big question GT fans had about the car.
Volkswagen and Ford have put together a deal to share electric and autonomous car tech for passenger vehicles, sources close to the talks claim, a significant extension of a previously-announced alliance. The two automaker heavyweights confirmed they'd be working together on products back in January, though at the time insisted it was only for commercial customers.
The 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 has been prematurely priced up, with the 760 horsepower coupe promising to embarrass supercars at a fraction of their cost. The automaker has been teasing us with Shelby GT500 details since the car was unveiled back in January, most recently by detailing just how much power would be squeezed from its 5.2-liter supercharged V8 engine.
Ford has announced an all-new off-road package that is for its 2020 F-250 and F-350 Super Duty trucks that pairs towing and payload capacity with additional off-road capability. The Tremor package promises to give F-Series Super Duty owners a combination of weekday work and weekend adventure in the same truck. The Tremor package is available with the all-new 7.3-liter gas V8 or the 3rd gen 6.7-liter Power Stroke diesel.
Ford has revealed a punchy little crossover, the new 2019 Ford Puma, but don't hold your breath to see it on American roads. Rebooting the Puma name from the original compact coupe discontinued in 2002, the new Puma sticks with the automaker's trend away from cars and toward utility, throwing in some mild-hybrid action along the way.
Of all the cars ever produced, the Ford Mustang is one of the most iconic. The car first launched in the mid-60s and is still in production today decades later. Of all the Mustangs, some of the most popular are the 1969 and 1970 fastback versions made famous in films like the Steve McQueen classic "Bullitt" and "Gone in 60 Seconds." A company called Charge will be showing off a prototype electric Mustang at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Ford is talking up what it will be doing at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK next month. The big thing for Ford is a special announcement having to do with the Ford GT sports car. Ford Performance's Hermann Salenbauch and Multimatic's Larry Holt will make the special Ford GT announcement.
Ford always promised that the 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 would be indecently powerful, and now it's confirming just how many horses the supercharged V8 will deliver. Announced back in January, the 2020 GT500 will pack a heady 760 horsepower, Ford has confirmed today, well in excess of the "700+" suggestion which the automaker first teased us with.
At some point in the not too distant future, there will be autonomous cars cruising the roads with no human behind the wheel. The first place we are likely to see the autonomous auto tech heavily leveraged is for delivery services. The expectation is that someone will order a package online; the autonomous vehicle will be loaded and drive to the delivery address.
Ford has been testing the use an autonomous robot called Survival that enables factory workers to focus on more demanding, complex tasks, the company has revealed. The robot was built by Ford engineers as a way to offload mundane, rote tasks that would otherwise take up engineers' time. The robot is operating at a Ford plant in Spain.
Not too long ago, Amazon made the almost scandalous announcement that it would be letting its couriers into houses via its Amazon Key system. Then this year, it expanded that to garages and finally to cars. Fortunately, the rollout of Amazon Key has been relatively uneventful and companies are, in fact, siding with the retail giant. The latest to join that club is Ford, who will allow select models to become your mailbox to keep your package safe, while hopefully also keeping your car safe.