Hyundai Gains Edge With Hybrid Battery Replacement Coverage
February 6, 2012 – 1:40 pm | No Comment

Korean automaker finds yet another way to trump its competitors.
What would keep you from buying a hybrid model? Besides price, one of the most significant concerns for potential buyers are each model’s battery packs. Those …

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Ford Fusion Sales Continue To Rise
January 1, 2012 – 12:05 am | No Comment
Ford Fusion Sales Continue To Rise

Next generation Fusion set for Detroit unveiling.

No doubt, the Ford Fusion is a hit. Since its introduction in 2006, sales have risen year over year except in 2008 when the industry imploded and sales dropped …

L.A. Live: 2013 Ford Escape
November 18, 2011 – 12:02 am | No Comment
L.A. Live: 2013 Ford Escape

Compact crossover set for spring 2012 debut.

America’s best-selling compact crossover SUV is the Ford Escape, a five-passenger vehicle available in front- and all-wheel-drive. This model has been sold since 2001 and is prized for its …

Ford Escape Engine Changes Dismiss V-6, Hybrid
October 5, 2011 – 7:42 am | 4 Comments
Ford Escape Engine Changes Dismiss V-6, Hybrid

Next generation crossover will be powered by four cylinder gas engines only.

When the 2013 Ford Escape debuts in early 2012, this five-passenger crossover will offer a clean departure from the current model. The new Escape …

EcoBoosted: Ford Edge and Ford Explorer
August 29, 2011 – 12:05 am | 4 Comments
EcoBoosted: Ford Edge and Ford Explorer

Smaller engines, plenty of power and improved fuel economy.

The Ford Motor Company has introduced its EcoBoost technology to a pair of larger crossovers, namely the 2012 Ford Edge and 2012 Ford Explorer. What is now …

Ford Announces 3-Cylinder EcoBoost Engine
June 6, 2011 – 12:05 am | No Comment
Ford Announces 3-Cylinder EcoBoost Engine

By Harrison Card
Small engine seems likely for North American market.
DEARBORN, MICH. – Riding the recent success of its line of EcoBoost engines, Ford is expanding the lineup to include a 3-cylinder, 1.0-liter engine. Ford says, …

2011 Ford Taurus Specs & Overview
April 28, 2011 – 7:12 am | No Comment
2011 Ford Taurus Specs & Overview

The Ford Taurus has celebrated its 25th anniversary, but the Ford Motor Company isn’t marking this important occasion. Quite frankly, the 2011 Ford Taurus is not like earlier generation models as this one is a …

2011 Ford Explorer Specs and Overview
December 14, 2010 – 12:05 am | One Comment
2011 Ford Explorer Specs and Overview

The Jeep Cherokee preceded the Ford Explorer to the market, but the Explorer certainly popularized the sport utility vehicle segment. Five passenger and larger SUVs were the rage throughout the 1990s and well into the …

Ford Performance: New F-150 Engines
October 28, 2010 – 5:50 am | No Comment
Ford Performance: New F-150 Engines

The Ford Motor Company has overhauled its engine offerings for the Ford F-150, scrapping its previous engine line up by bringing in four new to the line motors for its full-size truck family. The Super …

Ford F-Series Gains 4 New Engines
September 23, 2010 – 12:05 am | One Comment
Ford F-Series Gains 4 New Engines

The Ford Motor Company isn’t about to allow its vaunted F-Series truck line to fade away. Earlier this week we reviewed an important book showcasing the first six decades of this model, but since that …

Ford Focus ST Set For Paris Launch
September 16, 2010 – 12:05 am | One Comment
Ford Focus ST Set For Paris Launch

Why am I not planning a trip to Paris?!
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Arc de Triomphe and Eiffel Tower are sites I’ve never seen in person, an opportunity I’m missing each passing year.
Well, skip the French …

Nip/Tuck Ford Edge Now Shipping
August 18, 2010 – 12:07 am | No Comment
Nip/Tuck Ford Edge Now Shipping

Midcycle refresh for 2011 Ford Edge
The most popular midsize crossover utility vehicle (CUV) is the Ford Edge, a vehicle introduced in late 2006 for the 2007 model year. To date, more than 400,000 sales have …

Ford Edge Will Get First I4 EcoBoost Engine
February 4, 2010 – 12:06 am | 5 Comments
Ford Edge Will Get First I4 EcoBoost Engine

Ford’s EcoBoost engine technology, introduced last summer in the Lincoln MKS, Ford Taurus, and Lincoln MKT, will soon get expanded to other vehicle lines. That original 3.5L V6 represents the first of a family of …

Five New Engines Power Ward’s List
December 14, 2009 – 12:07 am | 2 Comments
Five New Engines Power Ward’s List

Let’s put aside for a moment all of the “car of the year” awards rolling out lately. When it comes to what really counts, isn’t what can be found underneath the hood most important to …

Lincoln’s Raises The Bar With The MKS
October 12, 2009 – 12:16 am | One Comment
Lincoln’s Raises The Bar With The MKS

Lincoln debuts a worthy entry in the competitive mid-price luxury sedan segment.
Long a strong competitor in the luxury car segment, Lincoln gradually ceded its position to a number of established as well as upstart foreign …

2010 Lincoln MKS Garners An All New Transmission
September 14, 2009 – 12:05 am | One Comment
2010 Lincoln MKS Garners An All New Transmission

Released just last year, the large Lincoln MKS sedan is now the beneficiary of a pair of important updates including an optional EcoBoost engine. Though smaller than the dated Town Car, the front wheel drive …

Ford C-Max: North American Bound?
August 7, 2009 – 12:05 am | 3 Comments
Ford C-Max: North American Bound?

In advance of its debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show next month, the next generation Ford C-Max is generating a lot of buzz for Ford. Based on the same platform powering the all new …

Ford Outline Sustainability Progress In 10th Report
June 24, 2009 – 3:00 am | 2 Comments
Ford Outline Sustainability Progress In 10th Report

For the past ten years the Ford Motor Company has been producing a Sustainability Report to gauge how the automaker is performing when it comes to environmental and social issues. The most recent edition, “Blueprint …

Ford Launches Promotional Taurus Tour
June 9, 2009 – 2:34 pm | 3 Comments
Ford Launches Promotional Taurus Tour

If you haven’t seen the 2010 Ford Taurus lately, then you’re missing out on seeing what could be one of the most significant sedans built by Ford in this generation. I don’t say that lightly, …

July 4th EcoBoost Debut Possible?
May 18, 2009 – 3:10 am | One Comment
July 4th EcoBoost Debut Possible?

I’ve been leaning on some of my Ford contacts to keep me in the loop regarding several of its upcoming models as well as what I believe will be one of the most significant engineering …

Ford Returns Production To Vaunted Engine Plant
February 27, 2009 – 11:23 am | 7 Comments
Ford Returns Production To Vaunted Engine Plant

Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1 was opened by the Ford Motor Company in 1951, the very first engine plant for the automaker in Ohio. Throughout its near fifty year history the plant produced more than …