News Ford B-Max Will Be Built in Romania: 2012 Geneva Auto Show By Paul Lienert, Correspondent | Published Feb 2, 2012 Just the Facts: The production version of Ford’s new B-Max mini-crossover for Europe will be unveiled in Geneva. The new B-Max enters production later this year in Romania. A new 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine will [...]
EcoBoost: Ford’s recipe to fuel-saving and ultra-efficient engines. The company has announced a 1.0 litre three-cylinder version to be fitted into the 2012 Focus range. Similar to the earlier versions with higher displacements, these engines will feature direct-injection and force-induction technologies. The engines will be available in two variants – a 123hp version for the [...]
The 1932 Ford V8 or Model 18 has significant engineering advances over the previous Model A and the first mass market V8 to thank for its desirability in early hot rod circles. 80 years later, the ’32 Ford is still the ultimate hot rod—growing only more popular with each passing year. More »
Forbes has reported that almost one-third of the more than two million vehicles Ford sold in America last year went to fleet buyers, which could be a cause of concern for the American automaker. While it would appear that it could only be a positive thing that Ford is heavily [...]
Audi Quattro and Ford Puma Turbo Prescott Hill Super Sound 2011
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C-Max: Two hybrid steps forward? C-Max hybrid versus the Prius and the Ford Escape hybrid For many years now, Ford has done quite a bit of hybrid talking, but Ford’s hybrid results have never matched up to the rhetoric. Even when the Ford Fusion hybrid topped Toyota Camry hybrid fuel economy, the buzz fell short. [...]
The Basics: The Ford Expedition is trucky, conservative, mammoth as it’s always been–and that’s why it’s still around, now that other full-size SUVs have fallen from orbit, or failed to launch at all. The Expedition’s selling much more slowly than it ever has, but it’s still one of the better choices for those who need [...]
Few things make us happier than the notion of turn-key race cars. In a world where large corporations are increasingly risk-averse when it comes to their products, we take private glee in knowing that if we had the means, we could go out and buy a ready-for-battle race car straight from Ford. We aren’t [...]
This is the Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that’s actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parcel it out to you one story at a time. Isn’t your time more important? More »
