Ford unveiled its Ford Atlas concept truck at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show… and people are still picking their jaw’s up off of the floor. In a word, Wow! The concept boasts a next generation Eco-Boost engine and some very very nice new technology to go along with the revamped look. Some of the tech [...]
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Ford’s EcoBoost line of engines has been a hit since they began rolling off the assembly line and started hitting the street. While the small car segment has enjoyed a boost (sorry!) in sales from the little engine that could, some of the biggest gains have come from the F-150 truck sales equipped with the [...]
Many of the current auto makers do major overhauls to their product lines every few years in an attempt to keep things fresh. Ford, however, has been doing slight change roll outs to several of it’s models for the past few years and it seems to be paying off. The latest to benefit from this [...]
The California Highway Patrol announced it was going to replace their geriatric Ford Crown Victoria cruisers last year and started an exhaustive search for a suitable replacement. One of the main criteria the highway patrol had decided on was the ability to carry four officers and their equipment. Apparently none of the current sedans could [...]
Yet another recall for Ford. Hot on the heals of the recall last week for the Expedition and Lincoln Navigator, it would appear that the 2012 F-150 didn’t want to feel left out. This recall is for the front passenger side seat occupancy sensor not functioning properly in the 2012 Ford F-150 pickup. This error [...]
Well it seems the recall a week trend just keeps going strong. This time Ford Motor Company has issued a recall for a large number of 2011 through 2012 F-150 pickups, Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators. The issue at hand is a faulty transmission range sensor or TRS. The faulty sensor is causing the ‘R’ on [...]
To say that today is a sad day for the automotive world is an understatement. Carroll Shelby, one of the true pioneers of everything automotive that we have come to love and cherish, has passed away at the age of 89. Born January 11, 1923 in Leesburg, Texas, Shelby’s love of cars manifested itself early [...]
Sales numbers for April are in, and once again pickup truck sales continue to gain across the US. The Ford F-150 still leads the pack, but how well did the Silverado do? And what about the huge marketing push Ram has been doing? Lets take a look at the numbers. As we said, the Ford [...]
Well, all the hoopla over the Ford F-150 powered by the 3.7L Eco Boost seem to be genuine and not just fabricated marketing speak. Ford has announced that it will be adding a third shift to it’s Cleveland No. 1 plant to help meet the demand for the 3.5L and 3.7L Eco Boost engines for [...]
A little over a week ago Ford released a very suggestive cloak and dagger video showing a new Explorer growling around some asphalt with only extreme close ups and throaty exhaust notes to leave us speculating. Was Ford going to release a SVT branded Explorer? Well, the answer is no, but it is definitely not [...]
