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Ford’s Big EcoBoost Plans
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Direct injection is a fairly recent innovation for gasoline fueled passenger cars. Ford’s EcoBoost technology is one of the latest variants garnering attention these days, and deservedly so. Utilizing direct injection, turbo charging and a host of other improvements Ford Motor Company has come up with some new engines that allow inline 4 cylinder and [...]
It’s SHO-TIME
Monday, February 16th, 2009Ford has seemed to be a little engine that could story of late, chugging along through a slackened economy while GM and Chrysler beg for taxpayer dollars. The latest sign of a still vital Ford Motor Company has been the recent unveiling of an all new Taurus SHO at last week’s auto show in Chicago. [...]
L is for Little; L is for Lincoln
Monday, January 12th, 2009Small cars may have lost a bit of their luster lately with fuel prices dipping well into the the sub $2 range. Regardless, there is one thing that is certain. Cars like the MINI Cooper, the Volvo C30 have proven that premium small cars can sell in the USA and that is what it’s going [...]
Ford Announces Focus Pricing for 2008
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007Ford has announced pricing for their 2008 Focus. It remains below $15000, and their well received Ford Sync is now standard on the SES and optional on the SE. Sync is a cool system which simplifies the way your car integrates with mobile phone and digital media players. Also new is the LED ambient lighting which allows [...]
Check out the Kuga
Friday, September 14th, 2007Dumb name, cool car. I’m not sure why, but my eyes keep coming back to the Ford Kuga on display at the Frankfurt show. Normally SUVs, crossovers and the like don’t do it for me, but there is something about this one. It’s based on the new European Focus model. Like so many of the best [...]
No Volvo Deal For BMW
Friday, September 14th, 2007Norbert Reithofer, speaking at the Frankfurt auto show, claims there is no truth to the rumored acquisition of Volvo from Ford. Claiming a lack of synergies between the companies, BMW being a “rear-wheel-drive car company” and the Swedish manufacturer in question being noted for front drivers.
Now this is just supposition on the part of your [...]