Archive for 'Ford'
Aussie-Built Supercharged Ford V-8 To Return Topside?
Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by admin.
Ford Racing and Roush have already revealed supercharger kits for the new 2011 5.0-liter Mustang V-8, and earlier this week we saw the Australians' take on the theme: the Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) supercharged Falcon. Now the talk is that the FPV Falcon's milder engines may be headed back to the U.S.
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Review: 2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 Take Two
Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by admin.
After driving the Chevrolet Camaro SS for a couple of days, and enjoying the experience must less than I expected to, I began to question my expectations. Perhaps having the Lexus IS-F for a week had unfairly put the Chevrolet in a bad light?
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2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor SuperCrew, SuperCab: First Look
Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by admin.
First Look: 2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor SuperCrew and SuperCab While many pickup truck fans admired the 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, many thought the two-door SuperCab body style limited the models functionality. For 2011, Ford has released an F-150 SVT Raptor with a new four-door SuperCrew cab configuration
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2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor SuperCrew Preview
Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by admin.
The Blue Oval will be adding a new model to its F-150 pickup truck line, with the unveiling today of the all-new 2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor SuperCrew.
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First Look: 2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor SuperCrew and SuperCab
Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by admin.
By Patrick Olsen and Mike Levine As some of its fans were asking last year , Ford is rolling out the 2011 F-150 SVT Raptor with a new SuperCrew four-door cab configuration, offering a lot more space while making adjustments to keep the Baja-bred pickup highly off-road capable. Both SuperCrew and SuperCab SVT Raptors will be powered solely by Ford’s new 6.2-liter V-8 engine (which debuted in the 2010 Raptor ) that’s rated at 411 horsepower and 434 pounds-feet of torque, making it, in Ford’s words, “the most powerful half-ton pickup on the market.” It has two valves and two spark plugs per cylinder, a cast-iron engine block and aluminum cylinder heads.
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Cars.comparison: Off-to-College Cars
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by admin.
With the start of a new school year, kids across America are packing their things to head back to their far-flung homes of learning. For students who are tired of relying on mom and dad to tow their possessions back and forth from college, we just reviewed three great subcompacts – the 2011 Ford Fiesta, 2010 Honda Fit and 2010 Scion xD – that they can use to drive themselves.
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Luxury and Family Cars Avoid Sales Slump
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by admin.
Every headline may scream that new-car sales are slumping because of last month’s figures compared with the Cash for Clunkers-fueled August 2009 numbers.
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Cars.com Video: 2011 Subaru Outback
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by admin.
The 2011 Subaru Outback competes with the Toyota Venza and Honda Accord Crosstour, but it outsells both of them combined. The Outback accomplishes this by being affordable, reliable and fun to drive, according to Cars.com reviewer Kelsey Mays.
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Spy Shots: 2012 Honda Civic
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by admin.
With the brand new 2012 Ford Focus, 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and 2011 Volkswagen Jetta coming onto the market over the next 12 months, all with fresh styling, new levels of quality and premium features, one of the small car segment's stalwarts, the Honda Civic, will soon be faced with some serious competition. Not surprisingly, the Civic is also due...
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Lincoln Promises 7 New Vehicles by 2014
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by admin.
Now that Ford's shorn of Jaguar, Land Rover, Aston Martin and Volvo--and now that it's closing Mercury--Lincoln will get seven new vehicles in the next four years in a major new investment in product and in a more distinct identity for the Ford luxury brand. At the press launch for the 2011 MKZ Hybrid and the 2011 MKX this week in Washington...
