An Out of the Park Home Run!

Some things just dont need a lot of deep, introspective thought to be figured out. Take the new Mustang Convertible, ...

Black-on-Black F-150 gets the Custom H-D Treatment

Do you like the rumble of a "V" configured engine? Well, it might not be a V-twin, but ...

New Paint Scheme Highlights GT Design Elements

Ford has a lot of reasons to be proud of its GT40 race car, a vehicle that swept the competition ...

Taking it to the Imports

Last month Ford flew me across the continent to Dearborn to take part in a special unveiling of an all-new critically ...

California Special

For more reasons than merely the current chilly climate experienced in much of the U.S., I have fond memories of a trip ...

Thunderbird Offers Good Value for Money Compared to Similar V8-Powered Roadsters

When the classic 1950s inspired Thunderbird came on the scene ...

It Drives as Sweet as It Looks

If the Viper is Americas supercar and the Corvette its sports car, the Mustang has to be Americas GT, despite ...

A New Pony Ride for the Kid in All of Us

With a roar of its engine, a red Mustang GT burst onto the stage set up in Cobo Arena, as Ford Motor ...

The Knockem Down, Dragem Out Modern 1960s Muscle Car

A few minutes into my relaxing ferry ride from the mainland to a west-coast island, the ...

Didnt You Know? Girls Love Muscle

What a beauty - and Im not talking about myself! The completely redesigned, on the inside and out, 2005 Ford ...

Lightening the SUV Load

Until the motoring public becomes more conversant with the name "Freestyle" and the term "crossover" as it applies to ...

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!

Ford has been in need of new models to bolster its new car lineup for some time, and the upcoming Five Hundred ...

Sporty Handling and Super-Sized Cargo Capacity

As automakers bend over backwards to meet the needs of niche markets, occasionally they strike ...

There and Back Again

Let me start by saying that it took me at least a generation to warm up to Fords Focus. I still remember seeing the first ...

Ford Takes the Safe Route to Combine Performance and Reliability

The Ford Focus made its way to North America in 1999 as a 2000 model, after ...

Getting Better With Age

I forgot just how good Fords entry-level Focus was until I recently took the opportunity to join the domestic automaker ...

Will a Facelift Be Enough to Spur on Sales Against Tough Competition?

To be honest, this one caught me off guard. You see, Ive been expecting ...

A Better Idea

Most of us remember the advertising slogan, "Ford Has a Better Idea." Well, this time they really do.

Although ...

Deceivingly Large and Unexpectedly Good

Exactly where the new Ford Five Hundred fits into the North American full-size sedan scene is not yet ...

Out With the Old and In With the New

Whether the Crown Vic pulling up behind you is a taxi cab or a police cruiser, its a sight that has become ...

A New Look Inside and Out

Forgive the 2005 Ford Escape if it feels a little over-looked. You would too, if on the eve of your makeover unveiling ...

A Guilt-Free SUV

There is consensus among the worlds leading scientists that greenhouse gases produced by fossil fuel-reliant societies are ...

Hello Chrysler, Honda and Toyota, Ford Has Arrived

As a four-time minivan owner, when Ford invited me to preview the new 2004 Ford Freestar, I jumped at the ...

Rising to the Upper Echelons of the Brat Pack

Ford came to town last Tuesday with a truckload of preproduction Freestar minivans. The 2004 model is a giant ...

Redesigned Reengineered and Remarkable: The Three Rs of the F150

I dont consider myself a true truck guy. I dont wear a ball cap featuring ...

Unrefined, Uninhibited and Devastatingly Quick

I was a kid in the 60s and a teenager in the 70s, so the Mustang has long been on my dream car list - excepting ...

Taking Urban Living to a New Level

"Say what?! They cant be serious," were just a few words uttered during Fords introduction of the extremely ...

SVT Team Changes High Performance Pickup Plans from F-150 to Sport Trac

Truck enthusiasts, the new Sport Trac Adrenalin might just be your ...

The Reuniting of Automotive Icons

Im guessing Im not alone among auto enthusiasts in having a special place in my heart for Shelby Mustang ...

So Why Isnt This Car Coming Here?

This has got to be the coolest family-oriented concept I have seen coming from a major carmaker since the ...

Mustang GT-R Concept Harks Back to Fords Legendary Trans-Am Days

Once again the worlds media decended upon Manhattans Jacob Javits conference ...

Ford Rethinks American Luxury

With Fords Freestar minivan sales waning, and Freestyles many attributes taking their time winning over the buying ...

A Clear View of Fords Future Sport Utility Truck

Fords Sport Trac concept truck, due to appear in Detroit next week, looks ready for production. ...

Paying Tribute to the Past but Looking to the Future

Whoa! I could hardly believe my eyes when I first caught a glimpse of Fords new Shelby ...

Blue Oval Living Legends Continue

Not to be out-done by Chevrolet or Chrysler, Ford has secretly packed a secret weapon into their presentation ...

Focusing on the Future

Just a few months away from the production cars debut, Ford has just unveiled the Ford Focus concept. Having seen undisguised ...

Getting Back to the Basics with Legendary Off-Roader

Ford Motor Company is calling 2004 "The Year of the Car" as it tries to resuscitate its ...

A Vision of the Future?

In recent times Ford has concentrated on bringing together its Living Legends range of production and concept cars in celebration of ...

Safety and Sustainability Seen in a New Light

Color. Its one of the first things that anyone finds a favorite of. It can negatively or positively affect our ...

Futura Will Be Basis for Ten Future Models

Ford Motor Co., just on the cusp of an exciting product offensive that will include overhauls of such venerable ...

Hybrid Motor is Toshibas First Entry into the Auto Parts Sector

Its not everyday a new supplier joins the automotive family, and even more ...

Escape Shaping Up to be Most Affordable SUV Hybrid So Far

DETROIT--Its been delayed by nearly a year, allowing Toyota and Honda to gain great ...

New Ford Sedan and Crossover SUV Offer Strong Value Proposition

Ford has been in need of new models to bolster its new car lineup for some ...

Mazda RX-8 Considered Most Stable Vehicle Tested

Only a week after Ford Motor Company issued a statement declaring it would add a standard ...

Five Hundred is a Good Car but Too Conservatively Styled

Why did Chrysler Group sell 13,475 300s last month and Ford Motor Company only deliver ...

SportTrac to Features Advanced Stability Control as Standard Equipment

While some automotive analysts are tying the Explorer SportTrac 4x4s ...

Ford Plans Multiple Models with Hybrid Drivetrains

With more reported buyers for gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles than Toyota and Honda can currently cope ...

Thunderbird Offers Good Value for Money Compared to Similar V8-Powered Roadsters

When the classic 1950s inspired Thunderbird came on the scene ...

Ford Ups Mustang Quality to a Completely New Level

Fords Mustang hasnt exactly been the poster child of build quality in recent years, and ...

Supercharged SVT Thunderbird Wont Make it to Production

Do you want a new Thunderbird? According to Nick Scheele, Ford Motor President and COO, the retro roadster ...

Tampering With an Icon?

Last week, in the fourth installment of a five part series, we looked at the environmental side of the updated Rouge ...

Looking at the Highlights of the Rouge

Last week, in this five part series, we took a look at how the new Rouge tour would run. Today, the facilitys highlights ...

How the Tour Will Run

Last week was Part 1 in a five part series on Fords recently revitalized Rouge plant. This week the story continues, with details regarding ...

Fords Famous Rouge Assembly Plant Tour Will Start Up Again Next Spring

A staple of visiting Detroit used to be tours of the Motor Citys automotive assembly ...

Ford Modifies a Conventional Internal Combustion Engine to Hydrogen Power

On the road to finding a greener alternative to gasoline, engineers ...

Quality Award Flies in the Face of J. D. Powers Vehicle Dependability Study

Im not much of a country music fan, but there is an old song by Willie Nelson that ...

SVT Team Changes High Performance Pickup Plans from F-150 to Sport Trac

Truck enthusiasts, the new Sport Trac Adrenalin might just be your ...

Current T-Bird Failed Only Achieved Half of Fords Sales Projections

While Giacinta Jinx Johnson, played by supermodel turned superstar actress ...

Ford Timing Ideally Coincides with U.S. Government Push for Active Safety

In a move to instill confidence in its midsize Explorer sport utility ...

Mustang GT-R Concept Harks Back to Fords Legendary Trans-Am Days

Fords Mustang has always been about performance, but if you trace the name ...

Steeda Autosports Camp Steeda and SVTOA Celebrate Weekend of Ford Power

Sunshine, great cars on and off the track, and a little bit of history ...

Cammer Crate Engine Comes in Ready-to-Race Version

With Mustang orders running sixty percent higher than initially expected, Ford is riding ...

Rear Hinged Doors and Triple-Hinged Tailgate Ideal for Production

Making its debut at the North American International Auto Show is the Ford ...

Dont Get Domestic Fusion Confusion with Euro Version

When Lincoln unveiled its new Zephyr midsize sedan at the New York International Auto ...

Will Focus RS Come to North America to Do Battle with Subaru WRX STi and Mitsubishi EVO IX?

If you were planning to enter a drag race, which ...

Mustang Interior Promises to be as Well Made as New F-150 Interior

LAS VEGAS: The F-Series pickup for 2004 is the first evidence of Fords plan ...

Independent Test Boasts 0 to 60 Time of 3.3 Seconds

Looking back to Fords 1960s era 24 Hours of Le Mans winning glory days, when it challenged ...

Fusion to Introduce New Blue-Oval Brand Image

Ford has a new man in charge of North American design, Peter Horbury, and the upcoming Fusion ...

Will Some SEMA Ideas Make Production?

LAS VEGAS: Fords new F-Series was a pretty popular car at the SEMA specialty show here, with various aftermarket firms ...

Dodges HEMI is Powerful in Throttle Response and Marketing Punch

With the advent of the new 2004 F-150, it has been widely accepted, by the ...

Expect to Fork Out About $5,000 Extra for the Hybrid Escape

Fords long-anticipated Ford Escape Hybrid is finally lining-off from its Kansas ...

The Escape Hybrid is Detroits First HEV

Last Thursday, Fords first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle (HEV) rolled off the production line, but ...

Program Could Result in Hydrogen Highway from Vancouver to California

Ford and the Government of Canada, along with various provincial and ...

Black-on-Black F-150 gets the Custom H-D Treatment

Do you like the rumble of a "V" configured engine? Well, it might not be a V-twin, but ...

Fords Bottom Line Rides on Profitability of New F-Series

Tuesday marked the first day of production of the all-new 2004 F-150 pickup in Norfolk, VA, easily ...

Fun for the Whole Family, Fords Celebration Had Something for Everyone

DEARBORN (Mich.)--Day one of Ford Motor Co.s centennial celebration was soggy, thanks ...

Ford Motor Plans to Bring 100 New Vehicles to Market in 5 Years

As Ford Motor Company prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary, the company is back to basics ...

More than 225,000 Devotees Flock to Blue Oval Mecca

The tents are down and crowds have departed from Ford Motor Companys 152 acre world headquarters complex, ...

Fords Not Ignoring Trucks

In its "Year of the Car," Ford is not going to be neglecting its truck business, warned Lyons who showed off the 2005 ...

Ford Five Hundred Offers Classic Touches

The 2005 Ford Five Hundred has a classic trapezoidal diamond-patterned Ford grille that gets trimmed ...

Freestyles Interior Made for Families

The Freestyle was designed to be a crossover vehicle with the exterior look of an SUV, but with the flexibility ...

New Five Hundred Smaller than Crown Vic on Outside but Large Inside

DETROIT--Ford Motor Company is calling 2004 "The Year of the Car" as it ...

Is Firestones Darkest History Repeating Itself?

Remember the Firestone - Ford Explorer tire-induced rollover debacle during 2000 and 2001, ...

New Engine Will Be as Sophisticated as Imported Competition

A new V6, to be used in Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles, will be built in Ford Motors Lima, ...

Drag Racing Core Buyers Force Ford to Keep Anachronistic Chassis Architecture

Its hard to believe but the news regarding the 2005 Mustangs rear suspension is ...

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