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Posted April 24 2008 10:08 AM by Edward_Loh
I didn't get to drive the all-new 2009 Ford Flex Limited, but during the walk around presentation, I sat in every seat, peeked into every cubby, and tried to push, pull, open, prod, and turn every button, dial, switch,...
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Posted April 22 2008 05:29 PM by Todd Lassa
DETROIT - Happy Earth Day! The National Highway Traffic Administration's gift to automakers Tuesday is a new standard that sets Corporate Average Fuel Economy at 31.6 mpg by 2015. It's an interim step to the 35-mpg...
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Posted April 14 2008 11:04 AM by Todd Lassa
...global warmer Ford Expedition Limited EL in off-white with smoked headlamp covers and global warming ender Killface. Every time I see one of these Expeditions, I think of the star of adult swim's "Frisky Dingo,"...
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Posted April 10 2008 01:03 PM by andrew_strieber
Rumors have been flying that Ford is finally working on a successor to its beloved, tire-smoking F-150 Lightning pickup that left dealerships in 2004. Now according to a report from Four Wheeler , at a recent meeting with...
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Posted April 10 2008 11:52 AM by Melissa
The Pontiac G8 Sport Truck, based off the Holden's VE Ute, caused a huge buzz at this year's New York auto show as one of the hottest crossover pickups soon to hit the U.S. market. According to pickuptruck.com , Ford is...
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FOMOCO getting Good press for detailed emissions plan
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Posted April 9 2008 04:33 PM by Todd Lassa
How rare is this? Ford Motor Company is getting favorable press for detailing plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions over the next 12 years. A coalition of Ford shareholders, including the Connecticut State Treasurer's...
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Posted March 21 2008 09:47 AM by TT Editors
Artist Tristan Eaton is flexing his style on Ford Flex roofs, turning them into street art. Ford insists on calling this roof-as-canvas a "Cool Lid." Whatever you call it, we're glad the company is taking a page from the...
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Posted March 21 2008 09:43 AM by Matt Stone
Editor MacKenzie talks a lot about "duty cycles." In so many words, your vehicle's duty cycle is all about how you drive: where, how many miles, what type of driving you do, how many passengers, etc. As with any...
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Posted March 21 2008 09:35 AM by Angus MacKenzie
Just been whisked -- actually, it was more like a stately stop-start surge -- across Manhattan in the new Ford Flex. We won't actually get to drive the new Flex for a few months, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity for...
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Posted March 19 2008 10:49 AM by TT Editors
The tag line musical chairs continue at Ford. The Blue Oval's most recent effort, "Bold Moves," is out. "Ford. Drive One" is in. According to the Wall Street Journal, CEO Alan Mullaly is keen on the "Have you driven a...
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Posted March 16 2008 10:00 AM by TT Editors
When Ford started development of the Excursion in the late 1990s, SUV sales charts were reaching near-vertical trajectories, particularly for the larger 'utes. Prognosticators saw the need for big SUVs and were all too...
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Slicing a Niche Too Thin: Ford Mustang Shelby GT Convertible
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Posted March 11 2008 11:16 AM by Mark Williams
I'll be the first to admit that, when it comes to niche sports cars, I have to work a little harder to find the value, but I have to say after driving our long-term Ford Mustang Shelby GT convertible (the plaque says it's...
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Posted February 29 2008 11:36 AM by Melissa
The saga continues as the Navistar International Corporation again files a lawsuit against Ford Motor Company for "breaking" its contract that promised Navistar would be the soul manufacturer of the V-6 and V-8 diesel...
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Posted February 6 2008 03:09 PM by Matt Stone
Europe is crawling with small utility vans. They hold a lot of stuff, are cheap to buy and to run, and are even cool in their own way. Plumbers, florists, caterers, you name it, buy these things by the gazillions. I've...
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Posted February 6 2008 12:38 PM by Frank Markus
With fuel prices squeezing small businesses, Ford reckons the time might be right to pry light-delivery customers out of their big, heavy V-6 or V-8 powered E-series vans and minivans, in favor of something smaller and...
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