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Five Things Your Car Will Do in 2020, Part 3 2008-03-24 05:07:36 If you remember, we started a series of posts on Thursday of last week talking about five things your car will be able to do in 2020 and beyond (maybe even a year or two before). The first two capabilities were predicting the future and communicating with the road. For the third installment, today’s feature is:
Your [...]
Police Car Look-Alike Creating a Buzz 2008-03-24 05:05:36 How cool would it be to drive around town in a car that looks almost exactly like an official police vehicle? Many motorists would give you respect (although some would give you the finger). You’d see them tap their brakes when they see you coming and nobody would ever pass you on the freeway, even [...] Read more:Police
, Alike
, Creating
Ford’s New Stylin’ and Profilin’ NYC Taxis 2008-03-26 05:09:20 If you’ve ever visited New York City or seen a shot of it on television, you have probably noticed a sea of yellow taxis. That’s because there are more than 12,000 of these yellow vehicles on the NYC roads. And each of those 12,000 taxis is guzzling up the gas and creating a great deal of [...]
Five Things Your Car Will Do in 2020, Part 5 2008-03-26 05:07:34 And now, here’s the final installment of Five Things Your Car Will Do in 2020. And if there’s any concept that’s been talked about as much as flying cars, it’s this one:
Your Car Will Be Able to Drive Itself
That’s exactly what the engineers at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency are working on as you read [...]
Ford Sends Hydrogen-Powered Buses to Airport 2008-03-25 05:05:36 If you’re flying in or out of the Detroit Metro Airport any time soon, you might notice a new eco-friendly feature: Ford hydrogen-powered buses. Last week, the company delivered two of these E-450 shuttles for taking visitors and passengers from the plane terminals to the parking lots so they don’t end up walking the entire [...] Read more:Buses
Five Things Your Car Will Do in 2020, Part 4 2008-03-25 05:04:44 Continuing on our series of posts regarding cars in the future, here’s the fourth thing your car will be able to do that it can’t do now:
Financial Transactions
How many times have you pulled up to the drive-thru at McDonald’s or another restaurant chain late at night and realized you had forgotten your wallet? This won’t [...]
Express Yourself with Ford’s “Cool Lids” 2008-03-28 05:07:12 If you’ve seen the Ford Flex, you’ve probably noticed that the top is fairly plain. It’s a perfect place to express yourself! That’s what Ford officials were thinking when they introduced the “Cool Lid” project with artist Tristan Eaton at the New York International Auto Show earlier this month.
The project includes a one-of-a-kind painting on the rooftop [...] Read more:Express
, Yourself
Three More Easy Ways to Save Fuel 2008-03-28 05:05:50 You wanted more tips for saving gas, you got ‘em. Here are three more easy ways to save fuel when driving your certified Ford.
• Don’t act like you’re in NASCAR. If you’ve noticed fingernails embedded in your seats or on the inside door handles, you might be scaring people who ride with you. You’ve probably [...] Read more:Three
Buy a Pink Mustang to Fight Breast Cancer 2008-03-27 05:07:07 The Ford Motor Company is famous for its contributions to charities and good causes. The automaker is always willing to donate time, money and resources to help make the world a better place. But breast cancer is one of the main causes to which Ford contributes.
In the last 14 years, Ford has donated nearly $100 million [...] Read more:Mustang
, Breast
, Cancer
Three Easy Ways to Save Fuel 2008-03-27 05:05:55 Have we drilled it into your head enough? With oil prices exceeding $100 a barrel, you really don’t want to buy more gas than you need. There are probably dozens of ways for you to save fuel, some of them more feasible than others. Here are a few of the more reasonable ways you can [...] Read more:Three
, Three Easy
Sony Flexes Muscle in New Ford Models 2008-04-02 05:07:30 The Ford Motor Company is set to team up with Sony
, a powerhouse in the electronic entertainment industry, to offer a brand new in-car system for the Ford Flex models.
The details about what the in-car system will include are rather sketchy at this time. However, the Sony Style Store on Madison Avenue did allow some [...]
See Spot Run, See Spot Cause an Accident 2008-04-02 05:05:37 If you’re like me, you probably roll your eyes every time you see a dog sitting in a driver’s lap and looking out the window. It looks like it’s just an accident waiting to happen.
I’m a pet lover, too. I love taking my pets to places with me. When my wife and I took a weekend [...] Read more:Cause
Australian Falcon Gets Performance Increase – Why Not Us? 2008-04-01 05:07:17 Ford Australia has the cool and innovative Falcon
model exclusively for the “down under” market. Unfortunately, that’s the only place where you can enjoy a Falcon. And now, the Falcon has gotten even better.
According to Performance
Vehicles General Manager Rod Barret, the tweaks and modifications on the Australian
Ford Falcon have created a “glimpse of [...]
Babies on Board: Car Seat Safety Tips 2008-04-01 05:05:25 If you were an infant in the 1950s, your parents probably didn’t have a car seat for you when they took you along for a ride. In fact, some cars from that era didn’t even have safety belts. But you simply can’t get away with that nowadays. That’s why we have infant car seats.
But they need to [...] Read more:Babies
, Board
, Safety
, Safety Tips
Mustang Comes Home Nearly 40 Years Later 2008-03-31 05:07:09 The Mustang
is one of the most popular and recognized Ford vehicles in the world. That’s probably why car thieves are always trying to get their grubby hands on one. But can you imagine having your car stolen and then finding it 38 years later?
That’s exactly what happened with Eugene Brakke of southern California. He [...] Read more:Nearly
, Years
The Dreaded Mystery of the “Check Engine” Light 2008-03-31 05:05:35 There are probably not many people who don’t know what their “CheckEngine
” lights look like. This little mystery light has probably come on in almost every car ever made at one point or another. And the funny thing is that many mechanics are just as stumped as you are when you take your car [...] Read more:Mystery
Ford Implementing New Smart Alert 2008-04-04 05:06:45 The Ford Motor Company continues to add new features to its upcoming models to compete with other brands. Last month, the automaker announced some details about its new SmartAlert
system.
At the risk of mentioning a competitor, some have described the new Smart Alert system as Onstar for Ford. With it, you can unlock your doors remotely, [...]
Thieves Want Your Car’s Underbody 2008-04-03 05:07:48 There’s been a rash of thefts going on all over the country. It’s been happening for a few years now, too. I remember it was going on three years ago when I worked at the flower shop, where there was a fleet of Ford vehicles. Thieves would come into the parking lot in the middle of [...]
Look Out! Big Brother Is Watching You! 2008-04-03 05:05:07 The next time you drive your certified Ford through Texas, look for the “environmental police” who watch your vehicle. This article talks about websites where you can report litterers and cars with sub-standard emissions. When you log on to these websites, prompts ask for the following :
License plate number
Make of vehicle
Time of day
Date
Location
What was tossed out the [...] Read more:Brother
, Watching
, Big Brother
Ford Sales Increase Despite Economy Problems 2008-04-08 05:05:47 Everybody keeps talking about how bad the United States economy is right now. Some say we’re in a recession. Others point to the housing crisis as a sign of something big to come. And the rising gas prices sure aren’t helping.
But despite these problems, two Ford vehicles, the Edge and the Focus, have shown a huge increase in [...] Read more:Sales
See the Ford Mustang in High Def 2008-04-07 05:18:37 Are you a racing fan? If so, it will delight you to learn that your favorite Ford vehicle, the Mustang
, will be racing in the Challenge for the Miller Cup soon. But there’s more to it than that. The three-part TV series will capture all of the racing action in high definition.
The program follows the cars and drivers [...]
CA May Drop Emissions Exemptions Soon 2008-04-07 05:05:16 Just when you thought it was safe to drive your classic vehicle on the streets of California, think again. Cars made before 1976 were once exempt from the strictest emissions standards in the nation. But a California senator , Dean Florez, is proposing legislation that makes this loophole a thing of the past.
Luckily, this only affects the [...]
Take New Cars to the Dealership for Maintenance 2008-04-09 05:07:15 If you’re like me, you want to make sure you take care of your new car. That means doing all of the preventative maintenance and everything else necessary to keep the warranty valid. You might think you can just take your new car to any ol’ oil change place, but that’s not true.
A recent newspaper [...] Read more:Dealership
, Maintenance
Maintenance Software Provides Longer Life for Cars 2008-04-09 05:05:12 If you’ve recently purchased a certified Ford, you undoubtedly want to get the most life out of it. With rising gas prices and everything else going on in our economy, making your car last is just one way you can keep extra money in your bank account.
Now you can use a computer software program to [...] Read more:Maintenance
, Software
Is Val Kilmer a Better Batman or a Better KITT? 2008-04-11 05:07:09 With rumors circulating that Knight Rider might be added as a regular series to NBC’s fall schedule, I felt I should do some research. As a kid, I enjoyed KITT’s voice. Today, many of us know it better as the voice of the teacher on the corny 1990s sitcom Boy Meets World. As KITT, he had a [...] Read more:Batman
Celebrate Your Car for National Car Care Month 2008-04-11 05:05:36 Everything you can think of has its own day, week, or even month. For instance, did you know there was a National
Pet Dental Health Month
? Or how about a National Impotency Month? Heck, September is even Shameless Promotion Month. I wonder who thought of that one.
But one thing to celebrate during April is National [...] Read more:Celebrate
Environmentalists Strike at World-Famous Roadway 2008-04-10 05:07:02 If you’ve been thinking about taking one of the faster Ford vehicles for an exhilarating spin on Germany’s Autobahn, think again.
The environmentalists have dealt a blow to fun-lovers all over the world. Until now, thousands of race car enthusiasts and all-around speed-lovers could take their fastest cars to this famous roadway and push them to the limits. With [...] Read more:Environmentalists
, World
, Famous
Who Else Wants a Better Edge? 2008-04-14 05:07:31 If you’ve been looking for a mid-sized crossover from Ford, look no further. The Edge is one of the most popular Ford vehicles in the automaker’s current lineup. And even though it’s a quality vehicle, Ford continues to make it even better and more attractive to customers.
Ford has made the 2008 Edge more convenient and [...]
Who Else Wants to Save on Car Insurance? Part 1 2008-04-14 05:05:12 You just bought your certified Ford and you’re looking for insurance for it. You want to be certain you’re covered for every possible situation that could arise, but you can’t afford to pay hundreds of dollars in insurance each month. What do you do? Here are some steps to help you save money on your insurance premiums while still [...] Read more:Car Insurance
Ford Strives to Please Environmentalist Critics 2008-04-15 05:07:00 I don’t know if Al Gore had anything to do with this, but the Ford Motor Company and some of its biggest environmentalist critics are forging a friendship.
Environmentalists have been pressuring the major auto manufacturers to clean up their proverbial acts for several years. But did you know that Ford’s chairman is actually a self-described [...] Read more:Please
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