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Custom Wheels Take Center Stage At Autorama 2008-03-05 23:48:03 If you want some serious customization, visit the Cobo Center
this week. Aside from the NAIAS, it’s the other popular auto show in Detroit. Wanna know what Detroit iron means? You gotta be there!Starting Friday through Sunday at Cobo Center, Autorama will display about 1,000 vehicles with more stunning chrome than the mass-produced cars in 2007. And believe me, these cars are really awesome!As pretty obvious in the past, commercialization will seize the public eye. Celebrities and customization experts will pull crowds closer. But what will take the center stage is the array of jaw-dropping cars from the gurus who shape sheet metal to stardom.The vehicles are personal masterpieces. Some are product of enduring hard work and passion. Some are part of buffs’ life-long dreams.De Read more:Wheels
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Clipsal 500 Ends In Drama 2008-02-25 02:44:53 Who would expect Clipsal 500 would end in drama? Melbourne Herald Sun writes:Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup won the race after controversially pushing Ford Performance Racing's Mark Winterbottom out of the lead at the hairpin with three laps remaining. It was an ugly stain on an otherwise perfect day for Ford, which swept the podium, with Whincup's teammate Craig Lowndes taking third place. After the race it was a case of two very different points of view for Whincup and Winterbottom. For the winner, it was a fair racing move, but Winterbottom was left trying to mask his disappointment.Who’s to blame anyway?Asked if he was worried about a penalty, Whincup has this to say: "No, I know the rules and I was well inside the rules. I went down the inside and Mark was too late to cover his l
Two More Green Ford Vehicles 2008-02-22 18:47:17 Green cars are the rage these days. With the threat posed by global warming, we have become more and more aware of environmental concerns. This is the reason why green vehicles are popular today.Ford is one of the leaders in the development of green vehicles. In fact, the Dearborn automaker created the first hybrid SUV in the Ford Escape Hybrid. It combined the interior space that we all crave for and the fuel efficiency of a small car.Recently, two vehicles from Ford were certified to be "green" by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. The Ford Focus is included in the Top 12 Greenest Vehicles
of 2008 and the Ford Escape Hybrid added to its Greener Choices 2008 list.Sue Cischke, senior vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Eng Read more:Green
Latvala: The Youngest WRC Winner 2008-02-11 03:20:16 At age 22, what have you accomplished?Most people would say – “not much”. But that is not the case for Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala who became the youngest driver to win a World Championship rally in Sweden. In the said rally, the 22-year-old Finn, who inked history, led from start to end. He beat the record set by another Finn - Henri Toivonen, who won the RAC Rally in Britain at the age of 24 in 1980. "It's a very emotional moment for me, as I had always grown up with the legend of Henri Toivonen: he was my hero," said Latvala. "To break his record is something I would never have dared to dream about when I started rallying. It's been an incredible three days: my father doesn't cry very often, but at the end of the last stage he couldn't stop. Like me, he's been waiting fo
Ford E-Series Vans And Lincoln Navigator Goes E-85! 2008-01-22 14:21:23 Ford Motor Company's range of E85 flexible fuel vehicles will welcome a bunch of models to be added on the company’s lineup of hybrid cars. Ford has confirmed the addition of three vehicles for the 2009 model year. According to Ford’s press release, the vehicles to be included on the E85 list are Ford Expedition and LincolnNavigator
full size sports utility vehicles and Ford E-Series full size vans and wagons. These most recent candidates are basically an example of the company’s plan to carry out products that consumers need and want. According to Ford, for the first time in Ford’s history, the Ford E-Series will be the prime full size van over 8,500 lb. to offer E-85 capability. The Ford E-Series is also the first full size van to be outfitted with two V-8 engine options with E-
LRX Meets World 2008-01-15 14:58:37 Ford Motor Company’s renowned subsidiary, Land Rover, has finally introduced their best kept surprise for the world. Oh yes, the much-awaited world debut of the Land Rover LRX hybrid concept just took place yesterday and the group didn’t fail to amaze us… the LRX is definitely hot; smoking hot like an over-heating radiator that is. According to my number one source, the LRX hybrid concept is apparently a valiant progress of Land Rover design that points out to the nameplate’s successful shift into new grounds of the market at the same time staying true to its main values. "The LRX concept delivers the powerful message that we are as serious about sustainability as we are confident about the continuing relevance and desirability of our vehicles. LRX is in every respect a Read more:World
Hard Times Continue… 2008-01-13 21:20:15 It’s pretty evident - hard times seem to linger for the longest time. And the auto industry’s damnation is likely to stay. So which route is better for the desired recovery?At the opening of the 20th North American International Auto Show, the future of Detroit’s Big 3 gives the industry hints of what are to be expected. While automakers are putting their best foot forward to seize profitability, economy and surrounding circumstances seem so forbidding. With the American economy ailing due to bad-debt hangover, the Federal Reserve bank diminished interest rates thrice since last August. This is an effort to boost the economy. True, no one makes a car purchase in times of crisis, unless of course pretty inevitable.According to Telegraph.co.uk, the US new car and truck market has been Read more:Times
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Ford To Provide Half A Million Vehicles With Ecoboost Engine Technology 2008-01-09 13:58:10 Superior fuel economy… that’s what the Ford Motor Company is all about! Today, the company is launching the latest engine technology called EcoBoost. I guess this can respond to the hot as radiator gas price boost nowadays... hopefully! This technology is designed to deliver over 20 percent enhanced fuel economy on 500,000 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles in North America yearly for 5 years to be exact. According to Ford, the ground-breaking EcoBoost component of 6-cylinder and 4-cylinder engines features direct injection and turbocharging technology. EcoBoost establishes itself ahead of reasonably priced gasoline engines as compared to more costly diesel engines and hybrids. Ford is doing this through initiatives to customers on how to develop fuel economy and emissions without sacr Read more:Vehicles
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Ford Advanced Talks With Tata Motors 2008-01-03 22:10:45 Is Ford ready to set free 2 of its British auto divisions? Reports say the Dearborn automaker has picked the Indian automaker Tata Motors
as its major bidder for its Jaguar and Land Rover brands.Ford has entered into “focused negotiations at a more detailed level” with Tata, the company said in a statement. “We will proceed with further substantive discussions with Tata Motors over the forthcoming weeks with a view to securing an agreement that is in the best interests of all parties concerned,” Lewis Booth, executive vice president of Ford’s European units, said in a statement.Jaguar and Land Rover employees in the United Kingdom were told about the talks Thursday morning shortly before the company made the announcement, according to MSNBC. Ford execs, meanwhile, have said they
Ford Teams Up With Webasto 2008-01-02 15:06:25 Ford has been known to be the producer of the pony car known throughout the world, the Mustang. The said vehicle has been the favorite of performance enthusiasts and car collectors. The 2009 version of said nameplate will soon be unveiled at the upcoming North American International Auto Show in Detroit. And for the 2009 model year, the Mustang will be offered with a new glass roof created by Webasto.The new glass roof will be made available to the Mustang GT and the V6 version of the pony car. The addition of the new glass roof is a great complement for the Mustang especially that it will be the 45th year of the pony car in production.Andreas Weller, vice president for business development at Webasto had this to say: "We believe this project truly speaks well
2009 Lincoln MKT 2008-05-13 22:48:41 The Lincoln
MKT is a concept vehicle that was unveiled at the 2008 North
American International Auto Show. According to Ford President of the Americas
"The Lincoln MKT concept offers the comfort of a
luxury sedan, the spaciousness and flexibility of a full-size utility and the
performance of a sporty roadster — executed with new technologies and materials
that make it as environmentally fri
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