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2011 Ford Explorer Achieves 25% Increase in Fuel Economy

Published on December 14, 2010 in Hot Car - In Dealerships and Hot Car - Upcoming. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

The 2011 Ford Explorer, which has undergone an extensive redesign, so far as to make it car-based rather than truck-based, has another ace up its sleeve in the new crossover/SUV wars: a bump to 17/25 city/highway gas mileage for its base V6, a full 25% increase over last year’s V6 model.  Click past the jump for more details and the full press release.

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Preview: 2011 Ford Explorer

Published on July 26, 2010 in Hot Car - Upcoming and Vehicle Redesign. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

This week, Ford announced a whole lot of details about the upcoming 2011 Explorer SUV, including photos, technology and capability.  They spent a lot of time talking about fuel efficiency and high technology, which I’ll go into after the break, followed by a high-resolution image gallery.

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2011 Lincoln MKX: EPA Certification

Published on July 8, 2010 in Hot Car - Upcoming. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

This week, the EPA gave Ford the results from its fuel economy tests on the new 2011 Lincoln MKX, and the numbers are great for a crossover of its size: 19/26 city/highway, with a combined 21 mpg.  That’s for the front-wheel drive (FWD) model, so expect the all-wheel drive (AWD) model to get 17/24 city/highway, and 20 mpg combined.

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