Chronicling the Ever-Changing Automotive Industry
The numbers are (mostly) in, and the news isn’t good. August sales were down over 5% from July’s, and none of the major automakers were even close to the amount of vehicles they moved in July. Toyota took the biggest hit percentage-wise, followed by Ford and GM. Honda was only down about 4,000 vehicles overall, and almost everyone else stayed flat. The only companies to have better sales month-to-month were Chrysler and Mercedes-Benz. Continue reading ‘Sales Figures: August, 2010′
According to the 2012 Boss 302 minisite, the iconic nameplate will be returning “Spring 2011.” If Ford has timed the 2012 Mustang to show up at the same time as it did for the 2011 model, then late March to early April will be when the Boss 302 shows up as well. More pictures follow, after the jump.
Continue reading ’2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Updates’
With the 2011 Ford Mustang GT being powered by a 5.0-liter V8 (302 cubic inches), the rumormill has been speculating that Ford would release a “Boss 302″ Mustang, and for once they were right! Today, Ford announced two Boss 302′s; a “base” Boss 302, and a track-ready version called the Boss 302 Laguna Seca. Click past the jump for more details, a video and a smorgasbord of high-resolution photos!
Continue reading ‘Ford announces 2012 Boss 302!’
Automotive News is reporting that Ford will be giving buyers of its F-150 pickup truck 3 new engine choices for the 2011 model year. Those new choices include a 3.7-liter V6, which replaces the current base V8, a 5.0-liter V8, and an EcoBoost 3.5-liter V6. If any of those choices sound familiar, you’re right. The first two engines are found in the V6 and V8 2011 Mustang, respectively. The third one, the EcoBoost V6, is available in several Ford and Lincoln models.
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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.
Continue reading ’2011 Lincoln MKX: EPA Certification’
Way back in March, I reported that Ford was challenging itself to a race in its new Mustang. But not with a bunch of them, only one. The race wasn’t even against time, it was against fuel mileage. With EPA-certified 19/31 city/highway gas mileage for the 2011 Mustang V6, Ford wanted to really show consumers that it wasn’t just hype. So they set off for Bristol Speedway in Tennessee for the event.
Continue reading ’1,000 Laps of Mustang: The Results Are In!’
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