At the 40th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, a one-of-a-kind 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca will go under the hammer to help raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Finished in a unique “Grabber Blue” paintjob, this Boss 302 Laguna Seca was specifically built by Ford for the [...]

by Damon Lavrinc (RSS feed) on Dec 28th 2010 at 12:01AM 2012 Ford Focus – Click above for high-res image galleryThe 2012 Ford Focus is set to hit dealers early next year, and in addition to a cadre of standard and optional features, Ford is equipping every new Focus with its new breed of “torque [...]

by Chris Shunk (RSS feed) on Dec 21st 2010 at 1:01PM As difficult as the past few years have been for the U.S. auto industry, automakers and analysts alike continue to hope for a better future. 2010 has been a vast improvement over 2009, with sales up 11 percent. Even better, the last three months [...]

Ford is looking to put you in the driver’s seat of its all-new 2012 Focus – in Europe. We already knew that the Blue Oval has been planning a large charity campaign around the launch of the car, and now we have more details. If you’re interested in participating, you can submit a video to [...]

Ford is gearing up for next year’s Detroit Motor Show with an almost production-ready concept version previewing a common replacement for the European market Kuga crossover and the North American Escape SUV. According to an inside source talking to Automotive News Europe, the new compact-sized crossover model will go into production in the second half [...]

Last week it was leaked that Ford would be bringing its purpose-built drag racer, the Cobra Jet, back for another year in 2012. Today Ford made it official by revealing the car at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show in Florida alongside its road racing brother, the Boss 302S. After getting an upgrade in 2010, [...]

In our opinion, one of the best engines to come out recently has no doubt got to be Ford’s EcoBoost V-6. The EcoBoost tag has been heavily marketed and it lives up to the hype, providing V-8 power with V-6-like fuel economy. The technology is being spread all across the Ford lineup, with 4-cylinder models [...]

Filed under: Motorsports , Truck , Marketing/Advertising , Ford , Off-Road , Racing 2011 Ford F-150 Ecoboost – Click above for high-res image gallery When it comes to the Baja 1000 , simply crossing the finish line is reason enough to bust out the champagne. Ford has announced that its 2011 F-150 Ecoboost race truck has managed to cover the entire 1,061 mile course in 38 hours and 20 minutes. According to FoMoCo, the truck put up with some of the most grueling terrain on the planet – racing through temperatures below freezing and above 100 degrees Fahrenheit

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Technology , Audi Stanford University Autonomous Audi TTS – Click above for high-res image gallery The autonomous Audi TTS built by Volkswagen Group Electronics Research Lab, Stanford University and Audi has taken an important first step toward its ultimate goal: participating in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Truck , GMC , Diesel 2011 GMC Sierra HD – Click above for high-res image gallery General Motors’ heavy-duty truck twins – the GMC Sierra HD and Chevrolet Silverado HD – were reworked for 2011 with the addition of an all-new chassis and an upgraded 6.6-liter Duramax diesel engine. But while the capable trucks’ guts were given a transplant, the vehicle’s blue-collar exterior and aging interior were left unchanged