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Ford

Come to this section of Torque News to read general Ford news and reviews. The Ford F Series has been the bestselling vehicle in the United States for over three decades and here you will find the latest Ford news and reviews about of Ford models. The Ford brand is far more than just trucks. Models like the Fusion, Focus EV, Taurus, Fiesta, Mustang, Escape and Explorer make Ford a top competitor in pretty much every major automotive segment in both the American and global markets. Torque News reporters update the news on this page about Ford vehicles daily.

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Sanford and Son truck (replica model, wikimedia)

Sanford and Son Ford F1

By Aaron Turpen on August 9, 2012 - 2:43PM

Starsky and Hutch Gran Torino

By Aaron Turpen on August 9, 2012 - 2:41PM

Ford going to the cloud, joins Road Train tests in Europe

By Aaron Turpen on August 9, 2012 - 3:09AM

Ford has joined the Daimler-led simTD V2X project in Germany, a car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure communications testing project involving 120 vehicles overall.

1968 Ford Mutsang GT390 Fastback

By Aaron Turpen on August 8, 2012 - 4:15AM

1973 Ford XB Falcon Hardtop from Mad Max

By Aaron Turpen on August 8, 2012 - 4:09AM

The 2013 C-Max Energi. Photo courtesy of Ford.

Ford's global manufacturing approach may foreshadow return to leadership

By Don Bain on August 7, 2012 - 6:45PM

If you haven’t attended any of Ford’s media events of late, you may not be aware how often the word “global” pops up in their rhetoric – whenever manufacturing or marketing pops up and it does a lot.

Ford C-MAX Energi has faster electric mode than any other plug-in hybrid

By David Herron on August 7, 2012 - 12:42PM

Ford is hitting it out of the park besting Toyota on fuel efficiency, speed and performance numbers with the C-MAX Energi versus the Toyota Prius family.

2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid family car will achieve an amazing 47 mpg

By John Goreham on August 7, 2012 - 9:50AM

Ford clears up any doubts about who has the momentum in the fuel efficiency war.

Green manufacturing jobs for Ford's hybrid transmissions coming to America

By David Herron on August 4, 2012 - 8:40PM

Ford's push into hybrid, and plug-in hybrid, cars is bringing hybrid transmission manufacturing to America, adding new jobs at the Van Dyke Transmission Plant building the transmissions at the core of the company's new electrified vehicles.

Ford, Lincoln both stumble in a short July 2012

By Patrick Rall on August 3, 2012 - 2:01PM

July 2012 had 2 fewer sales days than July 2011 and the result was a decline in the growth rate, with both of the current Ford Motor Company brands posting negative growth even though the Ford brand would have shown positive growth had the month been the same length.

The Ford Fusion Hybrid. Photo courtesy of Ford Motory Company.

Ford celebrates production of first North American FWD hybrid transmission

By Don Bain on August 2, 2012 - 5:39PM

Ford, supporting its Power of Choice offerings, has opened a new flexible assembly line at the Van Dyke Transmission Plant, making Ford North America’s first and only producer of front-wheel-drive hybrid transmissions.

The 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 in Gotta Have It Green

Ford Mustang continues to roll, outsells Camaro and Challenger again in July 2012

By Patrick Rall on August 2, 2012 - 4:19PM

Sales numbers for the muscle car segment in America were down a bit in July 2012 but that didn’t stop Ford Motor Company from being the top dog in the rear wheel drive performance car class for the third month in a row – beating the Chevrolet Camaro by a margin of just 445 units.

Ford is building a virtual factory

By Aaron Turpen on August 1, 2012 - 4:23PM

Video game technology is coming to auto manufacturing, but not for the reasons you might think.

Which would you pick as the galaxy’s best off-roader, the Ford SVT Raptor or Mars Rover

By John Goreham on August 1, 2012 - 1:44PM

In a no-holds-barred matchup the Ford SVT Raptor takes on the Mars Rover.

The new Mustang Boss 302, Camaro ZL1 finally come to Forza 4 in August Car Pack

By Patrick Rall on August 1, 2012 - 11:47AM

The folks at Turn 10 Studios have announced the 10 new vehicles included in the August car pack and at long last, the new Mustang Boss 302 and the Camaro ZL1 are coming to Forza 4 – along with a spread of other cars including the new Scion FR-S, the new Hyundai Genesis Coupe and the 2013 Lexus GS350 F Sport.

The 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302

By Patrick Rall on August 1, 2012 - 11:44AM

5 probing energy questions related to automobiles

By John Goreham on July 30, 2012 - 5:34PM

Some hard questions to consider, and fact based commentary to get us all thinking about what’s next for automotive propulsion.

Ford's new MyFord Mobile app will be a gateway to what comes next

By John Goreham on July 30, 2012 - 11:35AM

Electrification of cars is evolving so rapidly nobody can predict the future of car charging. However, Ford can help with the issue today with its newest app.

The 2012 Ford F150 4x4 XLT EcoBoost: a 20+mpg on a long highway trip

By Patrick Rall on July 27, 2012 - 4:55PM

I recently had a chance to spend some time in the 2012 Ford F150 XLT 4x4 with the 3.5L EcoBoost V6 and since this was my second time testing the F150 powered by an EcoBoost V6 from the 2012 model year – I took a little different approach to my road test this time around with a long drive on the highway to test the fuel economy figures of the super-efficient engine.

The lit up gauges of the 2012 Ford F150 4x4 XLT EcoBoost

By Patrick Rall on July 27, 2012 - 4:53PM

The rear interior of the 2012 Ford F150 4x4 XLT EcoBoost

By Patrick Rall on July 27, 2012 - 4:52PM

The front interior of the 2012 Ford F150 4x4 XLT EcoBoost

By Patrick Rall on July 27, 2012 - 4:52PM

The rear end of the 2012 Ford F150 4x4 XLT EcoBoost

By Patrick Rall on July 27, 2012 - 4:51PM

The side profile of the 2012 Ford F150 4x4 XLT EcoBoost

By Patrick Rall on July 27, 2012 - 4:50PM

Mazda recalls 217k+ SUVs for unintended acceleration risks

By Patrick Rall on July 27, 2012 - 1:11PM

Mazda Motor Corp has just announced that they will recall over 217,000 Tribute models over a concern that these vehicles may exhibit sudden unintended acceleration – the same mechanical issue that lead Ford Motor Company to recall some 485,000+ Escape SUVs yesterday.

Ford recalls 485,000 Escape SUVs for unintended acceleration concerns

By Patrick Rall on July 26, 2012 - 5:59PM

Ford Motor Company has announced a new recall of select Ford Escape SUVs from the 2001 through 2004 model years over a concern that these vehicles may have sustained damages during previous recall work that could cause the dreaded unintended acceleration.

Top 5 celebrity near cartastophes

By John Goreham on July 26, 2012 - 3:15PM

Some recent celebrity cartastrophes begs the question "What is the most classic of all bad behavior in a car by a celebrity?"

Luxury with a hybrid beart at an affordable price, the Lincoln MKZ

Ford Blows Off Competition With Well Priced Lincoln MKZ Hybrid

By Nicolas Zart on July 25, 2012 - 3:07PM

Ford deals another curved ball at the competition, nixing the premium fee on its luxury sedan MKZ hybrid. This is a direct blow to its closest competitors, the Lexus ES 350.

Customer loyalty still ranks GM, Ford over Toyota, Honda

By Don Bain on July 24, 2012 - 2:45PM

Few verifiable statistics are more telling about automotive quality than when a customer repeats purchasing a particular brand. In those terms, GM and Ford are at the head of the pack in front of Toyota and Honda.

Ford C-MAX Energi plug in hybrid breaks the $30K barrier

By John Goreham on July 24, 2012 - 10:57AM

A new C-MAX Energi now costs about the same as the Tesla Models S battery upgrade which leads to the question, why are US taxpayer dollars being used to fund cars for millionaires.

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