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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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Vaughn Gittin Jr introduces his 2013 Ford Mustang RTR

By Patrick Rall on July 18, 2012 - 12:40PM

Drift champ Vaughn Gittin Jr has just introduced the 2013 Ford Mustang RTR featuring a new look, a new suspension setup and power increases reaching up to 624 horsepower – available in either the Spec 1 or Spec 2 package.

The 2013 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 3 rear end

By Patrick Rall on July 18, 2012 - 12:37PM

The 2013 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 2 side profile

By Patrick Rall on July 18, 2012 - 12:36PM

The 2013 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 1 rear end

By Patrick Rall on July 18, 2012 - 12:35PM

The 2013 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 1 side profile

By Patrick Rall on July 18, 2012 - 12:34PM

The 2013 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 1 from the front

By Patrick Rall on July 18, 2012 - 12:33PM

Ford uses beer-pong balls to measure space in the 2013 Escape

By John Goreham on July 18, 2012 - 12:10PM

Formerly known as pingpong balls, these little wonders help Ford make the most of the space in the all-new 2013 Escape.

2013 Ford Fusion offering amazing features and choices with gasoline, hybrid and plug-in hybrid models

By David Herron on July 17, 2012 - 9:26PM

The 2013 Ford Fusion will offer the broadest range of drive train and sustainability choices in Ford's Power of Choice concept of enabling the customer to choose the drive train that suits their needs.

A video image of a technician working with RUTH. Photo courtesy of FORD.

Ford's new robot has only one arm, but she is a smart girl with an attitude

By Don Bain on July 17, 2012 - 5:32PM

You can’t hurt this Ford robot’s feelings by disagreeing with her, but you won’t get very far either, as her opinions have empirical evidence to reinforce them. Remind you of anyone?

Hybrids and Plug-in Hybrids will make be the bulk of profit for carmakers

Betting On Hybrids Until Electric Cars Are Mainstream

By Nicolas Zart on July 17, 2012 - 1:41PM

Carmakers bet everything on hybrid for the next 8 years until pure electric cars become the de facto solution.

The Lethal Performance 2013 Shelby GT500

Lethal Performance runs a 9.77 quarter mile with the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang

By Patrick Rall on July 16, 2012 - 4:18PM

The Mustang tuning experts at Lethal Performance took their 2013 Shelby GT500 to the dragstrip of Palm Beach International Raceway with the hopes of getting into the 9-second range and the result – a stunning 9.77 second quarter mile time with a trap speed of 148.8 miles per hour.

The 2013 Dodge Dart rally car with the 2013 Dodge Dart Rallye production model

2013 Dodge Dart gets first motorsports win at Global RallyCross New Hampshire

By Patrick Rall on July 16, 2012 - 12:55PM

This past weekend marked a major milestone in the life of the 2013 Dodge Dart as Travis Pastrana took his Discount Tire/Red Bull Racing Dodge Dart rally car to the winner’s circle for the first time – dominating the field at the 4th event of the Global RallyCross season at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Ford recalling 2013 Escape SUVs for brake concerns

By Anthony Faccenda on July 14, 2012 - 8:14PM

The recall affects over 8,000 models in the U.S. and more than 10,000 total in North America.

Would you pay $10 for a chance to win the best factory Mustang in history

By John Goreham on July 13, 2012 - 9:42AM

One lucky winner will take home A 2013 Mustang Boss Laguna Seca for $10.

2013 Ford Focus ST is a pocket rocket that's easy on the wallet - Updated

By John Goreham on July 12, 2012 - 9:51AM

Ford claims best in class fuel economy with the 2013 Focus ST with 32 mpg highway

Previously recalled Ford Escape models facing unintended acceleration claims

By Patrick Rall on July 11, 2012 - 3:00PM

The safety watchdog group Center for Auto Safety (CAS) has filed a petition demanding that the 2002 through 2004 Ford Escape models that were previously recalled for acceleration cable problems as – after being repaired under that 2004 recall order – the vehicles are subject to unintended acceleration risks.

Ford mixes oil and water to promote the 2013 Fusion

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

Ford brings together Ryan Seacrest and Joel McHale to promote Random Acts of Fusion

Protean Secures Funding Moving Its Electric In Hub Wheel Forward

By Nicolas Zart on July 10, 2012 - 12:09PM

The idea of placing the electric motor inside a wheel has pros and cons and so far only Protean and Michelin have developed working models. Protean has now secured an additional $80 Million.

Ken Block's Gymkhana 5 Fiesta in the air

Ken Block's Gymkhana 5 hits YouTube as his best video yet

By Patrick Rall on July 9, 2012 - 12:54PM

For every car enthusiast around the world who is battling a case of the Mondays salvation has arrived as the debut of Ken Block’s Gymkhana 5 offers almost 10 minutes of relief from the work day with Ken and his mighty Ford Fiesta tear up the streets of San Francisco in the most epic edition of the Gymkhana series yet.

Most electrics are just Compliance Cars

By Aaron Turpen on July 6, 2012 - 1:49AM

Most electric vehicles that are releasing in the next couple of years are not really meant for a wide audience, but instead exist only to make California regulators happy.

The 2013 Ford Fusion. Photo courtesy of Ford.

Ford mining mileage, new patents from Auto Start-Stop technology

By Don Bain on July 5, 2012 - 11:12PM

The best technology does its job effectively and then gets out of the way.

Ford C-MAX Hybrid: The most fuel-efficient hybrid in U.S.

By Denis Flierl on July 5, 2012 - 5:22PM

The 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid which will launch this fall will beat the Prius v as the most fuel-efficient hybrid in North America.

Ford, Lincoln both show growth in June 2012

By Patrick Rall on July 5, 2012 - 4:51PM

While Ford Motor Company was not one of the strongest automakers in June 2012 in terms of growth rate - trailing Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Chrysler and GM – it was still a fairly strong month for the Blue Oval as both of their brands showed positive growth last month.

2013 Ford Shelby GT500 takes on the Speedworld drag strip [Video]

By Denis Flierl on July 5, 2012 - 8:29AM

The SVT Team takes the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 out to the drag strip at Speedworld to test it on the 1/4 mile track.

Ford’s EcoBoost engine is having a huge global impact

By Denis Flierl on July 4, 2012 - 5:02PM

Ford’s EcoBoost engines that provide fuel-efficiency without sacrificing power, are having a global impact as the powerplant will motivate up to 1.6 million vehicles annually.

Ford Mustang wins muscle car sales battle in June 2012

By Patrick Rall on July 3, 2012 - 3:00PM

For the third time in 2012 and the second month in a row, the Ford Mustang was the top dog in terms of muscle car sales in the US market in June - posting the second best month of the year and beating the Chevrolet Camaro and the Dodge Challenger.

Shelby Cobra inspired Puritalia 427 coming in 2013

By Denis Flierl on July 3, 2012 - 7:45AM

Italian automobile builder Puritalia Automobili has developed a two-seat sports car called the Puritalia 427 that is inspired by the iconic 1965 Shelby Cobra.

The Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 at Goodwood. Photo courtesy of Ford.

Ford's fastest Mustang ever gets European debut

By Don Bain on July 3, 2012 - 3:12AM

The Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 may be well known in the US, but has just made a big impression in Europe by putting its 662 horsepower to the test on the Goodwood Hill Climb, during the Festival of Speed last weekend.

Sebastian Loeb claims X Games RallyCross gold, Foust and Deegan share podium

By Patrick Rall on July 2, 2012 - 7:29PM

Last weekend marked the third stop on the 2012 Global RallyCross season as the cars took to the Los Angeles street course of the 2012 X Games and when the final checkered flag dropped – rally legend (and Global RallyCross rookie) Sebastian Loeb ran away with the gold metal while Ford drivers Tanner Foust and Brian Deegan took home the silver and bronze.

The Ford Edge EcoBoost Limited - an honest 30mpg SUV with no compromises

By Patrick Rall on July 2, 2012 - 3:50PM

The biggest complaint with most sport utility vehicles is that many of them offer poor fuel economy and those models that do offer impressive MPGs often do so by skimping elsewhere but with the Ford Edge Limited fitted with the 2.0L EcoBoost 4-cylinder – SUV drivers can have great fuel economy and gobs of modern amenities in a luxurious setting.

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