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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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Mustang posts best numbers of 2012, pounds Camaro, Challenger in May

By Patrick Rall on June 1, 2012 - 5:32PM

The Ford Mustang had an incredible month in May 2012, selling more vehicles than any car in the rear wheel drive performance car segment has this year in a single month along with comfortably beating the Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger in monthly sales.

Thousands of Shelby cars roar in unison to honor their maker [Video]

By Denis Flierl on June 1, 2012 - 3:49PM

On Wednesday, May 30, thousands of Shelby engines around the world roared in unison in tribute to their maker Carroll Shelby.

1969 Shelby GT500CS built by Retrobuilt, licensed by Shelby

By Denis Flierl on June 1, 2012 - 9:05AM

Retrobuilt brings the past into the future with an officially licensed 1969 Shelby GT500 Convertible replica.

Ford's TechShop site. Photo courtesy of Ford

Ford engenders entrepreneurial innovation with TechShop plus

By Don Bain on May 31, 2012 - 7:45PM

Ford has provided an intellectual home to innovation for more than a century, and now is taking their penchant for the creation of intellectual property into the field via the Motor City Innovation Exchange, TechShop and Jump Start.

Drive from Vancouver, Canada to San Diego

Liberating Range Anxiety With Long e-Highways

By Nicolas Zart on May 31, 2012 - 1:59PM

It is theoretically now possible to drive an electric car from San Diego to Vancouver with some time, planning and a good dose of curiosity.

Mopar Ram Runner beats the Ford SVT Raptor heads up

By Patrick Rall on May 31, 2012 - 12:59PM

The folks at PickupTrucks.com recently took a production Ford SVT Raptor F150 and a Ram 1500 fitted with the Mopar Ram Runner package to a state park in southeastern California for the ultimate off-road head to head challenge dubbed the Duel in the Desert and when the dust settled – the Mopar Ram Runner proved itself as the better off-road truck.

The Ford Explorer based Police Interceptor Utility

California Highway Patrol chooses the Ford Explorer to replace the Crown Vic

By Patrick Rall on May 30, 2012 - 11:06AM

The California Highway Patrol is in the market for a new fleet of police cruisers and with the Ford Crown Victoria out of production – the CHP has announced that they will beginning using the new Ford Explorer-based Police Interceptor Utility next year.

The 5 coolest features your car will soon have, including 360° cameras

By John Goreham on May 30, 2012 - 11:03AM

These 5 new features soon available on most cars will change the driver’s experience for the better, including the 10,000 mile oil change interval.

2012 Ford Focus Electric rear quarter

By Aaron Turpen on May 29, 2012 - 10:41PM

2012 Ford Focus Electric front grille

By Aaron Turpen on May 29, 2012 - 10:39PM

2012 Ford Focus Electric cockpit

By Aaron Turpen on May 29, 2012 - 10:38PM

2012 Ford Focus Electric charge port

By Aaron Turpen on May 29, 2012 - 10:37PM

An inside look at the team behind the 2013 Shelby GT500 [Video]

By Denis Flierl on May 29, 2012 - 8:50PM

Go behind the scenes and meet the Ford SVT team who are the faces of the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500.

2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca Best of the Best

By John Goreham on May 29, 2012 - 8:37PM

Robb Report awards the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca the Best of the Best Coupe honors.

The new Ford Focus Electric. Photo by Don Bain

A brief look at the new Ford Focus Electric

By Don Bain on May 29, 2012 - 8:22PM

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock joined Ford engineers, executives and others involved in the EV industry to welcome the new Ford Focus Electric to Denver today and a brief drive revealed both more-than-adequate acceleration plus a quiet, agile and smooth ride from the 110-MPGe vehicle.

2013 cars that won't be coming back

By Denis Flierl on May 28, 2012 - 8:53AM

There is a long list of 2012 and 2013 cars that will be going to the auto graveyard never to be seen again.

Electric Cars Available Now And Those You’ll Want To Own

By Nicolas Zart on May 25, 2012 - 2:14PM

The choice of electric cars, EVs is growing exponentially bringing you enough to satisfy almost all your daily driving needs with more coming on the horizon.

The High Gear Mustang

By Patrick Rall on May 25, 2012 - 9:47AM

The Fast Metal Mustang

By Patrick Rall on May 25, 2012 - 9:46AM

Vote for your favorite Mustang

By John Goreham on May 25, 2012 - 9:37AM

Ford and SEMA have teamed up to sponsor a contest highlighting three of today's hottest Ford Mustang designs. Choose your favorite here.

The 7th Generation (2001-5) Honda Civic. Photo courtesy Wikipedia.

Converting existing cars to EVs slowly becoming practical

By Don Bain on May 24, 2012 - 7:57PM

Electric cars have their pluses and minuses, but the day is coming when you can take the gasoline vehicle you bought five years ago and convert it to a zero-emissions plug-in EV with everything you’d expect, except the tax credit.

The new Detroit cop cars with Top Gear license plates

Exclusive: Top Gear USA caught testing next gen Detroit cop cars

By Patrick Rall on May 24, 2012 - 2:58PM

I recently came across a trio of next generation police cars sporting Top Gear license plates and when we caught up to the new cop cars, the three were driven by none other than Top Gear USA’s Tanner Foust, Adam Ferrara and Rutledge Wood – and we have plenty of pictures.

2012 Ford Focus Electric: Focus Electric not only is designed to provide outstan

2012 Focus Electric the Ford of the future with Microsoft app

By Don Bain on May 24, 2012 - 2:33PM

Ford and Microsoft are appearing at this week’s Future in Review Conference to showcase how the 2012 Focus Electric can help address future global transportation challenges with the MyFord Mobile app.

The Ford Police Interceptor is driven by Tanner Foust

Tanner Foust climbs into the Ford Police Interceptor

By Patrick Rall on May 24, 2012 - 2:14PM

Rutledge Wood sits in the Chevrolet Caprice PPV

By Patrick Rall on May 24, 2012 - 2:13PM

Adam Ferrara giving the peace sign in the Dodge Charger Pursuit

By Patrick Rall on May 24, 2012 - 2:12PM

Carroll Shelby's last test of the 2013 Shelby GT500 with SVT team

By Denis Flierl on May 24, 2012 - 7:52AM

Carroll Shelby in possibly his last video with the SVT team, talks about durability of the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500.

A screenshot of the 2013 Ford Fusion config site with pricing

2013 Ford Fusion configurator gets pricing

By Patrick Rall on May 23, 2012 - 12:09PM

Ford Motor Company launched the 2013 Ford Fusion build site earlier this month without any pricing but preliminary pricing has recently been added – offering us a rough look at what buyers can expect to pay for the upscale new midsized sedan.

The #21 2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR stock car

The 2013 Ford Fusion race car gets painted up for battle

By Patrick Rall on May 23, 2012 - 10:59AM

The 2013 Ford Fusion stock car won’t make its on-track debut for some time but NASCAR fans who attend the Roush Fenway Fan Day in Concord, NC starting this Thursday will get a chance to see the new Fusion race car painted up and ready for action – sort of.

Ford returns to pawn shop to pick up its stuff

By John Goreham on May 22, 2012 - 8:14PM

Change in fortunes for Ford results in some treasures being returned to the company.

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