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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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Watch, Listen and Fall in Love with the Ford GT Race Car

By Patrick Rall on January 4, 2016 - 2:59PM

The Ford GT will make its on-track debut at the upcoming Roar Before the Rolex 24 event at Daytona International Speedway, but the Motor Company has already offered up a short video of the new GT race car in action and if you liked it sitting still – you will love it in action.

Ford Could Make the F150 Hybrid Work

By Patrick Rall on December 30, 2015 - 2:57PM

Ford’s Mark Fields commented a while back that the Motor Company will have a hybrid F150 by the end of the decade and while that makes sense, both General Motors and Chrysler have tried unsuccessfully to launch large hybrid trucks or SUVs – so can Ford really make a similar truck work by 2020? I think so.

Kids Get a Free Ford GT Model at the Detroit Auto Show

By Patrick Rall on December 29, 2015 - 1:55PM

Ford Motor Company has teamed up with Revell to offer up free Ford GT supercar model kits to kids at the 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit’s Cobo Hall – marking the third straight year where little gearheads can score a free toy from Ford.

Watch Hero Police Officer Leap Onto Moving Semi-Truck To Save The Driver

By Armen Hareyan on December 28, 2015 - 7:34PM

The driver in this video isn't trying to evade an arrest. He is having a diabetic attack. But watch how this deputy heroically jumped into a moving semi-truck at 25 miles per hour to save the life of the driver and others while risking his own.

2015 Ford F150 Recalled for Safety Belt Risks

By Patrick Rall on December 28, 2015 - 4:10PM

Ford Motor Company has issued a voluntary recall of 3,218 examples of the 2015 Ford F150 pickup over a concern that the front seatbelt pretensioner system may not be assembled correctly – leading to a greater chance of injury in the event of an accident.

This Ford Dealership Is Literally Flooded, But See What Citizens Did When They Saw F150s Underwater

By Armen Hareyan on December 28, 2015 - 11:49AM

Two days ago there were heavy rains in Republic, Missouri, flooding hundreds of F-150 trucks, Ford Edges and Escapes at a local Ford dealership. Watch the video of how it looks like. About 35 F150 trucks are totaled. But what citizens did to help is amazing and admiring.

Watch the Shelby GT350 Mustang Hit 170 on the Hennessey Dyno with 482rwhp

By Patrick Rall on December 21, 2015 - 1:59PM

The folks at Hennessey are working on a high performance package for the new Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang, but before building the beast – they strapped it to the dyno for baseline measurements and a quick dash up to 170 miles per hour.

Steeda Offers a 777hp Ford Mustang GT Police Package

By Patrick Rall on December 18, 2015 - 4:43PM

While some police forces around the country use Ford Mustang as pursuit vehicles, the Ford Taurus generally gets far more attention for its special service capabilities, but for those police officers who need a police which will run down pretty much anything on the road on the United States – Steeda now offers a police package for the Mustang GT that packs 777 horsepower.

Ford F150 Could Become the Segment's Most Efficient with a Land Rover Diesel

By Patrick Rall on December 17, 2015 - 12:56PM

A Land Rover diesel V6 might be Ford’s answer to making the F150 more efficient than the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel and while the EcoBoost engines have made Ford the most fuel efficient gas-powered pickup – a small diesel in the F150 could make it the most fuel efficient half ton truck in the segment.

Ford GT Supercar Gets Gorilla Glass Windows

By Patrick Rall on December 16, 2015 - 2:54PM

The 2017 Ford GT will be a rolling marvel of modern technology, with even the windows of the twin turbocharged supercar introducing technology never before seen on a road-going automobile.

Ford Shelby GT350R Easily Handles Camaro Z28 in Motor Trend Shootout

By Patrick Rall on December 15, 2015 - 3:58PM

The folks at Motor Trend put the 2015 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 head to head with the 2016 Ford Shelby GT350R Mustang and, as you might expect, the newer Mustang took the overall win – beating the Camaro in almost every metric of the comparison.

Which of These Ford Mustangs Would You Prefer: Top or The Bottom?

By Armen Hareyan on December 14, 2015 - 1:57PM

How Will the Future Ford Mustang Get Greener?

By Patrick Rall on December 14, 2015 - 1:02PM

While the 2016 Ford Mustang is the most efficient lineup ever, the constant push for better fuel economy figures has many people wondering how the industry’s longest-running muscle car will continue into the future, so today we look at the possible options for the Mustang to continue thrilling drivers without killing Mother Nature.

2015 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang Saddled with $70k Dealer Markup

By Patrick Rall on December 11, 2015 - 5:04PM

A picture came across my desk today, showing what appears to be a window sticker for a 2015 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang with a dealership markup of $70,000 – bringing the total purchase price to almost $128,000.

This Man Put New Wheels and Tires on His 17th Mustang and See How it Looks Like

By Armen Hareyan on December 10, 2015 - 5:36PM

Keith James has owned 17 Ford Mustangs. Today he shared with us the new wheels and tires, which he put on his Mustang and they look right at home. I asked Keith how he did it and he shared the following images and writing for TorqueNews readers.

Is This The Best Ford Mustang Santa Claus Picture?

By Armen Hareyan on December 9, 2015 - 9:15PM

This is one of the most interesting Ford Mustang winter pictures I have seen.

Natural Gas 2016 Ford F150 Production Begins

By Patrick Rall on December 9, 2015 - 1:28PM

Back in May, we reported that the 2016 Ford F150 would come with a new compressed natural gas prep kit and production of these specially equipped V8 F150s began this week at the Kansas City plant – making the F150 the only half-ton truck sold in America with this alternative fuel system option.

How Ford Mustang enthusiast are giving back to the community

By Shannon Harris on December 8, 2015 - 9:08PM

Ford Mustang enthusiast were more than excited to participate in the Little Rock, AR 2015 Toys for Tots cruise.

The 2016 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang is Here - Now What?

By Patrick Rall on December 8, 2015 - 3:01PM

Now that the new Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang is reaching owners around the country, the members of the industry who are always asking what is next want to know what the Motor Company has planned for their hot-selling pony car – and today I take a look at what I think could be next.

Ford Mustang Arrives in Australia, Sold Out Until 2017 (Video)

By Patrick Rall on December 2, 2015 - 1:42PM

This first shipment of right-hand drive Ford Mustang coupes and convertibles reached Australia yesterday morning with 173 new pony cars destined for eager owners who ordered the car months ago – and those who preordered the new Mustang will be the only ones getting their American muscle car until at least early 2017.

Ford Mustang Sales Dip in November, Still Beats Camaro, Challenger

By Patrick Rall on December 1, 2015 - 12:50PM

The Ford Mustang posted its worst sales month of the 2015 calendar year, but the Motor Company still moved almost two thousand more Mustangs than Chevy sold Camaros – allowing Ford to maintain its 13 month winning streak on the sales charts.

Ford Works Out the 2017 Super Duty F250, F350 and F450 (Video)

By Patrick Rall on November 30, 2015 - 3:27PM

The arrival of the 2017 Ford Super Duty lineup will introduced the next generation of the industry’s bestselling heavy duty pickups and with that debut getting closer each day, Ford Motor Company has offered up a video of the F250, F350 and F450 working out at the Romeo Proving Grounds.

The Best Black Friday Auto Deals Available Today

By Armen Hareyan on November 26, 2015 - 11:43AM

Black Friday is a popular day for car deals and discounts not only in auto parts industry and supermarkets like Walmart and Target, but also for cars themselves. Here are some of the deals and sales offered by Honda, Toyota, Chevrolet, Ford and some of the other car makers.

How the 2015 Hennessey VelociRaptor 650 F150 Compares to the Ford F150

By Patrick Rall on November 23, 2015 - 1:18PM

The folks at Hennessey have converted the 2015 Ford F150 into their VelociRaptor 650 and to show the difference in performance, Hennessey lined up their supercharged F150 against a factory-stock 2015 F150 on the drag strip – and they filmed the matchup to display how much quicker their F150 is than the Ford version.

Watch the Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang Run 11s

By Patrick Rall on November 19, 2015 - 11:33AM

A video has surfaced on YouTube showing a new Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang making a few quarter mile runs and with the help of a set of drag radials, this road course-ready pony car blasted through the top end traps in the high 11 second range – which is pretty solid for a car engineered to be the best-handling Mustang of all time.

The Most Powerful Lincoln Ever Drops in LA - Meet the 2017 MKZ

By Patrick Rall on November 18, 2015 - 1:22PM

The Lincoln MKZ shares a platform with the hot-selling Ford Fusion, but with the opening of the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show, the MKZ is getting new features to make it less like the Fusion and more like a proper midsized luxury car – with 400 twin turbocharged horsepower.

The 2017 Ford Escape Gets Edgier in LA

By Patrick Rall on November 17, 2015 - 5:58PM

The 2017 Ford Escape will make its global debut this week at the 2015 LA Auto Show and while this is only a midcycle refresh of the popular compact SUV, it is a fairly elaborate change for one of Ford’s bestselling vehicles in the US market.

Invest a Million in Saleen, Get a Free Mustang

By Patrick Rall on November 17, 2015 - 2:57PM

Saleen Automotive is looking to attract some big money investors and in exchange for all of the usual financial perks that you would expect with a million dollar corporate investment – the Saleen Automotive investment offers a Black Label Mustang for each $1 million cash infusion.

2016 Camaro Slightly More Efficient than 2016 Mustang

By Patrick Rall on November 13, 2015 - 11:42AM

The first official fuel economy numbers for the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro have arrived on the EPA website and while we only have the figures for a few of the configurations – the new Camaro appears to be slightly more fuel efficient than the comparable 2016 Ford Mustang.

Ford Mustang Named Best Performance Car, Best Stunt Car and SEMA's Top Car

By Patrick Rall on November 12, 2015 - 1:05PM

The new Ford Mustang is selling like hot cakes and it has proven to be a massive success among buyers and the media, so it comes as no surprise that the bestselling sporty car in America has piled up a few more titles in the past week – including being called the best stunt car on the market, being named the Road & Track Performance Car of the Year and being named the Hottest Car of the 2015 SEMA Show.

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