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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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By Patrick Rall on May 16, 2014 - 11:02AM
If you want to guarantee that you get one of the 1,964 50 Year Edition 2015 Ford Mustang GT Fastbacks, a Las Vegas Ford dealership can make that a reality with their new eBay listing for one of the limited edition S550 Mustangs – but buying the Gaudin Ford 50 Year Mustang right now will cost you a hefty $100,000.
By Patrick Rall on May 15, 2014 - 12:23PM
We don’t know exactly when the 2015 Ford Mustang will go on sale here in the US, but those folks in Europe who want to buy one of the very first 500 Mustangs across the pond will be able to place their order on May 24th at the UEFA Champions League Final game.
By Patrick Rall on May 14, 2014 - 11:25AM
A while back we learned that the 2015 Ford Mustang GT and EcoBoost would each feature a Performance Pack option and thanks to a leaked order form, we have a look at what appears to be a full list of components of each of those go-fast upgrade packages.
By Patrick Rall on May 13, 2014 - 7:40PM
Ford introduced the F150 with the high tech EcoBoost V6 engine for the 2011 model year with quite a bit of skepticism, but those naysayers have been proven to be very, very wrong as the Motor Company has sold more than a half million F150 pickups powered by the EcoBoost V6 in just over three years – accounting for 45% of all Ford light duty truck sales during that period.
By Patrick Rall on May 13, 2014 - 11:37AM
Ford Motor Company teamed up with a Ford dealership in Stockton California to send a 2015 Ford Mustang toy into space, allowing the Mustang to be the first pony car climb into the heavens while also creating a remarkably cool video of an item traveling 21 miles away high and then falling back to Earth.
By Patrick Rall on May 12, 2014 - 3:06PM
Ford Motor Company has announced that they will build one 2015 Ford Mustang GT Convertible with the 50 Year Edition package to be given away via an ongoing online raffle – with the winner to be announced at the 2014 Woodward Dream Cruise and all proceeds going to charity.
By Patrick Rall on May 3, 2014 - 11:19AM
The American sport compact world has been clamoring for the high performance Ford Focus RS that has dominated the European segment for years and while the RS still hasn’t arrived stateside, the Ford Focus ST is a powerful representation of how great an American sport compact can be…and in more ways that just straight line acceleration.
By Patrick Rall on May 1, 2014 - 5:05PM
Ford Motor Company announced today that current Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally will officially retire from his position on July 1st and, as expected, long time Ford bigwig Mark Fields will take over as the top dog at the Motor Company – effectively making Fields the most powerful man in the US auto industry.
By Patrick Rall on May 1, 2014 - 10:58AM
When Ford Motor Company announced the Line Lock feature for the 2015 Mustang GT, they talked about how it would help benefit racers only to finish by saying that racing will void your engine warranty – leaving many people to wonder when you should be using Line Lock as to not void your warranty.
By Patrick Rall on April 30, 2014 - 2:10PM
Ford Motor Company is looking to market the 2015 Mustang to as many people as possible and through as many unusual channels as possible with the most recent (and most unusual) being this new 80s Dance Battle video by musicians Scott and Brendo– showing the Mustang from a variety of angles both moving and stationary.
By Patrick Rall on April 28, 2014 - 11:22AM
Ford Motor Company announced earlier this year that they were teaming up with the nail polish company Opi to celebrate the 50th birthday of the Ford Mustang and with the celebration well under way – we have a first look at the six shades offered in the Ford Mustang by Opi lineup.
By Aaron Turpen on April 27, 2014 - 1:02AM
A corrosion concern in Mazda Tribute and Ford Escape sport utility vehicles has caused the carmakers to issue a recall as the corrosion could lead to loss of control of the vehicle.
By Patrick Rall on April 24, 2014 - 6:04PM
Chinese manufacturers are well known for producing cheap knock-offs of name brand items and the Ford F150 is the latest target – with Chinese automaker Kawei obviously designing their K1 pickup after the look of the current half ton Ford pickup.
By Patrick Rall on April 24, 2014 - 2:29PM
Ford Motor Company announced earlier this week that the unique 2014 Ford Mustang GT that was built to serve as the hero car in the racing action movie Need for Speed sold at the Barrett Jackson Palm Beach Auction – with all of the $300,000 from the winning bid going to charity.
By Parks McCants on April 24, 2014 - 1:45AM
As New York is treated to the unveiling of the 2015 Ford Focus 1.0- liter EcoBoost, Torque News ponders the North American marketability of the World’s best selling small car.
By Patrick Rall on April 23, 2014 - 11:22AM
Since well before the 2015 Ford Mustang was introduced to the world last December, the motoring community has been debating what the next generation super-Stang would be called and according to a screen shot from the Ford Motor Company order bank software – the top of the line S550 Mustang could once again wear the SVT name.
By Patrick Rall on April 22, 2014 - 4:53PM
Ford Motor Company hasn’t offered up the official pricing information for the 2015 Ford Mustang just yet, but thanks to a member of The Mustang Source who is also a dealership employee, we have our first good look at a great many of the S550 Mustang options – and what those upgrades will cost.
By Patrick Rall on April 21, 2014 - 11:11AM
Ford Motor Company has announced that the 2015 Mustang GT will come with factory installed line lock setup that will allow owners to perform gigantic burnouts – making the next generation Mustang GT even more user friendly for those who want to take their pony car racing.
By Patrick Rall on April 18, 2014 - 11:44AM
Ford Motor Company and the Guinness World Record folks have announced that the Ford Mustang has officially set the record for the most virtual signatures on an electronic greeting card – with 55,720 signing the online birthday card for the Mustang’s 50th.
By Patrick Rall on April 17, 2014 - 3:26PM
The first Ford Mustang was introduced on April 17th 1964 at the New York World’s Fair so with the arrival of April 17th 2014, the mighty Mustang has officially turned 50 years old – making it the longest running nameplate for a car in the US auto industry.
By Patrick Rall on April 16, 2014 - 12:25PM
The original Ford Mustang was introduced 50 years ago tomorrow at the New York World’s Fair and to commemorate the pony car’s golden anniversary, Ford has announced the 50 Year Limited Edition 2015 Ford Mustang – a loaded up package that will be limited to just 1,964 units.
By Patrick Rall on April 15, 2014 - 2:55PM
The Ford Mustang turns 50 years old later this week and today General Motors posted an image of the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 with a set of candles and a friendly message wishing its bitter rival a happy 50th birthday.
By Patrick Rall on April 15, 2014 - 2:16PM
Ford announced earlier this year that the 2015 Ford Mustang GT Convertible would be displayed atop the Empire State Building to celebrate the famous sports car’s 50th birthday and with that stunt scheduled to take place later this week – the Motor Company has offered up a video giving us a look at the preparation process.
By Patrick Rall on April 14, 2014 - 4:43PM
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has officially closed their investigation into the Ford F150 pickups powered by the popular EcoBoost V6 after deciding that there is no need to recall those 360,000 trucks due to a power loss issue - with no further action required by the automaker and that means no recall of their most popular pickup.
By Patrick Rall on April 14, 2014 - 1:28PM
The folks at Recaro Automotive Seating announced this morning that the 2015 Ford Mustang will offer similar race-inspired Recaro bucket seats to those found in the 2014 Mustang along with other Ford performance models like the Fiesta ST and the Focus ST.
By Patrick Rall on April 11, 2014 - 3:29PM
The Kogod School of Business has conducted a study of “how American” the vehicles sold in America really are and the Ford F Series pickup and the Chevrolet Corvette – two vehicles which are American icons – finishing tied for the top spot in this new report.
By Patrick Rall on April 10, 2014 - 10:45AM
The folks at Ford Motor Company have launched a very simple campaign that will allow Mustang fans around the world to help put the car in the Guinness Book of Records by signing the virtual birthday card shown above.
By Patrick Rall on April 9, 2014 - 3:08PM
While Ford is preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their fabled pony car with the 2015 Mustang on display at the 2014 New York International Auto Show and a variety of enthusiast events around the country, the attention of the internet chatter has turned to the 2016 Shelby GT350 Mustang – the car slated to be the top of the line performance model for the new S550.
By Patrick Rall on April 8, 2014 - 1:41PM
The 2015 Ford Mustang is the first Mustang to be marketed on a global level, but there is a concern that this new marketing approach for the fabled pony car will kill other Ford performance models in “foreign” markets such as the European Focus RS and the Australian Falcon sedan.
By Patrick Rall on April 7, 2014 - 5:53PM
Ford Motor Company has big plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their famed Ford Mustang that will be capped off with the public introduction of the 2014 Mustang at the 2014 New York International Auto Show and today, we have a full list of the events that will allow enthusiasts to get in on the birthday celebration fun.