When Ford announced that it would be building an “all-new” Police Interceptor model, speculation was rampant. At the time, we noted: GM went to Australia for their police-duty RWD platform, might Ford do the same with a Falcon-based interceptor?...
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found about 10 hours ago by Ben Wojdyla on
Jalopnik
Ferruccio Lamborghini didn't start out as a builder of supercars. His first success came in the form of tractors and agricultural equipment. Here's a look at the long and illustrious history of...
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FoMoCo plans on unveiling a new Ford Police Interceptor on Friday, according to an internal Ford communication obtained by The News. The car will make its debut to an audience of law enforcement officials at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The new...
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Sleepers rule. True sleepers rule even harder and this Mustang that belongs to BangShift.com forum member Affordillac is proof positive of that. Other than the big fat drag radials on the rear “dial a date” wheels, this thing appears harmless....
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General Motors announced today that the diesel engine in its 2011 Heavy-Duty pickup trucks will produce 30 pound-feet more torque than the diesel engine in the 2011 Ford Super Duty. Well, technically, GM announced that its...
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found about 18 hours ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
Autoblog
Soaves' official title as Head of the Fiat Brand for North America not only installs her at the top of the pyramid, it puts her name on the profit-and-loss bottom line and has her answering directly to Sergio Marchionne. You can read Fiat's press...
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found about 17 hours ago by Sam Smith on
Jalopnik
This is a Vought VE-7 biplane being started by a modified Ford Model T in 1926. The mechanism is known as a Hucks Starter. Flying car, no; cool merging of cars and airplanes, yes. Until the chain...
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Ford’s Transit Connect Electric, which was introduced just a few weeks ago at the Chicago Auto Show, has gotten the attention of AT&T. The telecom company has announced that it would be the electric van’s lead customer. Jerome Webber,...
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Ford has confirmed the performance edition of the 2012 Focus, officially titled: “2012 Ford Focus Global Performance Version”. However, Ford has yet to unveil the specs of the car — that appears to be saved for the upcoming Paris Motor Show....
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In the battle for power and performance bragging rights among heavy-duty pickup trucks, General Motors is already planning how to outmaneuver archrival Ford to claim the highest towing and hauling ratings in the segment. It could happen by next...
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Today’s photo of the day is from a slideshow of wrecked Mustangs on StreetFire. Anyone know the story behind this? Where did that jet come from? Keep those photo of the day PMs and e-mails...
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According to a report by Swedish financial daily Dagens Industri, Chinese automaker Geely has reportedly obtained financing for its long-overdue purchase of Volvo from FoMoCo. The report says that financing was concluded in recent days and the...
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found about 36 hours ago by Jonny Lieberman on
Autoblog
Hold on to your sap gloves and night sticks - it's that time of the decade! An Autoblog source reveals that Ford is about to release a brand spankin' new Police Interceptor. Not only is this humongous news for our pals in the law enforcement...
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found about 38 hours ago by Sam Smith on
Jalopnik
The National Truck Equipment Assocation's annual Work Truck Show is trucking along this week. Ever wonder what kind of warning labels end up on heavy-duty vehicles? These are the ten freakiest....
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Reuters (which has been all over the Volvo-Geely deal) reports that Zhejiang Geely Holding has money “in the bank account,” to purchase Ford’s Volvo brand, citing Swedish press reports. And yet, despite having reportedly given Ford guarantees...
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found 2 days ago by Sam Abuelsamid on
Autoblog
Many of us who sit around the Autoblog campfire every day are fans of station wagons. We love cars and love the idea of having some extra utility without giving up the generally superior driving dynamics of cars versus SUVs or crossovers. We also...
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First it was Toyota, offering 0% financing for many of its cars and trucks. Next came GM, also offering 0% financing on most trucks and selected cars. Apparently Ford doesn’t want to be left behind, because they’re offering 0% financing with...
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found about 42 hours ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
Autoblog
Not even a month ago, at the end of our post on the 2011 Ford Super Duty engine specs, we wrote: "General Motors, there's a big ass ball in your court." Someone at GM has apparently grabbed their big ass racket and said, "Oh, I got this...", then...
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found about 42 hours ago by Graverobber on
Jalopnik
Usually, buying a high-priced escort means not traveling solo, and ensuring a good time. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe wants to know if it's a good time to hook up with a low-priced Escort, or, to...
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Josiah LaColla is an industrial designer from Detroit and has had vehicles displayed at the SEMA show for the past two years. After checking out his resume here, you can tell that LaColla is very talented and very imaginative. Click here to get...
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If you name your star vehicle, and perhaps your biggest profit maker, a Super Duty truck, you’d better be able to “bring it” when the chips are down. With a renewed vigor in the Dodge Ram stables, and continued pressure in the Chevrolet and...
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With Wi-Fi access coming to Ford’s Sync system for 2011, the automaker is thinking ahead in terms of web security. On-board connectivity brings with it the opportunity for hackers to access the car’s systems and information, just like they...
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It's a guy thing. Tim Allen understands. If you've got a job to do, you need the right tool. As guy logic goes, the bigger and more powerful the tool, the better. If what you do requires a tool shaped like a truck, then you're currently...
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found 2 days ago by Wes Siler on
Jalopnik
Take one 2010 Shelby GT500, let Geiger Cars warm it up to 799 HP and 697 Lb-Ft of torque. The result? A 220 MPH live rear axle Mustang with lots and lots of axle tramp. Be afraid, be very afraid.Ah, but what's this? Germany's Geiger Cars has...
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found 2 days ago by Sam Smith on
Jalopnik
Ken Block crashed out of last weekend's World Rally Championship race, bringing an otherwise strong showing to a premature end. We were sad to see him go, but thankfully, YouTube was there to show us how it happened.If you're interested in more WRC...
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Last weekend Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino finished 18th in rally Mexico in their Ford Focus WRC, but the event was far from trouble free. Here's some on-board footage from Day One, which concluded with the pair in 10th position overall. Day...
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I decided to stop being angry at and threatening to sell my diesel Escort, and instead did a little re-plumbing and re-wiring. But even after replacing all the fuel hoses with braided PVC and running wires properly for my in-line helper pump, it...
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Ford’s 2010 Fusion and Fusion Hybrid are both continuing there momentum in 2010 with sales of both models bringing in a total of 60 percent of new buyers to the brand, up 54 percent from January and 49 percent from 2009. Ford Fusion Hybrid sales...
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Don’t count on PickupTrucks.com’s first drive of the 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty to create much suspense. According to reviewer Mike Levine, Ford has once again raised the bar for heavy-duty pickups in terms of performance and productivity...
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found 3 days ago by Ben Wojdyla on
Jalopnik
Power a 1995 Ford F-150 with a 14.0L Cummins N14 mounted in the bed? What could possibly go wrong? That's what Jim Harris said before he dropped a totaled Peterbuilt engine into his son's F-150. There are heroes among us. We like Jim, he's a...
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