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Ford C-MAx America's Most Fuel-Efficient Afordable Hybrid

Published Friday, 18 May, 2012 by greg benson. Categories: News.

Ford Begins Taking Orders for C-MAX Hybrid - America's Most Affordable, Fuel-Efficient Hybrid Utility Vehicle

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Editor's Note: At the Detroit Auto Show I asked a Ford product manager why the new 2013 Ford Escape would not have a hybrid option and was told that the C-Max Hybrid would fill the needs of buyers looking for a small CUV hybrid. I thought…

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2013 Ford Escape 4 -cylinder strikes right tone

Published Friday, 18 May, 2012 by greg benson. Categories: News.

Review: Four-cylinder Ford Escape strikes the right tone

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The 2013 Escape will offer only four-cylinder engines. Can such engines really match customers' power expectations? Yes.

By Dan Carney, msnbc.com contributor

We've seen this movie before: Stagnant economy. Soaring gas prices. Government-mandated increases in fuel economy that doom the big vehicles Americans prefer.

In the 1970s, automakers responded to those conditions with that they called "downsizing." Cars became cheaply made, cramped and slow…

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James Farley Ford C-MAX to take on Prius Juggernaut

Published Friday, 18 May, 2012 by greg benson. Categories: News.

James Farley Revving Up To Take On Prius Juggernaut With Ford C-MAX

Posted: 05/18/2012 11:21 am

When Ford's chief marketing executive James Farley showed media the new Ford C-MAX last year, he said all the versions of the small crossover vehicle would be hybrid and plug-in electric, with no traditional internal-combustion engine model. The strategy was clear: Take on Prius.

Farley came to Ford in 2007 after…

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2013 Ford C-MAX

Published Friday, 18 May, 2012 by greg benson. Categories: News.

2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid and C-Max Energi Plug-In Hybrid

Will you take your hybrid mini-minivan with a plug or without?

Can't decide between an EV, a regular hybrid, or a plug-in hybrid? Come 2012, you won't have to make that decision until after arriving at a Ford dealership. Following the recently unveiled Focus Electric, Ford is announcing the C-Max hybrid and C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid at…

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Ford Begins Taking Orders For C-MAX Hybrid

Published Thursday, 17 May, 2012 by greg benson. Categories: News.

Ford Begins Taking Orders for C-MAX Hybrid

America's Most Affordable, Fuel-Efficient Hybrid Utility Vehicle

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  • Ford dealers are now taking orders for the Ford C-MAX Hybrid, which will be more affordable than Toyota Prius v while achieving better fuel economy
  • Class-exclusive technologies include hands-free liftgate, active park assist for easier parallel parking and next-generation SmartGauge? with EcoGuide to help customers increase their fuel economy
  • C-MAX will launch this fall as part of Ford's power of choice strategy to deliver leading fuel economy across its lineup while tripling electrified vehicle production capacity by 2013
 
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New 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 SVT 20th Anniversary

Published Wednesday, 16 May, 2012 by greg benson. Categories: News.

New 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Convertible Helps SVT Mark Its 20th Anniversary of Delivering High-Performance Vehicles

  • New Ford Shelby GT500 convertible serves as the celebratory vehicle of the 20th anniversary of Ford's Special Vehicles Team (SVT) - the fastest open-air Mustang ever
  • The newest Shelby GT500 convertible with the optional Performance Package is nearly 3.5 seconds faster than the outgoing model at Sebring International Raceway. The 5.8-liter supercharged V8 with 662 horsepower, Bilstein…
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2013 Shelby GT500 Launch Control Spins the Wheels for Maximum Acceleration

Published Wednesday, 16 May, 2012 by greg benson. Categories: News.

2013 Shelby GT500 Launch Control Spins the Wheels for Maximum Acceleration

  • 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 is the first to be equipped from the factory with launch control
  • SVT engineers have given Shelby GT500 drivers the ability to fine-tune the launch control settings for the smoothest, most consistent starts regardless of surface conditions
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DEARBORN, Mich., May 15, 2012 - Paraphrasing a classic quote - "With great power comes the need for great control…
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2013 NASCAR Fusion

Published Wednesday, 16 May, 2012 by greg benson. Categories: News.

One Ford Philosophy Proves Vital As Design Center Assists in Development of 2013 NASCAR Fusion

 

 
?         Ford Racing's 2013 NASCAR Fusion was subjected to the same development process as any other production vehicle within the Ford Motor Company Design Center.
 
?         Ford was the first manufacturer to unveil its 2013 model when it showed the car on track at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Jan. 24, 2012.
 
?         The normal schedule for getting a production vehicle from paper…
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All-New 2013 Ford Escape Set to Pace NASCAR Stable of Races at Kentucky

Published Wednesday, 16 May, 2012 by greg benson. Categories: News.

All-New 2013 Ford Escape Set to Pace NASCAR Stable of Races at Kentucky Speedway

 
?         The all-new 2013 Ford Escape will pace all three NASCAR races at Kentucky Speedway in June, including the June 30 Quaker State 400 Sprint Cup series event.
?         Two-time Daytona 500 champion Matt Kenseth unveiled the pace car version of the Escape today in a media program at the Louisville Assembly Plant.
 
?         The race marks the Ford Escape's debut as a…
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2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Debuts as Fastest, Most Powerful Mustang Ever

Published Wednesday, 16 May, 2012 by greg benson. Categories: News.

2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Debuts as Fastest, Most Powerful Mustang Ever with 662 Horsepower, Track Speed of 200+ MPH

  • The new Ford Shelby GT500 is powered by an aluminum 5.8-liter supercharged V8 engine producing 662 horsepower and 631 lb.-ft. of torque. The most powerful engine ever in a North American production car propels the 3,852-pound vehicle to a top track speed of more than 200 mph, yet is exempt from gas-guzzler tax…
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