After a short report earlier this morning, Ford has just officially confirmed that the 2012 Ford Edge will be available with the company’s new EcoBoost 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. The engine recently received its EPA-rating for the 2011 Ford Explorer, offering 20/28 mpg (city/highway). On the 2012 Ford Edge EcoBoost, the engine offers an EPA-rated fuel-economy of 21 [...]
Ford has just announced its latest economy figures for their four-cylinder EcoBoost powered Explorer and Edge. Pegged for a release for the 2012 model year, the latest EcoBoost Ford Explorer is rated at 28mpg where as the new 2012 Edge EcoBoost is rated at 30mpg, both highway. Click here for more news on the Ford Edge. [...]
Ford has just announced that it will be reducing the price of their SYNC system by $100 so that a broader range of customers can equip their cars with the latest in hands-free and in-car entertainment technology. “Ford SYNC is making a difference. Our customers love it and recommend it, and our dealers want it [...]
FoMoCo has increased pricing an average of $117, or 0.4 percent on 2011 models starting Friday, April 1 (and no it’s not an April Fools joke). According to George Pipas, Ford’s chief sales analyst, the price increase is due to ‘higher commodity costs’ and not cause of the massive earthquake in Japan. “This adjustment has [...]
Ford dealers are inviting those who purchase vehicles with MyFord Touch to come back in for a tutorial on the system, free of charge. “The younger people, and the people who are more sophisticated love it,” said Jim Seavitt, owner of Village Ford in Dearborn. “The less tech-savvy customers need to come back in again.” [...]
The folks at Consumer Reports said that the 2011 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX and the Chevrolet Tahoe all scored to low to be recommended by the publication. “In a highly competitive category, all three of these vehicles have a number of strengths, but each had some notable weaknesses that forced their testing scores to fall [...]
If you thought we could end 2010 without any more recalls, you thought wrong. FoMoCo has just announced it is recalling a total of 14,737 units of certain 2011 model year F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, Edge and Lincoln MKX units that were built during a 6-day production period. Ford says that the supplier of [...]
Ford is recalling certain model year 2011 Edge and Lincoln MKX crossovers that were manufacture from July 1, 2010 through October 8, 2010. The recall, which consists of 71 units, says that vehicles were shipped with incorrectly configured electronic module settings that disable the locking function of the liftgate. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [...]
Ford’s Fiesta will be taking over the 2010 SEMA Auto Show with a lineup of other FoMoCo models including the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer, Lincoln MKX, Ford Edge, 2010 Ford Taurus SHO and more. “It”s so new and reinvented, and the styling is standout from the inside out,” said Craig Patterson, Ford Explorer marketing manager. [...]
The following is a short-list of all the model being considered for the 2011 North American Car and Truck of the Year. On December 16, three finalists from each category will be announced, with the winner getting its fame and award at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show in January. As you can probably see from [...]
