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This year’s Geneva show seemed to have fewer reveals than prior years. Although there weren’t as many debuts as past shows, there were still some mighty fine production and concept cars that were shown for the first time at this show. Lamborghini Aventador Jota Although the car is ...    Read more

Here's a totally different take on plug-in hybrid technology: at the National Truck Equipment Association show, Odyne Systems displayed a 2012 Ford F-750 truck equipped with a plug-in hybrid drivetrain. Although it is still an electric hybrid, this Ford F-750 isn't anything like typical eco-minded hybrids with which you may be ...    Read more

In case you were wondering, Alan Mulally is a wealthy man, and he's about to get even wealthier: we hear that Mulally has received a whopping $58.3 million stock option package from Ford Motor Company. The company says that it's compensation for his work bringing the company back from the ...    Read more

Ford is hoping that this current chapter of MyFord Touch will soon come to a close. The system made its way into vehicles a few years ago and has been a thorn for owners and even more painful for Ford’s rankings in customer survey ratings. ...    Read more

We already had a look at the 2012 Ford B-Max before, but the subcompact MPV made its official debut in production form today at the Geneva Motor Show. Now that we've seen it on the show floor, we can say that it looks more ready than ever to take on ...    Read more

The Ford Tourneo Custom concept previews the future of both the Tourneo passenger vans and Transit commercial vans for Europe. As seen in this concept at the Geneva Motor Show, the newest versions of the Ford Euro-haulers adopt the company's "Kinetic" design language. The front fascia and grille, for ...    Read more

The Ford F-Series dominated full-size truck sales in February, with a total of 47,273 units sold for the month. The popular pickup managed to outsell General Motors’ full-size pickup twins, the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra, combined. Chrysler Group’s Ram brand continues to be a bright spot for ...    Read more

Ford announced the 2012 Focus Electric has attained a 105 combined MPGe rating from the Environmental Protection Agency. The city rating is 110 MPGe, and the highway rating is 99 MPGe. For comparison, the ...    Read more

It would appear that the natural order of midsize sedans has returned, at least for a month: after a January that saw fierce American, Japanese, and Korean competition for the middle of the pack, the competitive results of February 2012 sales returned to normal. We say "middle of the pack" because, ...    Read more

What's under this sheet? According to Ford, this teaser photo shows an all-new model that will join the 2013 F-Series Super Duty lineup. The truck will be fully revealed on Friday, March 9. The dark sheet covering the Super Duty pickup truck precludes us from telling what changes Ford has in ...    Read more

In spite of mixed critical reviews, the 2012 Honda Civic left February as the most popular compact vehicle. The Civic sedan and coupe was next followed by the Ford Focus, with 23,350 units sold -- more than double the Focus' total last February. “The ultimate arbiter of a vehicle's success is ...    Read more

NASCAR team Penske Racing will switch from Dodge to Ford vehicles for the 2013 race season, a move that could mean Dodge won't have any teams driving its NASCAR racer next year. Penske Racing has a history of working with Ford, having fielded Ford racecars from 1976 to 1977, and from ...    Read more

There's very little doubt about it: February was a very good month for Ford Motor Company. All in all, the company posted a 14.4 percent sales increase between its two brands, selling 179,119 cars, sport utility vehicles, and trucks. In the first two months of this year, Ford's companywide sales ...    Read more

The 2013 Ford Escape may only have four-cylinder engines in its lineup, but that doesn't mean the new crossover isn't capable of pulling a sizable load. When fitted with the top-spec engine, a 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder, the 2013 Ford Escape can tow up to 3500 pounds -- as much ...    Read more

The 2011 Best Driver’s Car competition continues this week on the Motor Trend Channel. In the last installment of BDC, Jonny Lieberman and Justin Bell took a look at the field of contenders. In this episode, experienced racing driver Randy Pobst flogs the contestants around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca raceway ...    Read more

If you've been watching rally driver Ken Block's YouTube videos of late, you might have forgotten that the man is a professional rally driver. What with the videos of gymkhana, ...    Read more

General Motors claims the Chevrolet Camaro and Chevrolet Corvette are responsible for one-third of sports car sales in the U.S. during 2011. Chevrolet sold 88,249 Camaros and 13,164 Corvettes in 2011. The most interesting bit of GM’s claim is the models it compares its two sports cars with. In the sports ...    Read more

Been away from your computer this week and missed all the automotive news? We’ve gathered a few of the top stories of the past week for your convenience. Spied: 2013 SRT Viper Roadster on Public Roads http://rumors.automobilemag.com/spied-2013-srt-viper-roadster-on-public-roads-111821.html The snake is back: our spy photographers caught the 2013 SRT Viper roadster testing in ...    Read more

The Ford Crown Victoria has long been a favorite among law-enforcement agencies, and the city of Chicago plans to continue using Ford police vehicles. City mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that Chicago will buy 500 new Ford Police Interceptor vehicles -- a fitting move, as the cop cars are built ...    Read more

To launch a new commercial for the 2013 Ford Mustang, the Dearborn-based automaker is taking advantage of YouTube, Facebook, and Google Plus. The new spot, called "Mustang Inner TV", launched online today and will first be aired on TV during the Daytona 500 broadcast this Sunday. Playing off the idea that ...    Read more

As a follow up to Ken Block's recent livery announcement, the rally driver and his Monster World Rally Team released a follow-up "car porn" video that shows all the naughty bits of Block's Ford Fiesta HFHV and GWT rally cars. Shot ...    Read more

Ford’s EcoBoost turbocharged engines had a good year in 2011, and it looks like the forced-induction motors will have an excellent 2012 as well: we hear that Ford’s new three-cylinder turbocharged engine could theoretically crank out an amazing 177 horsepower. The engine in question is the Ford EcoBoost 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine, ...    Read more

How much power does a Hennessey VelociRaptor 600 Supercharged really put to the rear wheels? Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) strapped one of its modified Ford F-150 SVT Raptors to a chassis dyno and found out. Go fast goodies on the VelociRaptor 600 Supercharged are built around supporting the TVS2300 supercharger. ...    Read more

Ford will use the Geneva Motor Show to unveil the Tourneo Custom concept, a large passenger van that gives us our first look at the next version of the Transit commercial van. Ford says the design "communicates very clearly" the styling direction of the company's next-generation Transit, although this particular ...    Read more

At this point, Ken Block's probably pretty used to being interviewed, but how is he as the interviewer, instead of the interviewee? Ken Block recently sat down with comedian Nick Swardson -- who was playing Block -- to discuss Block's rally plans for 2012. Aside from debuting the new livery for ...    Read more