Items tagged with (NYSE:F)
by
Brandon Hill - Sun, Jan 14, 2018
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that trucks are a big business here in the United States. The Ford F-Series has been the best-selling vehicle in the country for the past 30 years, and the top three selling vehicles for...
Read more...
by
Shane McGlaun - Tue, Aug 01, 2017
Nothing makes you neighbors as angry as waking them up at 4 a.m. on a Saturday morning when you fire up your Mustang with the loud rumbly exhaust on your way to the local race track. I know this from the experience of owning six different...
Read more...
by
Brandon Hill - Tue, Jul 25, 2017
Earlier this year, we brought you details of Ford’s restyled 2018 Mustang. The current sixth generation Mustang was introduced in 2014 for the 2015 model year and brought an all-new platform, a new turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder...
Read more...
by
Brandon Hill - Fri, May 19, 2017
If you own a 2016 Ford car or truck, some new smartphone/infotainment goodness is now coming your way. The American auto giant today announced its SYNC 3 version 2.2 software, which enables both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay for all 2016...
Read more...
by
Brittany Goetting - Mon, Apr 10, 2017
You better think twice before speeding down the 405. Ford has just unveiled its first “pursuit-rated” hybrid patrol car, and the Los Angeles Police Department may be one of the first agencies to get its hands on the vehicles.
Charlie...
Read more...
by
Brandon Hill - Tue, Jan 17, 2017
For as long as we can remember, the Ford Mustang has been made available with a V6 engine. However, the Mustang’s venerable 3.7-liter V6 is being dropped altogether for the 2018 model year, having been completely supplanted by the...
Read more...
by
Brandon Hill - Wed, Dec 28, 2016
Ford is moving forward with its autonomous vehicle aspirations, and the latest piece to the puzzle is a next generation hardware suite that makes this feat possible. Ford has introduced next generation self-driving hardware, and it’s...
Read more...
by
Brittany Goetting - Thu, Nov 03, 2016
Ford just unveiled its next generation driver assistance technologies for “stress-free parking, collision avoidance, [and] wrong way driving," which should go a long way towards making driving even more convenient and safer for all. Scott...
Read more...
by
Brandon Hill - Mon, Jul 25, 2016
Ford has announced some pretty big news for its 2017 vehicle lineup. Earlier in the year, the Dearborn, Michigan-based company announced that Android Auto and CarPlay would be coming to all of its 2017 model year vehicles equipped with...
Read more...
by
Brandon Hill - Fri, Apr 29, 2016
It looks as though Tesla Motors and General Motors are about to get some competition in the 200-mile electric vehicle (EV) arena from an unlikely competitor: Ford. We say “unlikely” because just last week when announcing that the 2017 Ford...
Read more...
by
Brandon Hill - Tue, Mar 08, 2016
Have you ever found yourself at night behind a large crossover or a minivan with large display screens hanging from the ceiling (usually playing some Disney movie or other child-centric content)? While it provides tiny tots with something...
Read more...
by
Paul Lilly - Mon, Jan 11, 2016
Building a self-driving vehicle that can cruise city roadways on sunny days is one thing, but an autonomous vehicle that can handle slippery conditions like snow and ice laden streets? That would be quite the technical feat, though not...
Read more...
by
Paul Lilly - Mon, Jan 04, 2016
Long gone are the days when a tape deck and digital display constituted a fancy in-car stereo system. In today's connected world, dashboard entertainment is becoming ever more sophisticated and convenient, a fact that's highlighted by Ford...
Read more...
by
Paul Lilly - Tue, Dec 22, 2015
As it stands, there are multiple entities working on autonomous vehicle technologies, though none of them have released anything commercially. That's really the end goal, or at least one of them, and it may come sooner than you think...
Read more...
by
Brandon Hill - Wed, Dec 16, 2015
When we think of Gorilla Glass, the first products that come to mind are usually smartphones, tablets, and hybrids. Gorilla Glass provides a thin, smooth surface for us to glide our fingers across while also being strong and lightweight...
Read more...
by
Paul Lilly - Fri, Dec 11, 2015
Ford Motor Company is rolling the dice on electric vehicles with a monstrous investment. How monstrous? Try $4.5 billion, which is how much the auto maker has committed to spending in order to put 13 new electric vehicles on roadways by...
Read more...
by
Paul Lilly - Thu, Dec 03, 2015
The first thing we teach new drivers to keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. Solid advice, albeit increasingly challenging with all these newfangled technologies at our disposable, including in-vehicle luxuries. To help...
Read more...
by
Paul Lilly - Fri, Nov 13, 2015
When the topic of self-driving cars comes up, Google typically comes to mind (sometimes in humorous fashion). So does Tesla, and to an extent, Apple is a name that's thrown around. You can go ahead add Ford to the list, as the major...
Read more...
by
Brandon Hill - Mon, Oct 12, 2015
Ford had our curiosity when it announced that the 2016 Focus RS would come to the United States with “well in excess of 315 horsepower.” Now the company has our attention with the confirmed news that the 2.3-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder...
Read more...
by
Brandon Hill - Tue, Jul 21, 2015
Remember when most pickup trucks had metal dashboards, rollup windows, and a radio (and possibly a cassette deck if you splurged)? Even things like power windows and A/C were often luxuries just 30 years ago. But the times change, as does...
Read more...
by
Paul Lilly - Sun, Jul 19, 2015
Ford rightfully claims that driving on unlit roads at night can be a "nerve-wracking experience." No, not because you're lost in a rural area and are about to live out a scene in Wrong Turn, but because you never know when an animal or...
Read more...
by
Paul Lilly - Mon, Jul 13, 2015
It's a pretty big deal that Ford is mass producing carbon fiber wheels for its Shelby GT350R Mustang. How so? For one, never before has a major automobile manufacturer offered carbon fiber wheels as standard equipment -- you'd have to...
Read more...