The modern automobile has held a special place in American history. With the help of automotive pioneers like Henry Ford or William Durant, cars as we know and drive them have become engrained in U.S. culture. Today, the “Big Three” Detroit automakers – Ford, General Motors and Chrysler – still roll out new models off […]
What is it: The 2018 Ford F-150 Raptor Supercab is the top tier of Ford’s F-150 lineup and is about as close to a trophy truck as you’re going to get from a dealership. There’s enough engineering tech to tackle most of your off-roading without flipping through any aftermarket catalogs for part upgrades. […]
We Americans love how the inside of a new car smells. It’s scented like hot plastic and straight-from-the-factory glues. Mmmm. But consumers in China do not. And because our country is terrible now, and China is comparatively not, Ford is working on a way to eliminate the old standby of […]
Supercar makers have a habit of saying the latest million-mph hybrid flamethrower “can be driven all year! It has a soft suspension mode and a nose lift,” they say. That may be technically true in some cases, but in most, it’s more supercar hyperbole. This Mustang, though, might be the real […]
Ford snagged “Breaking Bad” impresario Bryan Cranston for its latest “here’s our future” commercial. In the mix of flashing graphics, Steve Jobs-like presentations, Rangers jumping and old Mustang Bullitts driving, there’s a quick cut of what looks like an artist’s rendering of the forthcoming Mustang electric. Our first thought was that this could […]
This week, Ford announced four separate safety recalls affecting nearly 100,000 F-150 trucks and Transit vans in North America, about 90,000 of which are located in the U.S. alone. The first of four recalls deals with approximately 73,000 Ford Transit vans equipped with the trailer tow module, due to water […]
Ford issued a safety recall Wednesday for more than 1.3 million trucks in North America for a problem that can lead to the side doors opening while driving. Over 1.1 million of the affected trucks are in the U.S. alone. A frozen door latch and/or a bent or kinked actuation […]
Ford has earned a “Top Safety Pick” rating for its updated 2018 F-150, but failed to achieve the organization’s coveted “Top Safety Pick+” award due to a “Poor” rating for headlight performance. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the base halogen headlights fell short due to “inadequate […]
Never has there been a better time to be a red-blooded American car enthusiast. The Chevrolet Camaro, the Dodge Challenger, and the Ford Mustang, nameplates that date back half a century give or take a few years, are faster, better to drive, and more technologically sophisticated than ever before. And […]
We expect our performance vehicles to hug corners and rocket down straightaways. Reliability doesn’t always factor into the equation, but it should. It’s hard for a car to deliver visceral excitement if it’s sitting in the shop awaiting repair. The six performance vehicle listed below team exemplary driving dynamics with […]
