Ford Updating Entire F-Series Powertrain Line-up for 2011
Ford will update its entire F-Series engine line-up for 2011, with four new powertrains, including a high-tech 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6. Overall, the maker expects a 20% increase in the truck's fuel...
View ArticleFord Will Add Stop/Start Capability To 20% of Its Global Products By 2014
Ford wants to offer fuel-saving Stop/Start technology on products like the new Focus - if it can get federal regulators to acknowledge the technology's benefits. Globally, says design boss J Mays, look...
View ArticleFord Hits Nearly 70 MPG with Focus ECOnetic
Imagine driving 1,000 miles on a tank of fuel? That's what you'll get with the 80 mpg new Ford Focus ECOnetic - or at least, what European motorists will soon be getting, as TheDetroitBureau.com reports.
View ArticleFord Planning to Slash Vehicle Weight Up to 700 lbs
In the rush to raise fuel economy, Ford products - big and small - will be going on a diet, with a goal of cutting weight by as much as 700 pounds, global product czar Derrick Kuzak tells...
View ArticleFirst Look: 2013 Ford Taurus
Just three years into its latest run, the Ford Taurus is getting an update designed to enhance its appeal through a mix of design changes, technological updates and, perhaps most significantly, more...
View ArticleFord Adds 2.0-liter EcoBoost to Edge, Explorer
Domestic makers often get slammed for the poor fuel economy of their sport-utility vehicles and crossovers, but Ford hopes to win kudos – and new buyers as it introduces its new 2-liter EcoBoost on the...
View ArticleFord Dropping Escape Hybrid and Adding EcoBoost
The completely redesigned 2012 Ford Escape will no longer offer a hybrid package - but will have two available EcoBoost options, including a 1.6-liter EcoBoost offering better mileage than the old...
View ArticleMove Over Prius, Step Aside Leaf?
With gas nudging $4 a gallon, and some pundits predicting it will nip the $5 mark by summer, Ford is aiming to position itself as a mileage leader with products like the new Focus Electric, which it...
View ArticleFord Fiesta to Get 1.0-liter EcoBoost for 2014
Ford will begin offering a new 1.0-liter, 3-cylinder version of its turbocharged EcoBoost powertrain family on the updated Fiesta subcompact next year, predicting the high-tech engine "will deliver...
View ArticleFord Mileage Claims Face EPA Review
The Environmental Protection Agency is stepping in to review mileage claims for two of Ford Motor Co.’s two newest hybrid models. The investigation follows tests by Consumer Reports magazine claiming...
View ArticleConsumer Reports Blasts Honda Accord Hybrid MPG Claim
The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid is the latest among a growing list of gas-electric models to take hits for what critics contend are overly optimistic and misleading mileage claims. More from...
View ArticleMini Latest to Admit Mislabeling MPG
Mini has become the latest in a line of automakers who have had to admit they were overstating their fuel economy numbers. The EPA is stepping up audits - and will likely revise mileage testing...
View ArticleFord Making Start-Stop Standard on F-150 EcoBoost Engines
It is no longer towing capacity or horsepower that is the measuring stick by which full-size trucks are gauged: it’s fuel economy and today Ford made the competition a little more difficult. Find out...
View ArticleCAFE Rollback Wouldn’t Bring Much Change to Product Plans, Says Ford President
Pres. Trump’s executive order reopening the “mid-term review” of fuel economy rules will have a much smaller impact than critics have feared, according to a top Ford executive - and other industry...
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