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Thursday, 26 June 2014

2015 Ford Edge - European SUV

The 2015 Ford Edge has now shown for the first time the standard version.

Ford in Europe its SUV product range and brings with Edge in 2015 a new top model on the market. The first generation Edge already been very successful in North America and launched in 2006.

The second generation comes back with a very dynamic styling on the market, despite of visual similarities but a completely new development.

The Edge is certainly one of the sportiest models in its class, and the new version looks even more elegant with the sharpened edges. Apart from the optics to the new Ford Edge but can also shine with a wealth of technical highlights.

For the first time in Europe comes in the new Ford Edge active noise reduction "ANC" is used. Three microphones record annoying noise frequencies in the interior, contrasting them - for the occupants imperceptible - on the on-board audio system with opposing sound emissions.

Also new is the two-part front camera. It improves visibility in poor visibility intersections and when exiting parking spaces close by detecting the cross traffic through a 180-degree camera system on the front of the vehicle.

The new Ford Edge is also possible with a sensor-controlled tailgate, the Active City Stop, a Blind Spot Assist, a Lane Keeping Assist, a traffic sign recognition, an optimized parking assistant with perpendicular parking assistant and cross-traffic alert, and an adaptive cruise control available with Forward Collision Warning "FA".

New LED headlights and rear lights also provide a good light yield and modern entertainment systems, a heated leather steering wheel and air-conditioned seats provide plenty of comfort.

In Europe, the Ford Edge will be available with two versions of the 2.0-liter TDCi 4-cylinder diesel engine. The basic version makes it 180 hp (132 kW) and comes with a manual 6-speed manual transmission to a CO2 emissions of 149 g / km.

The top model gets the diesel engine with an output of 210 hp (154 kW). Standard equipment is the 6-speed PowerShift automatic transmission with double clutch technology.

The new Ford Edge will be available in two versions that look slightly different. For those who want the Edge rather in the elegant outfit is the "Titanium" version available for those places more emphasis on dynamics, is well served with the "Sport" version.

An exact start time and prices for the Ford Edge 2015 has not yet called Ford. In North America, the SUV will start beginning of 2015, he will come to Europe a little later in 2015.

By: Austin On 21:36

Wednesday, 18 December 2013

2015 Ford Mustang

Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was initially based on the platform of the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. Introduced early on April 17, 1964, and thus dubbed as a "1964½" model by Mustang fans, the 1965 Mustang was the automaker's most successful launch since the Model A. The Mustang has undergone several transformations to its current fifth generation.New model of Ford Mustang releasing in month of march 2015.

Ford Mustang

By: Austin On 01:45

Thursday, 5 December 2013

Oficially official, the 2015 Ford Mustang

As promised, here's the all new 2015 Ford Mustang. The first completely new Mustang with inspiration from 50 years of production (yes even the Mustang II years). What can I say about the 2015 Mustang? Well for one, it looks fantastic. While overall the car is just a tad larger than the current Mustang. The new car actually looks smaller than it is. Which I really like. It gives the look of a sporty European sports car. The design is fresh and crisp, and when you get in to GT trim, it's very aggressive. The styling was critical when it came to the new Mustang as this is the first Mustang to be designed for global distribution. Believe it or not, all previous Mustangs were not made for global sales. And because of this new focus for the Mustang. Ford is pulling out all the stops to make a truly world class product. The new car is lower and wider with a wider rear track. And for the first time in a number of years, a true fastback body that leads to three dimensional LED, sequential tail lamps. You may notice the lack of the faux gas cap that had become a staple of the previous Mustang is absent in the photos. We have been reassured by a source that there will be a faux cap offered on some trim levels of the new car, however not all of them. Up front, we find LED running lamps, and a design treatment heavy on Ford Design DNA that still captures the Mustang's grille and shark bite design we have come to love on the GT 500.

The big news for the new Mustang lie in the performance and suspension. The traditional V6 and 5.0 liter V8 engines remain. But they are now joined by an optional 2.3 liter Ecoboost 4 cylinder. A first for the Mustang for nearly 30 years. And don't think this will just be a fuel sipping Focus in a new body. The Ecoboost Mustang is expected to pony out 305 Hp with 300 lb.-ft of torque. So you'll still get all the performance while saving some gas. The Ecoboost features a cast aluminum cylinder block with forged steel crankshafts and connecting rods. It also includes a newly designed high flow cylinder head with integrated exhaust manifold and a new twin scroll turbo charger that will make its debut on the Mustang.

The 5.0 liter will have in the neighborhood of 420 hp on tap while the standard 3.7 liter V6 will be at 300 hp. The V8 features larger valves, revised and re-balanced camshafts, and forged connecting rods and valve springs, for optimum high RPM performance. The engines will be backed by an updated 6 speed manual trans or a new select shift 6 sped automatic that will offer for the first time in a Mustang, paddle shifters. Very European no? The Getrag manual trans has had the shifter location moved closer to the drive and away from the cupholders (a complaint in the outgoing car). The new output shaft has been designed with a new ball bearing that will allow the GT to have a top speed of 155 miles per hour.

Flipping the shiny side over is where the Mustang is going to get really exciting. The Mustang is setting new benchmarks in terms of handling. The suspension has been redesigned from the ground up. The outgoing Boss 302 was the benchmark which has now been exceeded. A new perimeter subframe reduces the overall mass of the car while also making it stiffer. Thus allowing for more predictable wheel control to allow for better ride quality, handling, and steering. This new front suspension also allows for larger brakes to be utilized. And for 2015, there will be three different brake packages available. One will likely be Brembos.

In back where the rubber meets the road, a new integral-link independent rear suspension, again designed for the ultimate in ride quality and handling. This marks the first time the Mustang has ever had an independent rear end. Though I'm sure many diehards will miss the old live real axle, we're sure they'll take to this one.

Like all new Fords, the 2015 Mustang will feature the SYNC system and the new My Key system. The drive will also have different drive modes available (not sure if available on every model) allowing the driver to adjust engine, suspension, and steering settings at the touch of a button. A new advanced stability control system and the GT's standard launch control round out a powerful performance punch.

Looking at the interior pictures, I'm seeing a lot of new, and more upscale additions. First, a source at Ford confirmed that the material quality will definitely be far better than what we have seen on the previous Mustang. Better quality materials and leathers for a more quality feel. For instance, a leather covered dash top and center console, memory power seats, and it looks like the GT will have two additional gauges in the center of the dash. All 2015 Mustangs will also wear a special badge on the dashboard saying "Since 1964" In honor of the Mustang's 50th anniversary April 17th, 1964. An interesting fact, even though the Mustang's launch considered the car a 1964 1/2. Most states did not recognize a half year for title and registration purposes, thus making all 64 1/2s really 1965 Mustangs.

Pricing hasn't been released yet, though I wouldn't expect it to be far off from the current Mustang's base price. Ford is expecting the 2015 Mustang to hit showrooms in late 2014.

Source & Photos: Ford Motor Co.

By: Austin On 19:13

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

This is it! The 2015 Ford Mustang

It was bound to happen. Ford's plan was to reveal the 2015 Ford Mustang on Thursday. But as usual, things don't always go to plan. An adept reader of AutoWeek magazine received their December 9th issue and smack on the cover is the completely new Mustang.

It's a very tasteful mix of American Muscle meets European Tuning. I was worried that the car would be too much Ford Design DNA (i.e. Fusion, Taurus, etc). But this car isn't. You look at it, and instantly think Mustang. I won't go in to too much detail now, that is until I get my hands on the official photos and specs from Ford on Thursday, so stay tuned.

Source: Mustang6g.com

By: Austin On 12:41

Tuesday, 29 October 2013

2014 Ford Fiesta

The Ford Fiesta is a supermini car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company since 1976, now in its sixth generation. The Fiesta has been manufactured in Europe, the United States of America, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Taiwan, Thailand and South Africa.

In 2010, the sixth generation Fiesta (Mark VI) was introduced worldwide, including in the United States and Canada, making it the first Fiesta model to be sold in North America since the Fiesta Mark I was discontinued at the end of 1980.

The Fiesta has sold over 16 million units since 1976, making it the third best selling Ford marque behind the Escort and the F-series.

Last Release of 2014 Ford Fiesta is best ever .

2014 Ford Fiesta

By: Austin On 08:53

Tuesday, 10 September 2013

2015 Ford Mondeo Vignale Concept

2015 Ford offers the exclusive equipment line "Vignale", which serves not only with luxury, but also with a special service for customers. Called 2015 Ford Mondeo Vignale Concept.

At the IAA Ford will be unveiling the Mondeo available from 2015 as a concept car featuring exclusive line "Vignale". High-quality design elements, erstlassig processed premium materials and services that are geared to premium frequent flyer programs are to attract new customers.

Amenities include 20 "alloy wheels, a striking front apron, full-LED headlights, stylish chrome applications and by the special color" Nocciola. "In the interior, inspired an exclusive leather-Fully equipped with elaborate stitching and exclusive " Vignale " logos are evidence of the noble orientation of the vehicle.

But with the precious features alone is not enough, the "Vignale" line is designed to provide a holistic shopping experience and offer many advantages even after the purchase for the customer.

Similar to a frequent flyer program offers the Vignale also features special bank and credit card services, concierge services, and other attractive offers from partner brands such as restaurant and hotel chains. Also in stores of the merchants there should be Vignale own rooms where separate contact for customers are available.

There is also a collection and delivery service for maintenance inspection, exclusive invitations to shows and events, as well as free car washes for the complete life cycle of the "Vignale" vehicle.

At the start in 2015, the Ford Mondeo and the Mondeo traveler will enjoy the high-quality equipment line first. Later will also be available for other model series, the Vignale-line.

By: Austin On 06:54

Wednesday, 3 July 2013

2014 Ford Fiesta ST Review

2014 Ford Fiesta ST offers the fastest small car in its history.

Since March 2013, the sportiest version of the Fiesta, the Ford Fiesta ST, available. The 182-horsepower compact cars is 20% become stronger compared to its predecessor, but it also 20% more economical way.

Fiesta ST with visual enhancements such as body styling kit in the ST design, the 17 "alloy wheels and rear spoiler in the ST design also have air conditioning, the distinctive LED daytime running lights, an audio system with radio / CD combination including Ford SYNC and Emergency Assist and electric windows, sports suspension and sports seats.

The ST package 1 (includes heated Recaro sports front seats with leather-cloth upholstery, automatic air conditioning and the Sony audio system), cruise control, the Sony navigation system, a heated windscreen, a rain sensor, the Ford Key Free System, the ST styling package and metallic paint it.

As sporty, the Fiesta ST is from the outside, so it's sporty interior further. Equal to a fall while boarding the highly contoured sports seats with red / black upholstery and the illuminated door sill with "ST" logo. Also, the gear stick comes up with red lettering, and the grippy leather steering wheel also indicates the sportiest Fiesta version.

The seats offer fantastic grip, even with maximum cornering speed. They are also very comfortable, and you can also overcome long distances so hassle free. As the sport seats are a little wider than the normal seats, the access is to the rear for something close to but you have to live with a coupe anyway.

The boot capacity is sized properly with 290-974 liters and also allows more than just a little weekend getaway.

Who decides for a sports cannon such as the Fiesta ST, will but without this is not exactly see the Place offer as top priority, but rather the fun of driving, the is intended offer such a car.

Under the rakish hood of the proven 1,6 liter EcoBoost-turbo engine with an output of 182 PS is is home (134 kW), of the tidy breathes life the small car. Its maximum torque of 240 Nm delivers the motor 1600-5000 U / Min, whereby stands in an enormous performance available over a very wide speed band.

The enormous force one notices equal to on the first meters, after one has awakens the engine by start button to life and he joyfully logs in with a sonorous hum about word. On dry, straight distance of the Fiesta brings the enormous for a small car force also very good onto the street and sprints in 6.9 seconds from 0 to 100 km / h The top speed is at 220 km / h

For a perfect road location thereby ensures the new sports suspension on the ST. First time in the Fiesta-model series comes when ST the improved driving dynamics-regulation ETVC (enhanced Torque Vectoring Control) for use. You improves the steering behavior of the front Trieblers and acts if rigorous efforts cornering of an understeer, contrary, by the system when required under binds a loss of adhesion of the inner front wheel through active braking intervention.

Nevertheless you can feel upon vigorous accelerating out curves, what forces act on the wheels, and of the Fiesta has trouble, to bring the force then onto the road. But he remains thereby absolutely good-natured in every situation and is also very fast back on course.

The very direct steering additionally facilitates each steering correction and mediates a good contact to the street, even at flotte-art cornering. Impressive is with this is that of the Fiesta ST from really every gear, no matter where the tachometer is straight, an enormous power unfolding offers.

The manual 6-speed-gearbox is so aligned, that one can penetrate when required in the Second in high double-digit regions, but also in the 6th Transition already at 70 km / h still agile acceleration maneuvers can be graduated. This combination makes it also possible that you could can slide quite comfortably thither with the Fiesta. The noise insulation is just as good as with the other models, merely at full acceleration then pampers the motor with a very beautiful sound, of the enhances driving pleasure equal to once again.

The little dwarf force can therefore come up with the driving pleasure of a sports car, but still remains very economical. However Whoever reaches the 5.9 liters, the are specified from the factory as consumption per 100 kilometers,, of the should to seriously ask, whether it had to really be a ST, because then he has no meters savored the fun, which the trolley offers. We have come in the-section to 7.7 liters, have thereby but really maxed the driving fun in the framework of the allowed possibilities and missed no way to hear the sonorous motor sound when intermediate sprint.

The Fiesta ST unites two souls in itself: the of practical small car that can be easily whisked through the city, and those of the sports car, which reacts with a perfect landing gear right at the corner exit to the next corner. The comfortable sport seats and spacious for a car of this class trunk round the positive overall picture as well as from the very affordable entry price, with the fun factor is equal again increased.

By: Austin On 06:43

Friday, 21 June 2013

2014 Ford Mustang Need for Speed Movie

In time for the 50th Birthday of the Ford Mustang in 2014 has a very special version of the sleek coupe in the movie "Need for Speed" a major role.

For many years the Need for Speed video games delight car fans around the globe, next year is now also a film with the same name and a lot of hot cars in the cinemas.

One of the automotive lead roles will assume a very special version of the Ford Mustang. Ford Racing has made the Mustang kept in a silver metallic entirely tailored to the movie racing machine.

The 5.8 liter V8 turbocharged engine with an output of 900 HP and will draw to his opponent in the film need for speed circuits. Even the look of the hot version of the Mustang was upgraded, but the changes are there out very high quality and exclusive.

So far, the Ford Mustang was able to get a role already in over 3,000 films and series, the first time was to see a Mustang in 1964 on the James Bond film "Goldfinger", some years later, the famous secret agent was also in the movie "Diamonds are Forever" with a Mustang go. Unforgettable is safe for car fans but also the Ford Mustang from "Gone in 60 Seconds," which was lovingly called "Eleanor".

By: Austin On 05:46

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Happy Birtday Mustang! And a special milestone.

April 17th, 1964. That was the day that the automotive world was turned on it's ear. It was on this day that Ford Motor Company unveiled the all new 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang. Launched at the New York Worlds Fair, the Mustang quickly rose to be Ford's best selling car since the Model A. It also launched the pony car craze that led to the muscle car. Ford sold over 400,000 Mustangs in 1964. 100,000 of which were sold in the first 3 months of production.

That leads us to today's milestone. 49 years to the day of the introduction of the Mustang, Ford's Flat Rock, Michigan plant produced it's 1 millionth Mustang. Production of the Mustang was moved to Flat Rock from the famous Rouge factory in 2004 for the launch of the redesigned 2005 Mustang. Since 1964, over 8.5 million Mustangs have been tearing up American roads.

The car, a ruby red 2014 convertible was driven off the line by Raj Nair, Ford's Vice President for global product development. The production of the 1 millionth Flat Rock Mustang also helps to launch the 50th anniversary year of the Mustang.

Source: Ford Motor Co.

Press release:

FLAT ROCK, Mich., April 17, 2013 – Happy Birthday Mustang! Forty-nine years to the day after its 1964 debut in New York, the iconic sports car celebrates another milestone: One million Mustangs have rolled off the line at Ford’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant since production moved there in 2004. Ford is celebrating this milestone as year 50 of continuous Mustang production gets under way at Flat Rock Assembly.

Raj Nair, group vice president for global product development, today rode off the line at Flat Rock Assembly Plant in a Ruby Red 2014 Mustang convertible. Nair was riding shotgun with Ed Salna, material planning and logistics manager at the plant. Salna is a 27-year veteran of Flat Rock Assembly, starting work there more than a year before the plant produced its first car.

“Mustang is one of the most beloved nameplates in the industry, with fans around the world and throughout Ford Motor Company,” said Nair. “The team here at Flat Rock Assembly has built an outstanding reputation for quality while producing one million Mustangs over the last nine years, and we expect that to continue for many years to come.”

Ford has built Mustangs near its home base in Dearborn, Mich. for 49 years. The car was built at Ford’s famous Rouge factory, just a few minutes from company headquarters, for four decades before moving a few miles south to Flat Rock in 2004.

Introduced in April 1964, Mustang proved to be far more popular than anyone expected, prompting Ford to add production capacity outside Michigan. By early 1965 plants in Metuchen, N.J. and San Jose, Calif. were also building Mustang. Less than two years later, on Wednesday, March 2, 1966, the one-millionth Mustang rolled off the line in Dearborn. To date, Ford has produced and sold more than 8.5 million Mustangs.

The launch of Mustang production at Flat Rock coincided with introduction of the then all-new fifth-generation model – first in the series to get a dedicated platform. In addition to the standard V6 and the V8-powered GT model, Mustangs coming out of Flat Rock Assembly Plant have included several special editions and race cars:

In 2006 Flat Rock built a limited run of black and gold Shelby GT-H coupes for Hertz rental fleets to commemorate the 1966 Shelby GT350H rental car
2007 brought the debut of the Shelby GT500 Mustang developed by SVT with a supercharged 5.4-liter V8 producing 500 horsepower, the most ever for a Mustang then
For the 2008 and 2009 model years, the Mustang lineup included the Bullitt, inspired by the car driven by the title character in the 1968 film of the same name
For the 2012 and 2013 model years, Flat Rock built the track-optimized Boss 302
The Flat Rock line has produced numerous competition versions of Mustang including the FR500, Boss 302R and the extremely successful Cobra Jet drag racer

The Flat Rock factory has been producing vehicles since 1987, when it opened as Mazda Motor Manufacturing USA and built the Mazda MX-6. In 1992 Ford purchased a 50 percent share in the plant and it was renamed AutoAlliance International. Over the years Flat Rock Assembly has produced the Mazda 626, Mazda6, Mercury Cougar and Ford Probe. In addition to Mustang, Flat Rock will add production of the Fusion sedan later this year.

“Flat Rock has gone through an amazing transformation over the past year,” said Tim Young, plant manager, Flat Rock Assembly Plant. “We’ve invested $555 million including a state-of-the-art, fully flexible body shop and an upgraded paint shop to make sure we’re continuing to build the best of the best for the next one million Mustangs.”

“The one-millionth Mustang is a true testament to the hard work and dedication of the Flat Rock Local 3000 membership,” said Tony Bondy, UAW Local 3000 chairman. “It’s been great building an iconic American car since 2004, and with the introduction of Fusion along with our new plant upgrades, we will keep building world-class quality in Flat Rock for years to come.”

Ford is adding 1,400 jobs and a second shift at Flat Rock Assembly Plant to support new Fusion production as part of its plan to add 12,000 hourly jobs in the United States through 2015.

By: Austin On 19:03