Carrol Shelby’s legacy is not only alive and well but it’s evolving. The new 2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 is pure Shelby but now fully adapted for 21st Century expectations. It’s almost hard to believe that the almighty track-focused Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 had to be tweaked in order to meet customer desires. Yes, my friends, even a Shelby Mustang needs ...
Read More »Ford to cut all cars save for two
This is big news. Ford CEO Jim Hackett said that they will not bring or give the Taurus, Fiesta, Fusion, C-Max and Focus sedans a next generation in North America. While we agree with all but the Fiesta, know that the Mustang will remain. A new addition will be the Chinese-built Focus Active crossover. This is all part of Ford’s “fitness” initiative ...
Read More »Ford Focus RS head gasket woes
For some time now, forums and enthusiast sites have been abuzz about potential head gasket issues on 2016 and early 2017 Ford Focus RS (build dates: August 3, 2015 through July 6, 2017). For a while, some suggested that a batch of RS’ did not have a bad gasket, they simply had the wrong one. Fast forward to today and ...
Read More »2019 Ford Ranger: the new kid unveiled in Detroit
After several very quiet years of evolution and new-model development, the mid-size truck segment is once again growing. In recent years, the market has seen a new Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, as well as a new-generation Toyota Tacoma. Yesterday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Ford joined the party with the all-new 2019 Ford Ranger. Advanced ...
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