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Come to this section of Torque News to read general Ford news and reviews. The Ford F Series has been the bestselling vehicle in the United States for over three decades and here you will find the latest Ford news and reviews about of Ford models. The Ford brand is far more than just trucks. Models like the Fusion, Focus EV, Taurus, Fiesta, Mustang, Escape and Explorer make Ford a top competitor in pretty much every major automotive segment in both the American and global markets. Torque News reporters update the news on this page about Ford vehicles daily.

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California's green carpool lane sticker is slow to get going

California HOV Access OK Off To A Slow Start

By Nicolas Zart on August 21, 2012 - 6:28AM

California's HOV "Access OK" for next generation of clean-air cars, Plug-In Hybrid, PHEV and electric cars, EV might seem off to a slow start, but are estimates a little too optimistic?

Pebble Beach auctions reach another record sale

Pebble Beach Auctions Reach New Stratospheric Heights

By Nicolas Zart on August 21, 2012 - 3:46AM

The various Pebble Beach auctions attract high caliber collector cars and redefine their ultimate value. But old classics are not the only ones there, the Infiniti Emerg-e Concept is also making its North American debut at the 62nd annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

Ford gains stake in China's heavy truck market via affiliation

By Don Bain on August 21, 2012 - 2:48AM

Ford bought 30 percent of the Jiangling Motors Corporation, Ltd (JMC) in 1995 to gain a foothold in the immense and emerging Asian auto market, producing the Ford Transit light truck there. Yesterday morning, JMC announced a deal to take full ownership of the Taiyuan Changan Heavy Truck Company (THT).

What A Plug-In Hybrid Does

By Nicolas Zart on August 19, 2012 - 4:32AM

It’s no secret plug-in hybrids are becoming more and more interesting to weary buyers anxiously seeing gasoline prices fluctuating. Plug-in hybrids, PHEV offer the best of both worlds but what exactly are they?

Old classic and historic cars left in as original condition as possible

Pebble Beach Continues To Attract Top Notch Cars

By Nicolas Zart on August 19, 2012 - 3:50AM

The automotive charitable event held each year on the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California, has continuously attracted higher and higher caliber cars since its inception in 1950. This year is no exception.

The 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Cobra is the ultimate tribute to Carroll Shelby

By Patrick Rall on August 17, 2012 - 2:18PM

Today in Monterey California, the “Friends of Carroll Shelby” introduced the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Cobra – a one-off ultra high performance Mustang designed to be the ultimate tribute vehicle to the late, great Carroll Shelby.

New 2013 Ford Mustang mobile customizer app offers all-new feature

By Denis Flierl on August 17, 2012 - 12:33PM

Ford has launched the 2013 Ford Mustang customizer now available as a downloadable app for iPad, iPhone and Android devices with a fun new feature.

A Ford electrical recharging plug. Photo courtesy of Ford.

Ford banking on batteries, electrification, engineers and jobs

By Don Bain on August 15, 2012 - 7:14PM

In the race to fulfill CAFE standards, Ford has focused over 1,000 engineers on vehicle electrification, with most of them employed at the newly dedicated Advanced Electrification Center in Dearborn, where the brand is doubling its battery-testing efforts.

The 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 in Gotta Have It Green

2014 Ford Mustang to get new colors, packages - but no more Boss 302

By Patrick Rall on August 15, 2012 - 11:30AM

The 2014 Ford Mustang will be the last of the current generation of the fabled American performance car and as the S197 platform enters its final year of production, the mighty Mustang will receive a few new colors, some new stripes and a pair of appearance packages but sadly – there looks as though there will be no 2013 Mustang Boss 302.

Ford celebrates 20th anniversary of SVT at Mustang Alley

By Aaron Turpen on August 14, 2012 - 1:01PM

This weekend will be the annual Woodward Dream Cruise and Ford will be celebrating 20 years of Mustang SVT performance culminating in the raffling of a one-of-a-kind Ford Mustang Boss.

Sanford and Son truck (replica model, wikimedia)

Sanford and Son Ford F1

By Aaron Turpen on August 9, 2012 - 2:43PM

Starsky and Hutch Gran Torino

By Aaron Turpen on August 9, 2012 - 2:41PM

Ford going to the cloud, joins Road Train tests in Europe

By Aaron Turpen on August 9, 2012 - 3:09AM

Ford has joined the Daimler-led simTD V2X project in Germany, a car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure communications testing project involving 120 vehicles overall.

1968 Ford Mutsang GT390 Fastback

By Aaron Turpen on August 8, 2012 - 4:15AM

1973 Ford XB Falcon Hardtop from Mad Max

By Aaron Turpen on August 8, 2012 - 4:09AM

The 2013 C-Max Energi. Photo courtesy of Ford.

Ford's global manufacturing approach may foreshadow return to leadership

By Don Bain on August 7, 2012 - 6:45PM

If you haven’t attended any of Ford’s media events of late, you may not be aware how often the word “global” pops up in their rhetoric – whenever manufacturing or marketing pops up and it does a lot.

Ford C-MAX Energi has faster electric mode than any other plug-in hybrid

By David Herron on August 7, 2012 - 12:42PM

Ford is hitting it out of the park besting Toyota on fuel efficiency, speed and performance numbers with the C-MAX Energi versus the Toyota Prius family.

2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid family car will achieve an amazing 47 mpg

By John Goreham on August 7, 2012 - 9:50AM

Ford clears up any doubts about who has the momentum in the fuel efficiency war.

Green manufacturing jobs for Ford's hybrid transmissions coming to America

By David Herron on August 4, 2012 - 8:40PM

Ford's push into hybrid, and plug-in hybrid, cars is bringing hybrid transmission manufacturing to America, adding new jobs at the Van Dyke Transmission Plant building the transmissions at the core of the company's new electrified vehicles.

Ford, Lincoln both stumble in a short July 2012

By Patrick Rall on August 3, 2012 - 2:01PM

July 2012 had 2 fewer sales days than July 2011 and the result was a decline in the growth rate, with both of the current Ford Motor Company brands posting negative growth even though the Ford brand would have shown positive growth had the month been the same length.

The Ford Fusion Hybrid. Photo courtesy of Ford Motory Company.

Ford celebrates production of first North American FWD hybrid transmission

By Don Bain on August 2, 2012 - 5:39PM

Ford, supporting its Power of Choice offerings, has opened a new flexible assembly line at the Van Dyke Transmission Plant, making Ford North America’s first and only producer of front-wheel-drive hybrid transmissions.

Ford Mustang continues to roll, outsells Camaro and Challenger again in July 2012

By Patrick Rall on August 2, 2012 - 4:19PM

Sales numbers for the muscle car segment in America were down a bit in July 2012 but that didn’t stop Ford Motor Company from being the top dog in the rear wheel drive performance car class for the third month in a row – beating the Chevrolet Camaro by a margin of just 445 units.

Ford is building a virtual factory

By Aaron Turpen on August 1, 2012 - 4:23PM

Video game technology is coming to auto manufacturing, but not for the reasons you might think.

Which would you pick as the galaxy’s best off-roader, the Ford SVT Raptor or Mars Rover

By John Goreham on August 1, 2012 - 1:44PM

In a no-holds-barred matchup the Ford SVT Raptor takes on the Mars Rover.

The new Mustang Boss 302, Camaro ZL1 finally come to Forza 4 in August Car Pack

By Patrick Rall on August 1, 2012 - 11:47AM

The folks at Turn 10 Studios have announced the 10 new vehicles included in the August car pack and at long last, the new Mustang Boss 302 and the Camaro ZL1 are coming to Forza 4 – along with a spread of other cars including the new Scion FR-S, the new Hyundai Genesis Coupe and the 2013 Lexus GS350 F Sport.

The 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302

By Patrick Rall on August 1, 2012 - 11:44AM

5 probing energy questions related to automobiles

By John Goreham on July 30, 2012 - 5:34PM

Some hard questions to consider, and fact based commentary to get us all thinking about what’s next for automotive propulsion.

Ford's new MyFord Mobile app will be a gateway to what comes next

By John Goreham on July 30, 2012 - 11:35AM

Electrification of cars is evolving so rapidly nobody can predict the future of car charging. However, Ford can help with the issue today with its newest app.

The 2012 Ford F150 4x4 XLT EcoBoost: a 20+mpg on a long highway trip

By Patrick Rall on July 27, 2012 - 4:55PM

I recently had a chance to spend some time in the 2012 Ford F150 XLT 4x4 with the 3.5L EcoBoost V6 and since this was my second time testing the F150 powered by an EcoBoost V6 from the 2012 model year – I took a little different approach to my road test this time around with a long drive on the highway to test the fuel economy figures of the super-efficient engine.

The lit up gauges of the 2012 Ford F150 4x4 XLT EcoBoost

By Patrick Rall on July 27, 2012 - 4:53PM

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