Ford News and Reviews

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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By Tim Esterdahl Mar 18 2015 - 2:21pm

SHOCKER! Truck Buyers Don’t Really Care About Fuel Economy

By Patrick Rall Mar 17 2015 - 1:03pm

New Shelby GT350, GT350R Mustang Could Be Limited to 5,500 Units

The Mustang community is eagerly awaiting the dealership arrival of the new Shelby GT350 and GT350R versions of the 2016 Ford Mustang, but leaked information suggests that the two premium performance pony cars will have limited production numbers – especially for the GT350R.

By Patrick Rall Mar 16 2015 - 4:06pm

2015 Ford F150 Production Begins in Kansas City

The availability of the 2015 Ford F150 pickup at dealerships around the country is about to get a whole lot better, as this is the first full week of production for the new aluminum bodied F150 at the Kansas City production facility – allowing the Motor Company to better meet the early demand for the 2015 models.

By Patrick Rall Mar 15 2015 - 9:15am

2015 Ford F350 King Ranch Review: Premium Luxury Meets Extreme Capabilities

There was a day and age where a heavy duty 1-ton pickup with dual rear wheels and one of the industry’s most powerful diesel engines would be reserved for a full-blown work truck, but the 2015 Ford F350 King Ranch is a remarkable combination of a premium luxury vehicle and a pickup that can do almost any work that you can throw at it.

By Patrick Rall Mar 13 2015 - 1:08pm

2015 Ford Mustang Fans and Buyers Love Red and Black

Ford Motor Company has run the numbers for the 2015 Ford Mustang sales and inquiries for the US, Europe and China, with red being the most popular overall around the world followed by black – with each region also having a uniquely popular hue.

By Patrick Rall Mar 12 2015 - 12:48pm

This Ford F150 Based Bronco isn't a Real Thing

Over the past week or so, there has been a great many people writing in to ask if the 2016 Ford Bronco shown above is actually coming to market and while this F150-based SUV looks awesome, I’m unfortunately writing this piece to point out that the Bronco shown here is nothing but an April Fool’s Day joke that has been continuously drudged up by disreputable automotive sites.

By Patrick Rall Mar 11 2015 - 6:28pm

2015 Ford Mustang on Display in Malaysia Today

The slow introduction to the global public continues today, as the 2015 Ford Mustang GT goes on display at the Publika mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, marking the first time that folks in that country can check out the first Mustang built with right hand drive – although the car won’t go on sale until late this year or early in 2016.

By Patrick Rall Mar 11 2015 - 1:19pm

2015 Ford F150 is So Popular it's Hurting Sales Numbers

The 2015 Ford F150 is selling so well that the Motor Company isn’t able to adequately meet the demand right now, which is having a negative impact on truck sales as prospective buyers wait for their ideal trucks to arrive – but more 2015 F150s are on the way.

By Patrick Rall Mar 9 2015 - 3:03pm

Ford Introduces Industry's Coolest Fender Cover for the 2015 Mustang

The 2015 Ford Mustang is an impressive machine for a variety of reasons, but in an effort to make working on your the next gen Mustang even easier to work on for private owners, Ford Racing has offered up one of the coolest fender covers I’ve seen – featuring the same design as the fender guards used during production at the Flat Rock plant.

By Patrick Rall Mar 5 2015 - 12:39pm

Meet the World's Fastest 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost

We have been watching the progress of the 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost project car of the Mustang performance experts at American Muscle but today, we bring you a look at an even quicker turbocharged 4-cylinder Mustang – one which is claimed to be the fastest of its type in the world.

By Patrick Rall Mar 4 2015 - 12:06pm

Ford GT to Cost Around $400k, Which is Disappointing for Several Reasons

While no new technical specs have come from the new Ford GT supercar’s European debut in Geneva, information on both production numbers and price have come from the massive Swiss show, with global production limited to just 250 units and a price that could start up around $400,000 – almost guaranteeing that this car will not serve as a proper competitor to the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 or Dodge Viper.

By Patrick Rall Mar 3 2015 - 11:55am

Ford Mustang Sales Boom Continues in February, Beating Camaro, Challenger

The sales boom caused by the introduction of the 2015 Ford Mustang continued in February 2015, as the Motor Company moved enough new pony cars to comfortably beat both the Chevrolet Camaro and the Dodge Challenger while building a large early lead in the annual muscle car sales race.

By Patrick Rall Mar 2 2015 - 12:24pm

2015 Ford Mustang, Vaughn Gittin Jr Honor the Year of the Horse

The arrival of the 2015 Ford Mustang in the Chinese market comes at the end of the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac, so with the help of drift legend Vaughn Gittin Jr, Ford Motor Company has put together a video saying goodbye to the Year of the Horse – and that video is pretty awesome.

American Muscle 12 second EcoBoost Mustang

By Patrick Rall Feb 25 2015 - 3:45pm

American Muscles EcoBoost 2015 Mustang Runs Low 12s with Exhaust (Video)

The American Muscle 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost got a new full exhaust system before hitting the drag strip recently, with significantly better power figures leading to 8th mile ETs that would be in the low 12 second quarter mile range – which is pretty mind-blowing considering how little work has been done to this fuel sipping 4-cylinder.

By Patrick Rall Feb 24 2015 - 3:26pm

Ford Training Workers in Kansas City for More 2015 F150 Production

The 2015 Ford F150 production began at the company’s Rouge production facility, but with the automaker expecting more F150 demand than Rouge can provide, thousands of workers at the Kansas City truck plant are being trained to build the aluminum bodied half ton pickup.

By Patrick Rall Feb 23 2015 - 3:27pm

Petty's Garage Producing Awesome 627hp 2015 Mustang GT from SEMA

Among the many 2015 Ford Mustang GT fastbacks at the 2014 SEMA Show in Las Vegas was the brilliant blue supercharged muscle car built by the Petty's Garage and, in conjunction with Ford Motor Company, Petty’s team is producing 143 examples of this 627 horsepower beast for sale through your local Ford dealership.

By Patrick Rall Feb 20 2015 - 3:34pm

Estimated Power Figures for the F150 Raptor, GT350 Mustang are Played Out

Ford Motor Company has introduced some incredible performance models over the past few months, including the new Raptor F150, the Shelby GT350 Mustang and the Focus RS, but they have only offered up estimated power figures on all of those models – a decision which has quickly gotten to be very played out in the modern performance vehicle segment.

By Patrick Rall Feb 19 2015 - 7:50pm

2015 Ford Mustang Gets an Even Bigger Price in the UK

Back in December, we talked about the European pricing for the 2015 Ford Mustang and while that pricing applied specifically to the German market, it looks as though new Mustang buyers in the UK will be paying an even bigger price to rule the road in the newest American muscle car.

By Patrick Rall Feb 18 2015 - 2:10pm

Still Plenty of Room for a New Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang

While the Mustang community has turned all of its attention to the new Shelby GT350 and GT350R models, we should all keep in mind that there is plenty of room left in the company lineup for a new GT500 Mustang that would compete with the Hellcat Challenger.

By Patrick Rall Feb 17 2015 - 11:45am

The 2015 Ford Mustang is the Safest, Too

The 2015 Ford Mustang has gotten a great deal of attention for being the fastest, the most powerful and the most efficient Mustang ever, but with the announcement of the NHTSA crash test scores for the new pony car – the 2015 Mustang is also the safest ever.

By Patrick Rall Feb 13 2015 - 12:46pm

Ford Dealer: 2015 EcoBoost Mustang Selling Quicker than V8 GT

The 2015 Ford Mustang is selling very well in its first few months and while the Motor Company hasn’t offered up any official take rate numbers for the three engine options, a Ford dealership representative explained that the EcoBoost is moving quicker than the V8, while V6 sales are nearly nonexistent.

By Patrick Rall Feb 12 2015 - 12:12pm

Watch the Hennessey 2015 Ford Mustang GT Hit 195mph

The folks at Hennessey Performance have added their HPE700 package to a 2015 Ford Mustang GT, and the result is a blue oval-clad pony car that will cruise up past the 195 mile per hour mark – and they made a video showing the amazing run.

By Patrick Rall Feb 11 2015 - 2:43pm

2015 Ford Mustang 50th Anniversary Edition Sporting Huge Dealer Markups

We can always expect to see dealerships adding their own price increases over MSRP for limited edition models, but even though the 2015 Ford Mustang has been in dealerships for months now – there are still some dealerships adding massive markups on the special 50th Anniversary Mustang GT.

By Patrick Rall Feb 10 2015 - 6:18pm

Meet the Hellcat Taming Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 with 765hp (Video)

The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is the most powerful muscle car of all time, but those Mustang Shelby GT500 owners who want to be able to knock off the 707hp Mopar can turn to the folks at Blue Collar Performance, where their “Hellcat tamer” package will add more than enough power to knock off pretty much any production car in America.

By Patrick Rall Feb 9 2015 - 12:33pm

Maybe Ford Doesn't Need an SVT Lightning F150

Prior to the debut of the 2017 Ford SVT Raptor F150, we weren’t sure if the new SVT pickup would be an on-road or off-road performance truck, but based on the rumored specs of the next gen Raptor, it could satisfy the performance needs of both types of go-fast truck buyers.

By Patrick Rall Feb 6 2015 - 12:35pm

Early Mustang EcoBoost Popularity Shows Need for a Turbo-4 6th Gen Camaro

While the individual sales numbers for each engine are not available yet, the 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost has been such a hit with the media and the performance aftermarket alike make it very clear that the American performance car market is accepting of a 4-cylinder muscle car – further showing the need to follow suit and roll out a 6th gen Camaro with their own turbo 4.

By Patrick Rall Feb 5 2015 - 1:15pm

Nevada Gold Mining Company Orders 35 2015 Ford F150 Pickups - Why This Matters

Ford Motor Company recently announced that Barrick Gold Corp ordered 35 new 2015 F150 pickups for their company vehicles and this is an important piece of information because Barrick was one of the companies that secretly and unknowingly tested the first aluminum body components that are used on the 2015 F150.

Roush Exhaust 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost

By Patrick Rall Feb 4 2015 - 4:38pm

2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost with Roush Exhaust Sounds Delightfully Turbolicious

The 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost brings a whole new type of buyer into the pony car family and the new Roush cat-back exhaust system for the next generation Mustangs powered by the turbocharged 2.3L 4-cylinder is an incredible upgrade for those owners looking to let their modern turbo Mustang clear its throat just as loudly as the V8 cars.

By Patrick Rall Feb 4 2015 - 11:19am

Listen to the Focus RS EcoBoost Roar as Ken Block Hoons It Up (Video)

Yesterday morning, Ford Motor Company introduced the first Focus RS that will be sold in the USA and today, we have a video that lets us hear the high performance EcoBoost engine that is borrowed from the Mustang as the ultimate hoonigan – Mr. Ken Block – puts the Focus RS through the paces in and around the German production facility.

By Patrick Rall Feb 3 2015 - 7:39pm

2015 Ford Mustang Spurs Sales Boom, Stomping Camaro in January Sales

The dealership rollout of the 2015 Ford Mustang is complete, giving pretty much every prospective buyer in the US a chance to walk into their local Ford dealership and drive out in a next generation Mustang – thus allowing the redesigned pony car to destroy the competition in January 2015 sales.

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