A new 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine and 10-speed transmission make the 2017 Ford F-150 as much as 2 mpg more efficient than the current version, Ford said today. The 4×2 version of the F-150 is EPA-rated at 25 mpg in highway driving, 18 mpg in city driving and 21 mpg combined. Each of those figures is […]
Ford will give the slow-selling Focus Electric more range and quicker charging times in an upgrade due at year end, the company said. The new car will have a real-world driving range of 100 miles, up from 76 miles now, Ford said. A faster charger will replenish 80 percent of the battery in 30 minutes, […]
Ford plans to shift all North American small-car production from the U.S. to Mexico, CEO Mark Fields told investors Tuesday, even though the company’s production investments in Mexico have become a lightning rod for controversy in the presidential election. “Over the next two to three years, we will have migrated all of our small-car production […]
In an effort to expand its “mobility services,” Ford Motor Co. has acquired the San Francisco-based shuttle service Chariot and partnered with bike-share company Motivate, the company said Friday. The deal was made under the recently formed Ford Smart Mobility Program, led by former Steelcase CEO Jim Hackett. Ford is not disclosing the price of […]
Ford Motor has give a definitive date for the commercial debut of driverless cars. Something that other auto makers and tech firms have done so far. To get there, the company is investing in or collaborating with four startups to enhance its autonomous vehicle development, doubling its Silicon Valley team and more than doubling its Palo […]
Ford is offering consumers across the United States an opportunity to test drive the all-new 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty. Drive the Future of Tough, a 29-city cross-country tour that kicked off earlier this year, continues through Nov. 13. Today the tour is in Billings, Montana. (The event hits the Seattle area on Set 9-18th in […]
Pricing for the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor SuperCab will start at $49,520, including shipping, giving Ford another opportunity to drive average transaction prices higher for the F series, the top-selling light vehicle in the U.S. The four-door Raptor SuperCrew will start at $52,505, including shipping. The SuperCrew variant has a wheelbase that is 12 inches […]
Ford announced back in January that all 2017 models would offer Android Auto and CarPlay compatibility through its Sync 3 infotainment system, and the company has today confirmed that this applies across its full range of vehicles: cars, SUVs, light trucks and electrified vehicles. You will, of course, have to purchase Sync 3 as an option […]
When the 2017 Ford F-150 arrives at dealership lots this fall, the new 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 engine under the hood will have more power. The second-generation engine will have 50 more pounds-feet of torque and an additional 10 hp, raising the numbers to 470 pounds-feet of torque and 375 hp. The 3.5-liter engine will be […]
General Motors is making the push to stop-start. By 2020, nearly every GM light vehicle produced globally will have at least one powertrain combination available with the fuel-saving feature, which turns off the engine when the vehicle isn’t moving. GM spokesman Tom Read said vehicles with stop-start systems will have beefed-up absorbent glass mat batteries […]
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