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The all-new 2011 Ford Explorer SUV was unveiled today and will go on sale in the U.S. at the end of the year with pricing start at $27,995. The new Ford Explorer switched from a heavy body-on-frame to the same unibody structure with independent from and rear suspension used on the Ford Taurus sedan and [...]

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Ford has shared video of a camouflaged 2011 Explorer. The Ford Explorer’s Program Manager, Julie Levine, said how the new Explorer is being put to the test in various on and off-road tests. The 2011 Explorer will go on sale in the United States later this year.
The 2011 Ford Explorer will be offered with the [...]

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The 2011 facelifted version of the Ford Mondeo will be unveiled at the 2010 Moscow International AutoShow in August. The four-door sedan, five-door liftback and estate body styles receive a subtle redesign, new range-topping turbocharged engines and some additional features.
The facelift includes new and slimmer upper grilles combined with a bolder trapezoid lower grille, restyled [...]

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Domestic auto brands have demonstrated higher initial quality than import brands for the first time, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010.
Overall, the industry average for initial quality is 109 problems per 100 vehicles (PP100) in 2010, increasing slightly from 108 PP100 in 2009. However, initial quality for domestic brands as a whole [...]

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Hot news for Mondeo fans: a lightly camouflaged Ford Mondeo test mule has been spotted in Europe, undergoing cold-weather testing. Now you can see the final facelift for Ford’s mid-size sedan.
As you see, the upper grille has been narrowed, while the bumper intakes are likely to take on styling more in-line with the 2011 [...]

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The next generation Ford Focus test mules have been caught on the winter public roads. As we see the coming Ford Focus is being prepared in sedan and wagon formats and likely look something like the Iosis-Max concept car shown at Geneva Auto Show.
The Euro-bodied Ford Focus mules also happen to be running much [...]

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The 2010 Ford Taurus SHO test mule were spotted at a gas station somewhere in Michigan. S you can see the new Taurus SHO was using without any camouflage! Upon further investigation both cars had dual exhaust, a rear deck spoiler, and what looks to be 19″ or bigger rims.

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Ford has created a new viral campaign for its new subcompact hatch car dubbed “Fiesta Love Factory”. I am accused of being a bit slow sometimes, but I don’t even know what they are attempting to communicate with these ads. Rastamans? Perhaps these spots are a bit silly and memorable, but I just don’t understand [...]

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Ford made public photos of its new Ka model. The new Ka will replace the 12-year-old Ka, and shares its underpinnings and engines with the Fiat 500.
The Ka expected arrive to dealerships towards the end of 2008. Ford says that its engineers are working hard to ensure that the new Ka can match [...]

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A man has saw his car in half with an angle-grinder in protest at it being clamped outside his home.
Ian Taylor, from Tredworth, Glos, said the untaxed Ford Fiesta was parked on his drive with only part of a rear wheel poking out on to the pavement.
The 40-year-old builder said the vehicle was going to [...]

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