Showing posts with label ford. Show all posts
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Ford Mad Max Concept - Ford created two individuals in honor of "Mad Max"


The Australian unit of concern Ford in collaboration with the magazine TopGear Australia has created two individuals in honor of the cult movie "Mad Max". Unique Cars creatively develop heritage coupe Ford XB Interceptor, «snyavshego" in the famous action movie in 1979, the main role in which Mel Gibson played. Head of the project was the main designer of the regional Asia-Pacific Design Center Ford Chris Svensson, and two lines of designers develop Nima Noorian and Simon Brook.

As a result, they received two show car worthy of any of the modern blockbuster. Mad Max Interceptor is literally stuffed with fantastic weapons - from the Taser for motorcyclists to sharp blades, pulled out of the wheels. In the April issue of TopGear will be published stories of both concepts, readers will choose the best one, based on which will be released on a limited series of toy models.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

New video from the new 2012 Ford Focus ST Hot Hatch

New video from the new Focus ST Hot Hatch gave Ford. The model presented in Paris last October and is expected to begin sales in 2012. Mechanical time the new 2.0-liter 4-cylinder EcoBoost performance 250 horsepower 36 Nm of torque combined with a six-speed manual transmission. To improve the driving behavior of people placed Ford's new tougher suspension, new steering, bigger brakes and Torque Vectoring Control system for better management of the torque that the force to pass smoothly into the street.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Spyshots: 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Coupe 600 hp minimum



The range has been substantially redesigned Mustang mechanical level for the year 2011 with one exception: the GT500 who merely add 10 horsepower 5.4-liter V8 with its compressed. Who does not progress and the threat recedes from the 2012 Chevrolet ZL1 which will offer an equivalent power real early in the year 2012. Ford does not happily sit idly by and propose for the vintage 2013 version boosted to over 600 hp, probably 620 horsepower. For this, the M112 Eaton supercharger will be replaced by another from the same brand and the V8 engine from 5.4 liters to 5.8 liters. If the 0-60 mph is expected to change little (4.1 seconds for the 2011 model), the quarter mile should fall from 12.4 seconds to 12 seconds while the maximum speed will increase from 155 mph to 190 mph (respectively 249 km / h and 306 km / h). The price should rebound to $ 10 K $ 60,000.

First spy photos of the successor to Ford Kuga 2012 2013


Ford started in the U.S. to road test the new crossover, which, according to group, become a global car brand and will replace the product line just two "SUV": the European and North American Kuga Escape.

On a first date with a prototype of a new crossover Ford photographers took a shot of interior, which is visible to the central console with a large angle nakolona, ​​original chetyrehspitsevy steering wheel and instrument panel, consisting of two cylinders and a color display between them.

According to unconfirmed reports, the successor Kuga, the core of which is platform Focus, will be equipped with turbo petrol motors series EcoBoost volume of 1.6 and 2.0 liter diesel engines. The choice of potential buyers offered a mechanical box pereradch or Powershift transmission with two clutches. New Ford SUV will be produced in monoprivodnom performance, and with the AWD system.

World presentation of the concept of serial Vertrek held next year at the show in Detroit, the selling model in Europe start in the spring.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

2012 Ram Cargo Van - Truck unveils new cargo van platform First Review Video

Ram Cargo Van is nothing other than a Dodge Grand Caravan adapted to work constraints, it was also so far sold at Dodge. In short, take this minivan, remove the rear side windows (it is possible to have), remove the seats of the second and third rows and you get this utility. Two floors with aluminum frame is available with or without storage space. The load is 818 kg and the vehicle can tow more than 3600 kg (class 1). The equipment is suitable with LED lights, a dual-zone air conditioning or ESP. For the rest, we find all the features of a Grand Caravan families and in particular the very good Pentastar V6 under the hood. Ram does not disclose the price. The marketing will take place in the third quarter of 2011.

2012 Ford Taurus SHO Spy Photos and price

Some rain spyshots the 2012 Ford Taurus SHO in saversion sport. The style will change slightly with new headlights, new grille or hood slightly modified, but the biggest change will take place under the cover redesigned. The 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost will always be part of his power, but should climb to 365 horsepower to 400 horsepower. The current Taurus SHO is marketed and costs $ 37,955, delivery costs not included.

Monday, March 7, 2011

2013 2014 Ford Mustang: A global style for the next generation

He is expected for 2014, we know it will change with a new platform that will to oblivion the rear axle but certainly some engines to be replaced or supplemented by recent EcoBoost engine type but not all ...

Actually if you look at the About Zuzak Derrick, vice president of global development of Ford products, we learn that the design of next-generation Mustang will be "global" if not global, since the car will not be drawn only through the center of Dearborn style but it will collaboratively design offices in Europe and Australia.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Spy Photos of New Generation Ford Kuga / Escape 2013



It is also no coincidence that while Ford shows Vertrek at the Geneva Motor Show in anticipation of the new Kuga (after passing through Detroit), the real car was struck during his trial in the United States. We do not know if it will change its name or on the contrary still be called Escape in America, but it may take the unification Ford Kuga technique to adopt a global name.

As these images hint at, height and wheel aside, the production version of the Vertrek retain the basic proportions of the concept. Given the effectiveness of camouflage, go into more detail would be presumptuous, so we will just wait for the emergence of new images. Its strip-tease is not immediately anyway, the new Ford crossover will not be released in America until the end of 2012, and even take a little longer to reach Europe.