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2012 Ford Focus: North America's version of global car in detail [w/video] {Autoblog}
Sep 29th 2010 2:00PM Want. Wagon. U.S.A.
Deep Dive: Curve Control on the 2011 Ford Explorer [w/video] {Autoblog}
Jun 28th 2010 10:23PM The motto of the safety groups at Ford should be "cheating Darwin, one idiot at a time".
Chevrolet Volt to be powered by engine at high speeds? Seems unlikely. {Autoblog}
Jun 28th 2010 3:46PM "and any changes of this magnitude this late in the game would be darn near impossible to implement in time."
Unless the software architecture was designed with flexibility up front, so that they could tune the electric/gasoline power balance in calibration?
Spy Shots: 2012 Ford Explorer caught completely disrobed {Autoblog}
Mar 25th 2010 5:03PM Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, that's why.
Last Will and Testimony: Brimstone Quadracycle is a DeathwishMobile with a Bullet {Autoblog}
Dec 9th 2009 10:07AM Not. Street. Legal.
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SEMA Sweeps: Win one of five Sony PSP/Gran Turismo bundles - Day 2 {Autoblog}
Nov 3rd 2009 1:34PM Côte d'Azur
Ford GPS tech could tell cars when you're going too fast {Engadget}
Oct 12th 2009 5:57PM @Tony
Drop the hate and get some experience. Old rental Tauruses should not define your opinion of a whole industry.
Go to your local Toyota dealer and test drive the #1 selling midsize car in the country, the Camry. Drive the 4 cylinder auto, for example. Then go down the road to the Ford dealer and test drive the competitor, the Fusion, same setup.
Try a Corolla, then try a Focus.
Or better yet, drive an Avalon, and then try a Taurus. Take it to an empty parking lot and do some pretend autocross if you like.
I guarantee you like the Ford ride/handling tuning a lot more than Toyota.
We don't make BMWs. But our cars don't cost BMW prices, either. Engineering is about tradeoffs, and Ford has made them wisely, I think.
Now, consider the competition. Honda has pretty good handling, but significant road noise. Tradeoffs Hyundai, Kia? Squishy. Mazda? Tight--oh, they're partly Ford owned. Oops. Subarus tend to be compliant, except for the Rally cars. How many people want to drive a rally car every day?
I can't wait until the European common platform Focus and Fiesta show up here in NA. They are *tight*.
I *am* proud to be a Ford employee. Our products are better than they have ever been in every way, and the stuff coming down the pipe is *spectacular*. Wish I could tell you more about it. Our quality is rivaling the best, our fuel economy too. Our cars are among the safest on the road.
Oh, and I did work on the GT program, a little. Not as much as I would have liked :-)
Review: 2010 Ford Flex EcoBoost turns it up to 11 {Autoblog}
Oct 12th 2009 1:13PM The '64 Bonneville would cost $$22,300 in today's dollars. But it didn't have a smooth 6 speed tranny, all wheel drive, electronic stability control, ABS, airbags all around, SYNC, satellite radio, California emissions compliance, ... the list goes on. The '64 Bonneville would not survive a collison with a modern unibody car very well, I bet.
Ford GPS tech could tell cars when you're going too fast {Engadget}
Oct 12th 2009 9:36AM @kevin
You are not understanding. Your stability control (ESC) system on a newer car will take control from you (by firing the brakes on one or more corners) if it senses that you are in danger of spinning out. It can (and may very well) save you from a nasty outcome.
Ford GPS tech could tell cars when you're going too fast {Engadget}
Oct 12th 2009 8:41AM Hey, Ford engineer here. "Given that Ford no longer makes a car designed for going around corners quickly, we find that unlikely." is totally wrong. From Focus up to the rather large Flex, and across the new Lincoln brands, Ford's cars have fairly decent handling built in.
