Ford Mustang beats Chevy Camaro in May

2013 Ford Mustang Summer’s on the way, gas prices are down and the muscle car war has a new champion…for now. In May, the Ford Mustang outsold the Chevrolet Camaro for the second time this year. A combination of redesigned 2013 models and good deals on leftovers driving Dearborn’s darling to a 10,427 to 9,023 [...]

The Amazing 2012 Ford Focus 1.0L EcoBoost!

  2012 Ford Focus 1.0L EcoBoost Small is beautiful, the Ford way. BY RAY HUTTON With its EcoBoost engines, Ford feels it really has a substitute for cubic inches, and it’s taking the turbocharged, direct-injected concept to extremes. If you think the naturally aspirated 1.6-liter engine in the subcompact Fiesta is, like the car, a [...]

Auto legend Carroll Shelby, father of Cobra, dies at 89

He changed the Game!!  By Shelby American Carroll Hall Shelby, the Texan who created the famous Shelby Cobra and uncounted other high-performance machines that turned the auto world on its ear, and made it a whole lot more fun for 50 years, died in Dallas Thursday night at age 89. He had been hospitalized for [...]

Confirmed: 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Rated at 662 hp, 631 lb-ft!

The $54,995 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 will have 662 hp and 631 lb-ft of torque according to SAE ratings released by Ford today—eclipsing the 650 hp and 600 lb-ft the company originally estimated. We’d love to make an analogy to demonstrate what an obscene amount of power and torque this is, but the GT500 is the analogy. Should [...]

Die Hard Mustang Man shows off his car!

I have always been a big Ford fan having been driven around as a kid in no other brand since 1956. My father worked for Philco/Ford and back in the 60’s he was an upper level manag-er. One of his perks was his choice of a new leased Ford, optioned however he wanted it every [...]

The ‘Spring Fling’ Mustang Car Show at Berge Ford

IT’S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR! TIME FOR THE COPPERSTATE MUSTANG CLUB CAR SHOW! Celebrating 48 years of the Mustang!  Sat April 14th registration starts at 8:30am  Car Show starts at 10:00am – 3:00pm   SAVE the DATE!!  April 14th, 2012  Berge Ford is the proud sponsor of The Copperstate Mustang Club! Their annual car [...]

Drive Your Way to the Summer X Games with Ford Focus ST Challenge

Drive Your Way to the Summer X Games with Ford Focus ST Challenge Ford is giving consumers a shot at winning a trip to the ESPN Summer X Games through its Focus ST Challenge, which will pit auto show visitors’ lap times on the Focus ST simulator against others The challenge will take times from [...]

Kenaf in the New Ford Escape? What is Kenaf?

We’ve told you before about the things lurking inside Ford vehicles that may sound fairly bizarre but in reality are ultra revolutionary. You know, like recycled denim jeans acting as sound insulation, and carpet as an ingredient in cylinder heads covers. Ford is also exploring the idea of  coconut fiber as reinforcement for plastic parts. But let’s [...]

2012 Ford “High Performance” Mustang 5.0

2012 Ford Mustang 5.0 Steve’s Mustang 5.0 engine pays homage to the original 5.0, delivering 412 horsepower and 390 lb.-ft of torque; of course, this is achieved with premium fuel. The powerplant features twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT), an aluminum engine block and cold air induction to help pump out more power. But that’s [...]

Ford Fusion 2013 Trounces Competition, Adds 100 MPGe Plug-in Hybrid

Ford just took the wraps off three streamlined new 2013 Fusions, including a head-turning plug-in hybrid it claims can do 100 MPGe, or “miles per gallon gasoline equivalent,” a way of quantifying performance when measuring electricity in lieu of traditional fuel. The other two vehicles are equally impressive: a regular gasoline version Ford says will [...]