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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Octane Academy: Foust, the Fearless! His biggest stunt to date!

I realize that Tanner’s jump took place back in May! But it’s still cool and with the Octane Academy filming starting this month with Brian Deegan’s camp I thought it would be neat to see the guys in action. So enjoy the vids. The Yellow Driver of Team Hot Wheels breaks the world record for [...]

Parnelli Jones Mustang for Charity

This car raised some serious money and awareness for charity. We can’t all be like Melvin, but we can get involved with a charity that is near and dear to our heart! One person can change the world – at least your little corner of it! Pick one day to give to the cause of [...]

Octane Academy Video Submissions

  I posted an article about the Octane Academy a couple of weeks ago. Here is an update! I love that there are several girls that have applied to this event. I hope they let ‘em in! What’s neat is you can vote FAME or LAME on the video. Check them out! VOTE on your favs [...]

Ford Octane Academy: Cool Is Now In Session

Think you have what it takes to be the next Ken Block, Tanner Foust, Brian Deegan or Vaughn Gittin Jr.? If so, Ford—along with that fantastic foursome of extreme motorsports—is ready to put you to the test in the acme of action-sports fantasy camps: The Ford Octane Academy. It’s part of a new, high-energy campaign [...]