2011 L.A. AUTO SHOW: Ford hits a home run with the ALL-NEW 2013 Escape!

2013 Ford Escape: A sleeker, more aerodynamic design that takes its cues from the Ford Focus. Photo credit: FORD The Ford Escape’s success over the past decade has been built on a simple formula: conservative styling and bang-for-the-buck SUV capability combined in a compact, affordable package. The plan has paid off handsomely: The Escape has overtaken the Honda [...]

It’s the New Ford Flex!

November 9th, 2011 Ford Social posted this article yesterday. It has a great picture of the new 2013 Ford Flex! The upgraded 2013 Ford Flex isn’t set to officially debut until November 16 at the Los Angeles Auto Show, but here’s your first look at the new crossover, which gets a fresh look and loads [...]

Ford Explorer can tell a sleepy driver to “Get a cup of coffee!!”

Ford Explorer New Lane Keeping Technology Can Help Detect Drowsy Drivers, Suggest Coffee Breaks Ford is introducing new lane keeping technologies, including a system that can help detect drowsy drivers, to help them stay alert and in their lane; system to launch in early 2012 on the Ford Explorer The technology’s Driver Alert System monitors [...]

Family-Friendly Fords Honored By Parents.com

When the experts at Parents.com recently put together their list of the “Best Family Cars of 2011,” they took it seriously, teaming up with one of the country’s top online sources for car-buying information—Edmunds.com—to find only those vehicles that could handle a family with young children, handle their cargo, too, and do it all while fitting into [...]

Spy Shots: 2013 Ford Escape caught!

2013 Ford Escape Spy Shots We may not know whether Ford will stick with the Escape name when the vehicle’s successor comes along in 2012 as a 2013 model, but thanks to the quick shutters of our crack team of spy photographers, we now have a vague idea of what the machine will look like. [...]

AdSpotting: Ford Explorer gets funny with Kevin Hart

Kevin Hart’s 2011 Ford Explorer commercial – What do you think? Company: Ford Motor Co. Brand: Ford Medium: TV Ad Agency: The UniWorld Group, Product: Explorer Campaign: “Crazy Kevin.” What We Like: Humor often works better than painful earnestness to spotlight certain vehicle features in a typical SUV. Kevin Hart has a certain poor man’s [...]

2011 Ford Police Interceptor Utility Vehicle

Ford Motor Company revealed its newest pursuit-rated vehicle – Ford’s first-ever specially designed Ford Police Interceptor utility built for the rigors of police work. The new vehicle is designed to complement all-new Ford Police Interceptor sedan, which was introduced earlier this year. Combined, the two vehicles provide law enforcement agencies the ultimate in versatility and [...]

First Ride: 2011 Ford Explorer testing in Dubai

MotorTrend Contributing Editor Rex Roy heads to the desert outside Dubai for some extreme weather testing with the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer. Chief Engineer Don Ufford gives the low-down on what makes this Explorer so robust, so different, than all the other SUVs on the market today. Dubai??? 118 degrees & 50% humidity? Sounds like [...]

2011 Ford Explorer makes its debut as an evolved SUV

By Sharon Silke Carty, USA TODAY Ford Media – DEARBORN, Mich. — It never became a symbol of excess, like the Hummer, but the once wildly popular Ford Explorer had become a relic of days when gas was cheap, housing prices were rising and the idea of driving a big, truck-based SUV to the suburban [...]

2011 Ford Explorer With EcoBoost Delivers Class Leading MPG; 30% Better Than Current V-6 Model

All-new Ford Explorer SUV offers best-in-class fuel economy with technologically advanced powertrains featuring multiple enhancements to improve mechanical efficiency Explorer offers an optional 2.0-liter EcoBoost™ I-4 engine delivering V6 power with four-cylinder fuel efficiency Electric power-assisted steering, battery management, fast engine warm-up and the first North American Ford application of a variable-displacement air conditioning compressor [...]