2012 proved to be a mixed bag for automakers, with strong sales in North America and some emerging markets, but record losses and low sales in Europe. Unfortunately for Ford, the losses and issues in Europe kept the company from meeting its performance goals for the year. Ford CEO Alan Mulally’s 2012 compensation, while still [...]
Ford Fiesta SE
Vs.
Fiat 500 Pop
$200
typical monthly payment, $0 down
$200
$7200
total payments, 36 months
$7200
$16,995
base price
$16,700
120-hp 1.6-liter inline-four,
five-speed manual or six-speed dual-clutch automatic ($1095)
powertrain
101-hp 1.4-liter inline-four, five-speed manual or six-speed automatic ($1250)
10.1 seconds
17.5 seconds
acceleration (manual trans):
0-60 MPH
1/4-mile
9.6 seconds
17.3 seconds
29/39 mpg
fuel economy (manual trans): epa city/highway
31/40 mpg
Thir…
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Mooresville, NC – Ford Racing and Roush Yates engines excelled in power, performance, and reliability over the weekend winning in the NASCAR Nationwide series and ARCA Racing series. Ford also received the NASCAR Driving Business Award earlier this week.
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Sam Hornish Jr. delivered Roger Penske his first win of the season since switching to Roush Yates’ Ford engines in 2013. Hornish put on a dominating performance during the Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR Nationwide race at Las…
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Sometimes when we’re presented with show cars or one-offs, we’re given the caveat to treat them with kid gloves. But Mickey Thompson gave no such special care instructions to Hot Rod when it gave them the keys to its 2013 Ford Mustang GT show car. And Hot Rod’s Jesse Kiser happily obliged by taking the [...]
Though I rarely watch it anymore, I’m a fan of The Simpsons. Fox’s long-running animated sitcom about a “typical” American family is currently in its 24th season, so for 24 seasons, the show’s protagonist, Homer Simpson, never been respected. For instance, in April 2008, Ford’s then-head of product development, Derrick Kuzak, said that the Taurus would be shedding its “Homer Simpson” looks for “Superman” looks. Though the 2010 Tauru…
John Hennessey’s 300-horsepower Ford Focus ST
John Hennessey’s company, Hennessey Performance Engineering, specializes in making fast cars go a lot, lot faster. It also builds the Venom GT supercar, which may be the best example of “too much horsepower” we’ve ever seen. As the head of the company, you’d expect Hennessey to pick a Venom GT, a 1,000-horsepower Cadillac CTS-V or perhaps a Ford F-150 Velociraptor as a daily driver.
Instead, Hennessey’s ride of choice for the work week grin…
2014 Ford Fiesta ST – image: Ford Motor Company
Jost Capito, now the head of Volkswagen’s Motorsports efforts, used to develop performance vehicles for Ford. When we had a chance to sit down with him at this year’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, the conversation eventually turned to his previous role as head of Ford’s SVT and Performance Vehicles group. Capito was quick to point out, with a gleam in his eye, that his last project for Ford was the Fiesta ST.
That tells us the new car will be something …
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