Posts Tagged ‘Ford’
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
Review and photos by
Chris Chase, CanadianDriver.com
*featured make=’Ford’ model=’F-350′
*relatedNew make=’Chevrolet’ model=’Silverado HD’
*relatedNew make=’Dodge’ model=’Ram’
*relatedUsed make=’GMC’ model=’Sierra HD’
*relatedUsed make=’Ford’ model=’F-450′
The more extreme a vehicle is, the more likely there is to be a Battle of the Specs, in which each manufacturer does its best to outdo the others with vehicles that are larger, faster, and more loaded with options.
2011 Ford F-350 Super Duty
This applies to pickups too, especially in the heavy duty market, where buyers typically ask a truck to do more than carry loads of wood or power tools in the bed. Instead, they’re towing fifth-wheel trailers and loading the bed with a couple tons of gravel – things that many regular grade trucks aren’t cut out for.
Ford’s entry in this group of über-pickups is the Super Duty. The truck has been completely revamped for 2011, but the highlight of the redesign is a brand-new 6.7-litre Power Stroke V8 diesel engine, conceived and designed in-house to replace the old diesel, which was built by Navistar (International Harvester) for Ford.
Diesels are popular among heavy duty truck users because of the amount of torque they can be tuned to produce, and this one produces a lot of torque. (more…)
Tags: 2011, F-350 Super Duty, Ford
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
10 Questions with Team Mach 1 From the Upcoming 3rd Season of Speed TV’s Bullrun Reality Show.
Michael Schlee
Speed TV’s successful Bullrun reality show is returning for a 3rd season this winter. For those who do not know about it, you should. It is a fast past, adrenaline fuelled race across America that pits 12 teams against each other vying for $200 000 in cash. It is a car enthusiast’s ultimate dream competition.
Based on the successful Bullrun rally that began in 2004, the show takes place over the course of 10 days and involves checkpoints, challenges and explosions……lots of explosions.
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Tags: Bullrun, Ford, mach 1, Michael Schlee, Mustang, reality television, reality tv, speed tv
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Friday, January 1st, 2010
Review and photos by
Peter Bleakney, CanadianDriver.com
*featured make=’Ford’ model=’Escape Hybrid’
*relatedNew make=’Subaru’ model=’Forester’
*relatedNew make=’Saturn’ model=’Vue’
*relatedUsed make=’Nissan’ model=’Rogue’
*relatedUsed make=’Honda’ model=’CR-V’
Hybrid hype is flying high at my current place of employment, the Toronto production of the hit show Jersey Boys.
Many of the young cast members covet a hybrid vehicle. They want to be green. They want to be cool. They want to stick it to Big Oil. Bless their socks. They don’t really know what a hybrid vehicle is, or what it does, but they’re sure that with a little green hybrid badge they’ll drive around for free and butterflies will come out the tailpipe.
2010 Ford Escape Hybrid
When I showed up in a 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid Limited 4WD, a twenty-something chap asked me what it was like.
“It has very good full hybrid powertrain, but you’re paying about an extra seven grand for it.”
“That’s okay.” He replied. “You’d make that back in no time.”
Uh, maybe if your commute took you to Timbuktu. (more…)
Tags: 2010, 4WD, Escape, Ford, Hybrid, Limited
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Friday, October 9th, 2009
Profiling 47 Classic Mustangs from Ford
Michael Schlee
For over forty five years Ford has produced the Mustang. Keeping a model alive for 45 years alone is an impressive feat. However, the Mustang has sold very well over the decades making it the 25th all time most sold model around the world. Not an easy feat for a vehicle only sold in North America.
2009 Ford Mustang GT
Since 1964 over 9 000 000 Mustangs have found homes in Canada and the USA (and a few have been exported to other countries).
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Tags: Cobra, Ford, GT, GT350, GT500, mach 1, Mach I, Michael Schlee, Mustang, Ponycar, Shelby
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Saturday, June 27th, 2009
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Road Testing a Ford Tempo, 16 Years Later
Michael Schlee
This past week I had the opportunity to travel back in time. I did not need a Delorean, a flux capacitor, or a vehicle capable of 88MPH (which is a good thing because the car I got wasn’t up to the task). All I needed was a 1994 Ford Tempo. So how did this come to be? Well, this week I took my car in for much needed maintenance. I am prepping it for an appearance at the Bullrun event in New York City in two weeks time. More on that event in future blogs.
1994 Ford Tempo
While my car was in the shop, I needed to get into work. I am one of those people who lives no where near their place of work. There is no viable public transportation options to get there either. I had no car, but absolutely needed to get into the office. So what was I to do? Borrow a 1994 Ford Tempo! I made a call and found out it wasn’t being used that day. Success! What better suited vehicle could there be to travel clear across Toronto 50KM during rush hour? So what if it is 16 years old and has never driven more then 2KM at a time in the past 10 years? I had wheels.
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Tags: Ford, Michael Schlee, Old, Story, Tempo
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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
.Models That Have Stood The Test of Time
Michael Schlee
Everywhere in life there are icons. They can be found in movies, music, business, sports, and yes, even the automotive world. Automotive icons are a rare breed. They represent more then just a model line for their manufacturer.
Car Icons represent a manufacturer’s ideals, technology, passion and purpose. Okay, that may be overstating things a bit, but for the most part it is true.
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
So what qualifies as car as an Icon? Many great cars have come and gone in North America over the years, such as the Countach, Viper, Supra, Chevelle, Cobra, etc. But the question is, were they truly icons? Great cars, yes; amazing cars even, but true long lasting icons? They were all important during their time in history, but for one reason or another, they were all discontinued. Also, being that we live in North America, we are only dealing with icons that made it to our shores.
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Tags: 3-Series, Aston Martin, BMW, Camaro, Chevrolet, Corvette, DB, Ford, Icon, M3, Michael Schlee, Mustang, Shelby, SS, ZR1
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Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
The Year That Was 1915
Michael Schlee
With the American Auto Industry in a crisis like it has never faced before, I thought we could take a look back at the past 100 years of American Vehicles to see the highlights (and lowlights) of an industry on the edge of collapse.
Model T
This is a new feature that will become a regular segment for this blog.
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Tags: 1915, American autos, American cars, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Dodge, Dort, Ford, history, Michael Schlee, Milburn, Monroe, Oldsmobile, Yellow Cab
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Sunday, March 29th, 2009
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The Best of the Ford Mustangs at the Motion Custom Car Show
Michael Schlee
The Motion Custom Car Show was held this past weekend at Exhibition Place in Toronto. There were vehicles from all walks of life represented at the show.
Mustang
There aren’t too many vehicles worldwide that get modified more often then the Ford Mustang.
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Tags: Ford, Michael Schlee, Motion, Motion Custom Car Show, Mustang
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
A Look Back at the History of the American Automobile
By Michael Schlee
With the American Auto Industry in a crisis like it has never faced before, I thought we could take a look back at the past 100 years of American Vehicles to see the highlights (and lowlights) of an industry on the edge of collapse.
This is a new feature that will become a regular segment for this blog.
1999 Mercury Cougar
Key Developments 1999:
- Chrysler Corporation kills off its division Eagle. The cancellation is due to poor sales.
- Ford buys Volvo’s automotive arm, adding another luxury brand to its portfolio.
- Ford unveils new options such as back-up warning sensors and power adjustable pedals.
- Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight and Buick Rivera are in their last year with General Motors.
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Tags: 1999, 300M, Alero, American Auto, American Car, Chrysler, Corvette, Cougar, Detroit, Escalade, firebird, Ford, GM, Grand Am, LHS, Michael Schlee, Mustang, Prowler, Viper
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Thursday, February 19th, 2009
By Nauman Farooq
Despite tough economic times, Ford is pushing ahead with its product plan, and at the forefront is their new 2010 Taurus.
Once the best-selling car in North America, Ford is hoping that it will win new and previous customers with the new Taurus, which Ford says will be ʽan aspirational car.ʼ
2010 Ford Taurus (photo: Isaac Adams-Hands)
At launch time, Ford is only offering one engine for the Taurus, a 3.5-liter, V6 which produces 263hp.
However, Ford also just announced the return of the Taurus SHO, which will come with their new Eco-Boost, turbocharged engine, which will develop 365hp. Plus you get a ʽSelectShiftʼ gearbox to play with on those enthusiastic drives.
The new Taurus is also available with a host of luxury features like adaptive cruise control, collision warning with brake support, intelligent push-button start, and a new feature Ford calls ʽMyKeyʼ which allows parents to activate a restricted driving mode for when they lend the car to the kids.
The new Taurus will be Fordʼs new flagship sedan and its vast array of features are certainly impressive. Look for it in showrooms later this year.
Tags: Auto Show, Canadian International Auto Show, Car show, CIAS, Ford, Nauman Farooq, Photo: Isaac Adams-Hands, Taurus, Toronto
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