2012 Ford F-150 has been awarded the prestigious Motor Trend Truck of the Year® award, the fourth time F-150 has won the accolade. F-150 has won the award more times than any other truck F-150 outshone all other contenders in various tests that evaluated the truck’s design, engineering, performance, efficiency, safety and value With class-leading fuel efficiency, capability [...]
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New Ford Flex Brings More Technology, Better Fuel Economy, Modern Sophistication to Seven-Passenger Crossover | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
The latest three-row, seven-passenger Ford Flex offers comfort and advanced technology in a distinctive package, including sleek new front end and modern interior New Flex features the latest MyFord Touch® system, new safety and driver-aid features such as adaptive cruise control, Ford’s Blind Spot Information System (BLIS®) as well as push- button start, rear inflatable [...]
MPG Matters: 42 Percent Say Fuel Economy Is Key in New Vehicle Purchase Decision; Influence Likely to Grow | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
42 percent of all consumers surveyed in a 2011 Maritz Research study say fuel economy is an “extremely important” new vehicle purchase driver – up 13.5 percent versus a decade ago; Millennials rank its importance even higher and rate it most often as having the “greatest impact” on future vehicle purchases Fuel economy as a [...]
New Ford Taurus Delivers More Fuel Efficiency, Technology, Design Refinement and Even Better Driving Dynamics | McMahon Ford | St. Louis Ford Dealership
Ford Taurus is even more refined for the 2013 model year – with better fuel economy, more technology, enhanced design, improved craftsmanship and sharpened driving dynamics New Taurus expected to deliver best-in-class fuel efficiency – at least 31 mpg highway – with the new 2.0-liter EcoBoost™ engine, while delivering horsepower comparable to competitive, normally aspirated [...]
NO SMALL PROMISE: FORD DELIVERS ON COMMITMENT WITH 10 NEW SMALL CARS AND ELECTRIFICATION PLANS | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Providing consumers even more choice, Ford is showcasing a family of 10 new C-segment cars at the 2011 North American International Auto Show – delivering on its vision for a new generation of high-quality, fuel-efficient products for customers around the world World debut for three new electrified products that give consumers real fuel-saving choice – [...]
NEW FORD C-MAX: CLEVER, COMPACT VEHICLE TO MOVE YOUNG FAMILIES WITH FLEXIBILITY, FUEL EFFICIENCY | see them at McMahon Ford your St. Louis Ford Dealership
New Ford C-MAX combines a fresh new design, flexible seating configuration for seven, outstanding craftsmanship and occupant safety and advances in driving dynamics Ford C-MAX offers life-enhancing technologies such as SYNC® connectivity, MyFord Touch™ driver connect technology, HD Radio™ and an industry-exclusive hands-free liftgate A “white space” entry representing the best features of a car [...]
FORD TO INVEST ADDITIONAL $850 MILLION IN MICHIGAN TO ENGINEER, BUILD FUEL-EFFICIENT NEW VEHICLES | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Ford will invest an incremental $850 million in Michigan between 2011 and 2013 as part of its competitive plan to engineer and manufacture even more fuel-efficient vehicles and fuel-saving technologies in the state Among other projects, Ford will expand manufacturing capabilities for new, fuel-efficient six-speed transmissions. New investments support up to 1,200 new full-time manufacturing [...]
FORD NAMED ‘TRUCK LINE OF TEXAS;’ MYFORD TOUCH WINS OUTSTANDING FEATURE BY TEXAS AUTO WRITERS | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Dallas, Oct. 24, 2010 – The full line of Ford trucks today was named “Truck Line of Texas” by the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) in the country’s largest truck market, and MyFord Touch won the group’s Outstanding Feature. “The auto writers in the world’s biggest pickup market know firsthand what attributes matter most to [...]
2011 FORD F-150 ALL-NEW POWERTRAIN LINEUP DELIVERS BEST-IN-CLASS CAPABILITY, PROJECTED TOP FUEL ECONOMY | see at your St. Louis Ford Dealer
The most extensive powertrain overhaul in the 62-year history of Ford F-Series highlights the 2011 Ford F-150. The engine lineup includes four new truck engines: a 3.7-liter V6, 5.0-liter and 6.2-liter V8s and a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter EcoBoost™ Each engine is mated to a fuel-saving six-speed automatic transmission. Ford is the first and only automaker to [...]
LAGUNA SECA PACKAGE TAKES NEW 2012 FORD MUSTANG BOSS 302 TO TRACK-READY CONDITION | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
LAGUNA SECA PACKAGE TAKES NEW 2012 FORD MUSTANG BOSS 302 TO TRACK-READY CONDITION Laguna Seca package pares the race-inspired 2012 Mustang Boss 302 down to its essential elements, with aggressive suspension, chassis and aerodynamic tuning creating a ready-for-racing Boss Ford Mustang team members developed the package to provide weekend racers with a factory track car [...]
FORD ENGAGES CUSTOMERS IN “WHAT’S NEXT,” TAKING COMPANY’S OPEN INNOVATION MODEL TO NEXT LEVEL | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
FORD ENGAGES CUSTOMERS IN “WHAT’S NEXT,” TAKING COMPANY’S OPEN INNOVATION MODEL TO NEXT LEVEL Ford launches “Your Ideas” on its interactive consumer site, The Ford story (www.thefordstory.com), welcoming visitors to submit, share, review and rate each other’s automotive feature innovations The Web portal is Ford’s latest demonstration of collaborative efforts to engage ‘automotive outsiders’ to [...]
