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I’ve been in a drag race before, sometimes watching the lights on a pole between the lanes turn from red to green and other times watching a similar sequence above an intersection. I’ve towed heavy things behind my semi’s tractor and in the bed of a pickup truck. However, I have never been in a race dragging over thirty tons of axle-mounted steel behind me. Yet there I was, throttle to the floor of a spanking new 2011 Ford F450 as it bucked and shook its way down hard packed mine debris with a 39-ton, 78,000 pound Caterpillar front end loader hitched to my back end. Though I detest using the word, it was…AWESOME!.
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Ford of Europe is launching the most stylish and technologically advanced Mondeo model ever. With a fresh, restyled exterior, an enhanced interior, plus new high-efficiency Ford EcoBoost petrol and TDCi diesel powertrains and a host of new driver comfort and convenience features and safety technologies, the new Mondeo completes the rejuvenation of Ford’s large car range, and takes its position as the flagship model in the company’s European portfolio.
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently upped the ante by increasing the requirements necessary to receive the coeted ‘Top Safety Pick’ award by including a new rollover test, but that didn’t stop Ford’s all-new 2011 Fiesta from snagging the first-ever Top Safety Pick for a minicar.

Ford’s Fiesta was highly touted as being a top-performer in the realm of safety by the automaker before any U.S. crash testing entities got their hands on the car. Ford pointed to its liberal use of high strength, ultra high strength, and Boron steel – the strongest automotive grade steel in the industry. The strategic placement of these stronger-than-normal steels not only helped Ford achieve its exclusive Top Safety Pick award, but they were also responsible for helping to cut weight by reducing the amount of steel needed.

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Following the Honda Civic Type R, the Ford Focus ST is the latest high-performance hatchback to fall victim to forthcoming Euro V emissions regulations. The 2.5L turbo 5-cylinder Focus ST will end production very soon and a successor to the ST, with a 4-cylinder engine is expected to debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show in October.

Honda announced last week that the Civic Type R will end production October 2010 with sales wrapping up in December.

There has yet to be any confirmation on a successor to the Civic Type R.