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2011 Ford F-450 SD Review

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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The New 2011 Ford Mondeo: Advanced Technologies, High Efficiency Powertrains and a Fresh New Look

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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Ford Fiesta first minicar to earn IIHS ‘Top Safety Pick’

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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2011 Mustang 5.0 goes supercharged, boasts 624 horsepower

The 2011 Ford Mustang GT is already considered to be a fairly impressive performance-minded car out of the box with 412 horsepower from its naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V8, but now Ford Racing has released three superchargers kit which boast as much as 624 horsepower.

In case the 412 horsepower naturally aspirated version of the all-new Mustang GT wasn’t quite enough to satisfy your need for speed, Ford Racing engineers teamed up with in-house Ford powertrain engineers, Team Mustang and even partners in Roush and Whipple. The end result is a supercharger kit available in three configurations, as well as in your choice of stealthy black or polished chrome for the blower itself.
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Ford Focus ST killed in Europe due to Euro V emissions regulations

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.

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