Thanks to user disneyfun1 at the Mustang forum Mustang6G, we're getting our first look at some of the revised option packages for the equally revised 2018 Ford Mustang. The forum user posted photos of an alleged dealer ordering guide, which revealed the updated packages as well as a completely new one. The new one is the "Carbon Sport Interior Package" which uses the order code, 68C. Unsurprisingly, it features a carbon fiber dashboard panel and carbon fiber shift knob. The door panels get some black Alcantara, as do the seats. Other existing Mustang packages continue on, but with minor changes. Performance packages for both the EcoBoost and V8 models now include a tall rear wing, which is the same for both cars. The wheel sizes, brakes, interior trim, gauges, and most of the suspension items remain the same. The only mechanical difference appears to be a lack of retuned springs on the EcoBoost version. It's worth noting that both models with the performance packages will also be … [Read more...]

The 2018 Mustang is coming soon, but we're getting a little sneak peek of packaging and colors that will be available thanks to a leaked order guide. Posted on the Mustang6g forums, the guide shows the 2018 Mustang will continue to offer optional performance packages, but exterior/interior packaging gets switched up a bit.Both the EcoBoost and GT will carryover their respective performance packages from 2017. The EcoBoost gets unique suspension and stability control tuning, a larger radiator, 19-inch aluminum wheels wrapped in summer rubber and an upsized rear sway bar to aid handling and performance. Meanwhile, the GT continues to offer Brembo six-piston front calipers, revised suspension tuning, heavy-duty front springs and a larger rear sway bar. Here's what the interior will look like with the carbon fiber package on the 2018 Mustang. Photo by Mustang6g … [Read more...]

You may remember last year the story of how one lucky Ford Fiesta ST buyer snagged the only example painted in Liquid Blue, a color exclusive to the Ford GT. But to recap for those that don't remember, the car was custom built by Ford with a unique interior and the special color for auto shows, and then the company sold it at auction to a dealer. From there it ended up in the hands of a private owner. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a new, one-off car for not much money. At least it would be if it weren't going for auction right now on BringATrailer.com. At the time of this writing, there are five days left on the auction, and the bid is currently at just over $17,000. With so much time left on the clock, we expect it will go higher and will likely equal the cost of a brand-new Fiesta ST. That being said, this two-year-old Ford is still pretty much new with just 727 miles on the odometer. Factor in the unique black and white interior with faux suede steering wheel, the … [Read more...]

When it comes to endurance racing, you'd be hard pressed to find an event as exciting and historied as The 24 Hours of Le Mans. The race has been held every year since 1923, and in that time it's brought euphoria, tragedy, and everything in between to observers and participants alike. This year, The List hosts Patrick and Jessi got to experience the race trackside and even got to speak to the teams involved to get a real sense of the emotion that goes on behind the scenes of a 24-hour automobile race. The first stop on our Le Mans tour was to talk to the Ford Performance team. Ford returned to the race last year with their new Ford GT and won the GTE Pro class. When Patrick asked the global director of Ford Performance Dave Pericak what it was like to have a target on their back this year, he responded with "...We're here with more confidence... We've been racing it and we've been successful with it so, I don't know man, the pressure's on." Throughout the grueling 24-hour race Jessi … [Read more...]

SEOUL - US auto imports from the likes of General Motors and Ford must become more chic, affordable or fuel-efficient to reap the rewards of President Donald Trump's attempts to renegotiate a trade deal with key ally South Korea, officials and industry experts in Seoul say. Meeting South Korean President Moon Jae-in last week in Washington, Trump said the United States would do more to address trade imbalances with South Korea and create "a fair shake" to sell more cars there, the world's 11th largest auto market. "What we really want to say to the United States is: Make good cars, make cars that Korean consumers like." While imports from automakers including Ford, Chrysler and GM more than doubled last year largely thanks to free trade deal which took effect in 2012, sales account for just 1 percent of a market dominated by more affordable models from local giants Hyundai and affiliate Kia. Imports make up just 15 percent of the overall Korean auto market, and are mainly more … [Read more...]

After a second assessment, the Ford Mustang has received a bump to its Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) safety rating, earning three stars instead of just two at the start of the year. According to the assessment programme, the Mustang’s new results is largely due to the availability of additional safety features. This includes Ford’s Pre-Collision Assist (with pedestrian detection, forward collision warning and autonomous emergency braking) and Lane Keeping Aid, which are now standard for Mustangs sold in Europe. The front airbag restraint system has also been revised to prevent it from bottoming out during deployment. Structurally, the 2018 Mustang is identical to the last car tested, so the latest assessment uses the crash test results from the 2017 model year vehicle. Therefore, in the adult occupant test, the 2018 Mustang retains its score of 72%, along with 32% in the child occupant test. Meanwhile, in the pedestrian protection test, the Mustang … [Read more...]

Every year, Ford builds a one-off aerospace-inspired vehicle to be auctioned at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh show to benefit the agency’s youth education programmes. Instead of the usual Mustang this year, however, the Blue Oval is using the F-150 Raptor as a starting point, and no aircraft lends itself better to the build than the one that shares the hardcore pick-up’s name – the F-22 Raptor. Ford strove to create a visual link to Lockheed Martin’s fearsome stealth fighter, dressing the truck in grey and adding red pinstriping and F-22 script along the flanks. The plane can also be found on the front grille and door mirror lights, and you’ll find carbon fibre exterior trim (such as the wheel arches), roof-mounted LED lighting and more F-22 lettering emblazoned on the tailgate, too. Meanwhile, the 3.5 litre twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 has been given a Whipple intercooler to boost output from 450 hp to a massive 545 hp. The … [Read more...]

Every year, Ford builds a one-off aerospace-inspired vehicle to be auctioned at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh show to benefit the agency’s youth education programmes. Instead of the usual Mustang this year, however, the Blue Oval is using the F-150 Raptor as a starting point, and no aircraft lends itself better to the build than the one that shares the hardcore pick-up’s name – the F-22 Raptor. Ford strove to create a visual link to Lockheed Martin’s fearsome stealth fighter, dressing the truck in grey and adding red pinstriping and F-22 script along the flanks. The plane can also be found on the front grille and door mirror lights, and you’ll find carbon fibre exterior trim (such as the wheel arches), roof-mounted LED lighting and more F-22 lettering emblazoned on the tailgate, too. Meanwhile, the 3.5 litre twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 has been given a Whipple intercooler to boost output from 450 hp to a massive 545 hp. The … [Read more...]

After a second assessment, the Ford Mustang has received a bump to its Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) safety rating, earning three stars instead of just two at the start of the year. According to the assessment programme, the Mustang’s new results is largely due to the availability of additional safety features. This includes Ford’s Pre-Collision Assist (with pedestrian detection, forward collision warning and autonomous emergency braking) and Lane Keeping Aid, which are now standard for Mustangs sold in Europe. The front airbag restraint system has also been revised to prevent it from bottoming out during deployment. Structurally, the 2018 Mustang is identical to the last car tested, so the latest assessment uses the crash test results from the 2017 model year vehicle. Therefore, in the adult occupant test, the 2018 Mustang retains its score of 72%, along with 32% in the child occupant test. Meanwhile, in the pedestrian protection test, the Mustang … [Read more...]

Free Price Quote From a Local Dealer View Special Offers Want a 545-hp truck that looks like it’s ready to fly? Here’s one that is poised for takeoff. Ford Performance has modified a 2017 Raptor F-150 for the Experimental Aircraft Association to support its youth aviation programs.A one-of-a-kind “F-22 Raptor” F-150 Raptor will be auctioned off during the EAA “Gathering of Eagles” convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on July 27.<!-- -->“Ford’s support of EAA and AirVenture has allowed thousands of young people to discover, enjoy, and pursue aviation,” said Dave Chaimson, EAA’s VP of marketing and business development, in a statement. “The unique F-22 version of the tremendously popular Ford F-150 Raptor truck will be an enormously popular highlight of the Gathering of Eagles auction, and we’re very grateful for Ford’s support for our initiatives.”Ford design manager … [Read more...]

Free Price Quote From a Local Dealer View Special Offers Fifty years after the GT40 began dominating the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Ford introduced a worthy spiritual successor in the form of the 2017 GT. On the latest episode of Ignition, host Angus MacKenzie takes a closer look at the history-rich GT and discovers if it’s really a race car suited for the road.Although it has a twin-turbo V-6, the 2017 Ford GT produces a healthy 647 hp and 550 lb-ft of torque. That’s more power than the Ferrari 488 and more torque than the McLaren 675LT. Put the car in Track mode, and in ceremonious fashion, the rear wing shoots up while the ride height drops 2 inches. As MacKenzie explains, the GT benefits from near-telepathic steering and a remarkably agile chassis. “The way this car changes direction is utterly stupendous, better than almost any other supercar in the business,” he asserts.<!-- -->After tearing it up on the track, the 2017 Ford GT gets ready for … [Read more...]

Baidu Inc, the top Chinese internet search firm, has formed a broad alliance with 50 partners to promote self-driving cars, pitting its Apollo platform against Alphabet Inc's system, it said on Wednesday, in hopes of getting the vehicles on the road in China by 2019. The alliance includes partnerships with automakers, suppliers, startups, universities and local governments and is built around Baidu's Apollo self-driving platform, which was developed at its tech center in California's Silicon Valley. Apollo is aimed at Alphabet's Waymo self-driving package. Among the key development partners on Apollo are Nvidia, which specializes in microprocessors and artificial intelligence, and mapping expert TomTom. In mid-morning trade, Nvidia shares were up 2.6 percent to $142.94 and Baidu US shares rose 2.3 percent to $184.15. In Amsterdam, TomTom was up 3.2 percent to 8.85 euros. Ford and Daimler also are partners, Baidu said, as well as supplier Delphi and chipmaker Intel. Baidu said at a … [Read more...]

An updated and more powerful version of the Zenos E10 will be launched this November - the first new product from the British brand since it was saved from administration in March. Under the leadership of its new owners, a consortium led by AC Cars and its boss Alan Lubinsky, Zenos is responding to customer requests by developing an updated braking system and improved brake cooling, as well as a new intercooler and exhaust system. The parts are being developed and tested by Hethel Engineering in Norfolk. No performance figures are being released at this stage, but improvements to the output of the car’s 2.0-litre Ford Ecoboost petrol engine, which originally produced 250bhp in the E10, are expected. As part of efficiency-boosting business changes, production of the E10 will be moved from Zenos’s original location in Norfolk to a facility in South Africa. The car’s price will also be increased as part of these changes - something Lubinsky told Autocar was essential to … [Read more...]

U.S. light-vehicle sales dropped 2.9 percent in June behind another weak month for cars and lower fleet shipments. Toyota, Nissan and Honda chalked up modest June gains while the Detroit 3 slipped as the industry posted its sixth straight monthly decline.The advances at the biggest Japanese companies were all in the low single-digit range, fueled largely by truck sales. Ford retreated 5.1 percent after posting its first sales gain of the year in May. General Motors deliveries fell 4.7 percent while continuing to point to a reduction in lower-profit sales to daily rental fleets. Fiat Chrysler was down 7 percent.As has been the case throughout the year, the results were marked by steep declines in car sales -- down 14 percent for the month -- even amid rising incentives. Truck deliveries edged up 4.2 percent in June.The seasonally adjusted, annualized sales rate came in at 16.54 million, the lowest pace of sales of the year and slightly below the 16.6 million average … [Read more...]

These are the cars we all dream of owning one day. We’ve driven some of the best ever in the last seven months, but choosing just one of them would be near impossible, so here are five of our favorites. From the fastest production car in the world to track rats like the 911 GT3 and Ford GT, it’s hard to go wrong with supercars nowadays. Lamborghini Huracan Performante first drive: Off the wall Mine was a white Countach Quattrovalvole.Depending on the era in which you came of automotive age, yours could have been a Miura, an LP400 Countach, a Diablo or even a Murcielago, but if you possess ... 2017 Ford GT first drive: Hoo baby! Are you one of those guys who says to anyone who will listen, “I want a race car for the street, man!” Well, Ford has finally made your … [Read more...]

Established brands and models dominate the top 10 list of best-selling cars in the UK and the hatchback rules supreme. However, the latest sales figures show that some newer additions to Britain’s roads are growing in popularity, despite an overall slowing down of market sales. The latest figures cover the year to the end of June and show that superminis and hatchbacks remain the most popular. Longstanding leader the Ford Fiesta continues to fly out of dealerships, but the Volkswagen Golf led the pack in June, selling in 8808 units to the Fiesta's 8601. This helped the Golf nab third place for the year so far, pushing the best-selling SUV, the Nissan’s Qashqai, down to fourth overall. 1: Ford Fiesta – 59,380 registrations The Fiesta has been a British favourite for decades and that shows no signs of changing, even though the latest incarnation is now eight years old and its replacement is soon to arrive. Its sales figures are well ahead of its closest … [Read more...]

Ford has had a steady five-SUV/crossover lineup since 2008, when it introduced the seven-passenger anti-minivan Flex. If the Escape is the small and perky littlest sibling in this quintet (a sixth SUV, the subcompact EcoSport, has yet to go on sale) and the Explorer and the Expedition are the prime movers, then the Edge falls in between as a blend of both. Offering three engine options, front- or optional all-wheel drive, and trim levels that can prioritize either luxury or sportiness, what the Edge lacks in off-road chops it makes up for in space, style, and comfort. Metal in Name, Not Attitude Our test model wore the Titanium trim, which comes standard with front-wheel drive and the 2.0-liter EcoBoost inline-four engine. While in other Ford models the top-flight luxury versions wear similar Platinum nomenclature, this Titanium is the second-most-expensive Edge, short of the more powerful and expressive Edge Sport. Even once you’ve added the optional all-wheel drive and … [Read more...]

These are the cars we all dream of owning one day. We’ve driven some of the best ever in the last seven months, but choosing just one of them would be near impossible, so here are five of our favorites. From the fastest production car in the world, to track rats like the 911 GT3 and Ford GT, it’s hard to go wrong with supercars nowadays. Lamborghini Huracan Performante first drive: Off the wall Mine was a white Countach Quattrovalvole.Depending on the era in which you came of automotive age, yours could have been a Miura, an LP400 Countach, a Diablo or even a Murcielago, but if you possess ... 2017 Ford GT first drive: Hoo baby! Are you one of those guys who says to anyone who will listen, “I want a race car for the street, man!” Well, Ford has finally made your … [Read more...]

As much fun as supercars and 6-by-6 G Wagens are, cars that are accessible to the rest of us are what most folks are looking for. Our list of the top-10 most-read reviews of 2017 so far includes a little bit of everything. Without further ado, here's what moved the needle in the first six months of the year:  2018 Toyota C-HR first drive: When does a car become a crossover? It’s no secret that we live in a world where everything from hate groups to Fruit Loops can be rebranded to become more or less appealing to a particular audience, and the auto industry is no ... 2017 Mercedes Benz C300 Coupe review notes: Another sexy C I hadn't driven one of the C-Class coupes yet, and damn if this car didn’t impress me right from the get-go. I’ve always said BMW tacks more … [Read more...]

This month's news of Ford Focus production shifting to China was met with only muted dismay, but in an age of truly global production lines how much of the Focus was "American" to begin with? The Focus didn't even break into the top 10 of Cars.com's 2017 list of the most American cars made, well before its departure for the Middle Kingdom was announced.In fact, the annual American-Made Index criteria received its first-ever revision this year, due to the increasingly global nature of car production: Cars.com had to change the way it calculates the list in response to ever-dropping percentages of domestically-produced components."Over the AMI's 11-year history, the number of models meeting our original criteria has fallen due to the globalization of automobile manufacturing -- from more than 60 vehicles in the AMI's inaugural year to eight last year," the researchers said. "By the original requirements, only three 2017 models would have qualified this … [Read more...]