Today I'm focusing on my favorite automaker, Ford. I've loved the brand since purchasing my first vehicle, a '97 F-150, when I was 16. Since then I've gotten an'08 Fusion and have been loving it. There is tons of great news about Ford, here is some I have recently found interesting.
The Government has started its fleet turnover and has purchased around $210,000,000 in new vehicles. The newly purchased vehicles are intended to replace less fuel efficient models. The biggest winner is Ford. $129 million goes towards purchasing Ford vehicles while GM gets $105 million and Chrysler just $53 million. People, and even governments, vote with their wallets. This speaks to the quality of Ford's products
Ford is developing an ethanol injected, turbocharged, gas, 5.0L V8 engine codenamed Bobcat. Autoblog will go over the details, just click the link. I think its great that Ford is developing alternative technology for its engines. This one in particular could produce as much as 500hp and 750lb-ft of torque. Those are huge numbers for a 5 liter engine and for some perspective Ford's 6.4L diesel only makes 650lb-ft of torque. I want to see this engine end up in a Mustang.
This seems a little strange but the Taurus SHO was just named car of the year by Esquire. A rather impressive feat for a car that isn't even on the market yet. I can't wait to see the new Taurus in person. The SHO is shaping up to be quite a performer.
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