Andrus Cipriani is known for spitting out some slick concepts via his computer. His latest effort? This newFord Cobra Snakehead. It’s inspired by the original Cobra’s big engine/small car philosophy, but it has a hardtop and updated bodywork. Cipriani doesn’t say which Ford lump would be called upon to power this beast, but we think [...]
After nearly 30 years, it’s finally time for the sun to set on the Ford Ranger. The folks at PickupTrucks.com report that the latest United Auto Workers 879 newsletter states that the Ranger will stop production on December 22, 2011. UAW 879 covers factory workers at Ford’s Twin Cities assembly plant in Minnesota where the Ranger [...]
Turns out Americans won’t be getting another crack at a Euro-style mini minivan. Ford has officially canceledplans for its seven-passenger C-Max for the United States. Fans of small-in-stature MPVs may still be able to find what they are looking for in the Mazda5, but definitely not in Ford dealerships. The retraction of the seven-seater means the U.S. market [...]
Derrick Kuzak, Ford Group Vice President of Global Product Development, has confirmed that the Dearborn automaker will offer turbocharged EcoBoost powertrains in 90 percent of its vehicles here in the United States by 2013. This journey for (nearly) full-line forced-induction started with the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 found in theTaurus, Flex and F-150, as well as the Lincoln MKS and MKT. Next, [...]
It’s that time of year again, kids. There are no auto shows on the horizon and most automakers have squirreled away all of their big announcements for later in the year in anticipation of the summer vacation season. What’s an enterprising auto journo to do but rustle up some tasty vintage rumors for the web [...]
