Ford Reporter

Ford makes everything it can to stay alive and most importantly to stay ahead of its competition. The new prices announced for the 2010 Mustang comes as a confirmation of this. With a price starting at $20,995 for the V6-Engine powered  Ford makes it clear that their new pony will be cheaper than their competition`s cars.  For example the Hyundai Genesis Coupe costs around $22.000, Challenger SE $22,545  and the Camaro LS $22.995.

The more powerful version – the Mustang GT will start from $27,995 compared with the Challenger R/T which costs $30,545 and the Camaro SS at $30,995. The ultimate Mustang – the Shelby GT500 Coupe will cost around $46,325 again cheaper than its competition.

We all love the US version of the Ford Ranger but unfortunately in Europe isn`t available. Ford just announced an European version of their Ranger which can be admired at the Geneva Motor Show. The new Ranger will be available starting this spring in Europe.

Of course this car will be available in a wide range of colors, 10 to be more specific but only 5 are new: Wining Blue, Highland Green, Desert Bronze, Copper Red and Lagoon Blue.  The engines available are: 3.0-liter Duratorq TDCI, and 156 BHP  and 280 lb-ft of torque and 2.5 Liter Duratorq TDCI with 145 hp and 243 lb-ft of torque. The car will have air conditioning, electric windows, and of course mp3 player.

The drag  races just started  and Ford FR 500 Mustang made his debut with a success taking two of the three top spots. Now this is a really good performance. this car was the winner at the NHRA  Winternationals and in the Grand-Am Koni Challenge in Daytona.

This is how every car should make a season start.

The effects of the crisis starts to feel among the car companies. From 2002 to 2008 GM "lost" 93000 employees from 177000 they had in 2002. But they won`t stop here  – this year they want to fire another 13.400 in an attempt to save the company.

Ford and Chrysler don`t stand to well either. Only in US ford fired around 65.000 workers and Chrysler around 32.000. They say this won`t be the end. Until June, more workers could lose their jobs and that total of fired workers could reach 200.000 in just 2 years.

This is a really bad news.

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Well, it`s true. Ford Taurus returns and now is sportier then ever. With this brand new sport car Ford introduces a new engine: 3.5 Liter EcoBoost V6 with just 365 horsepower.  With this new engine comes a six-speed automatic gearbox with paddles in combination with all-wheel drive system, and a lot of modifications on the interior and the exterior.

EcoBoost

The engine behind this beautiful sport car is a 3.5 Liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6 Engine.This engine generates just 365 BHP at 5,500 rpms and 350ft-lbs of torque at 3,500 RPMs. This means that the engine delivers more power, more torque and consumes less fuel than a standard V8 aspirated Engine.

Since this engine has two turbocharges it avoids the "turbo lag" often seen in the turbocharged diesel engines. The engines delivers linear torque from 1500 RPM to 5500 RPM.

Paddles on drive-wheel

Since this is a sport car automatic gearbox and shift-paddles on the drive-wheel can`t miss from this car as the all-wheel drive system. The SelectShift  provides both automatic gearbox and manual gearbox control if the user desires. The incorporated all-wheel drive system automatically engages and puts all the torque to the wheels. Is its job to figure out which wheel need more torque and which one does not. 

Other Features:

• Intelligent Access with Push Button Start
• MyKey
• Easy Fuel™
• Ford SYNC
• Ambient Lighting
• Reverse Camera System
• Adaptive Cruise Control
• Collision Warning with Brake Support
• Blind Spot Information System (BLIS™)
• Cross Traffic Alert
• Multi-Contour Seats with Active Motion
• Voice-Activated Navigation System
• Sony Audio System

Taurus SHO will be available to everyone starting this summer,with a price from $37,995, including destination fees.