Forget the 1960s. Now is the golden age of horsepower. Just visit your local new-car dealer, and you'll find an abundance of factory-tuned hot-rods, replete with warranties and that new-car smell.
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Nothing stirs up a feud like bringing on an all-new model: Here, Chevrolet's 2007 Tahoe LTZ and Ford's 2006 King Ranch Expedition--four-wheel-drive full-size SUVs, fully loaded--hash it out, nose to nose, mano a mano.
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Thunder Road: GT500 Across America. We're rumbling east along I-10 in 500 horsepower of supercharged Shelby GT500 Mustang, all red-with-white-stripes and Schwarzenegger swagger.
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The ultimate expression of rugged optimism: There was a time in this country when exploration and expansion were intimately tied to the tracks of the American railroad. Although those days are long gone, Ford's latest concept truck attempts to capture some of the rugged optimism, super luxury, and u
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The classic tunes still rock when Carroll Shelby grooves the melody and Ford's SVT garage band hammers out the rhythm. The group's latest riff is a pair of Ford Shelby GT500s-one coupe, one convertible-capable of rattling root beer mugs on cruise night and spa
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The blows just keep coming in the Ford/Chevrolet rivalry. Here, Chevy's 2007 Tahoe LTZ and Ford's 2006 King Ranch Expedition--four-wheel-drive full-size SUVs, fully loaded--hash it out, nose to nose, mano a mano.
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Chevy will build the Camaro. Oh, there's been no formal announcement, and the driveable concept car in these pictures is simply a fetching Frankenstein, cobbled from a Corvette engine, a CTS-v tranny, an STS-v rear end, etc. But take our word for it: It's all but a done deal.
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The first-generation Ford Explorer Sport Trac rode on the bones of the 1991 Explorer (which was itself derived from the 1980s-era Ranger), and while its combination of an SUV cabin and a short pickup bed was intriguing, its meager underpinnings betrayed its ap
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Get the full rundown on all the upgrade parts fitted to each tuner vehicle, as well as their prices and general power specs in this exclusive online add-on to the Strike Force tuner sports car comparison test from the June 2006 issue of Motor Trend magazine.
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Ford pioneered the four-door sport/utility truck in the 2001 model year with its Explorer Sport Trac, a V-6-only model based on the old-generation four-door Explorer.
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One morning it happens. You glance in the mirror while stabbing at the wall outlet with the shaver plug to see a rumpled 47-year-old guy glancing back.
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Pony Car War Virtual Smack Down: America's favorite pony cars dice in the digital domain. View the virtual road tests between the 2009 Chevrolet Camaro and 2009 Ford Mustang here.
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A Hardy Pickup is always a welcome addition to our long-term test fleet. Not only does the 2004 Ford F-150 FX4 offer capability that other vehicles don't but, unlike the barebones utilitarian trucks of the past, a modern pickup is a nice place to spend long hours.
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It wasn't that long ago when crew cabs were reserved for one-tons built for commercial ventures. Then Michigan figured out what the Aussies had known for years: Crew-cab trucks make great personal-use vehicles.
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Can an Enthusiast Live with a Hybrid?
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Maybe it was the heat, but Ford got out of the competitive passenger-car market kitchen about a decade ago. Can a hot-selling Ford midsize car outspice the Asians?
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Maybe it was the heat, but Ford got out of the competitive passenger-car market kitchen about a decade ago. Can a hot-selling Ford midsize car outspice the Asians?
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The Ford Explorer has been wildly successful, selling 5.5 million units since its appearance in 1990.
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America is going through a tough patch. Our forces are taking relentless flak in Iraq, and the best place in the country for jazz music has been flattened by a bitch of a storm.
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It seems like such a good idea. We wonder why no one thought to lop the roof off a Ford GT before Kip Ewing, engineering supervisor for package and advanced concepts at Ford's SVT division, made it happen.
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Stronger And Better, But Can It Wheel?
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Ford's Explorer is feeling the strain. Not too long ago, it sat comfortably on its throne as the best-selling SUV in America.
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Upon its debut in 2000, the Ford Focus made a name for itself among economy cars with its superior chassis tuning, which provides a much better than expected driving experience, and its rather tall body, which creates a roomy interior. Five years later, these key character traits remain, although
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Although all new from the tires up, the current car is unmistakably a Mustang, adopting design elements, silhouette, and spirit from 40 years of legendary predecessors. There's no mistaking the Mustang for any other car, with its long-hood/short-deck layout, 1967-inspired front clip,
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Once Ford's mainstay vehicle, the Taurus was for years America's best-selling car. Now, however, as it approaches the end of its life cycle, the Taurus' glory days are long past. It's being succeeded by the larger Ford Five Hundred and, beginning in fall 2005, by the somewhat smaller Ford Fusion
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