Showing posts with label Ford. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ford. Show all posts

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Cool Ford Escape Car Style Design






Cool Ford Escape Car Style Design
the Ford Escape has been one of America's best-selling small SUVs. Considering how many other vehicles are available in this segment or many of them well established before the Escape's debut, this may come as a bit of a surprise. The interior in particular has received significant improvements, with much better materials and a more attractive design. Regardless, the Escape is at a disadvantage against newer compact sport-utilities, which are more refined and offer more rewarding driving experiences.

The Ford Escape is a compact crossover SUV, sold by the automaker Ford Motor Company since 2001 and priced below the Ford Explorer. The Escape was sold in Europe as the Ford Maverick. It was jointly developed with Mazda, in which Ford owns a controlling interest, and was released a few months after the nearly-identical Mazda Tribute. A more upscale version, the Mercury Mariner, was introduced for Ford's Mercury marque in the 2005 model year. the first model year an automatic transmission was available on the base four-cylinder models. The automatic shifter was moved from the column to the console on all models equipped with automatic transmissions.

Cool Ford Focus Impresive Car Design








Cool Ford Focus Impresive Car Design
The decision to name the new car the Ford Focus was made in early 1998, as Ford's overheads had been planning to keep the "Escort" nameplate for its new generation of small family cars. A last minute problem arose in July 1998 when a Cologne court, responding to a case brought by the publishers Burda, ordered Ford to avoid the name "Focus" for the German market cars since the name was already taken by the publisher's Focus magazine.

Over the past 12 years we use this car new to the revision of the engine. But beyond that, all parts of the car is still the same as the original when out of the dealership, Ford Focus 1800 cc engine that uses TDDi is capable of generating power by 90 hp. "Transmission has never been improved, while the (plate) clutch only been replaced once.

Cool Ford Fiesta Car Design






Cool Ford Fiesta Car Design
that's who Ford is hoping to satisfy with the new Fiesta. Well honestly now, who isn't? But that's some ambitious target, to attract the attention of the most trend-savvy (make that trend-setting) demographic in the world capital of fashion. They reacted to the Fiesta as if the car were the twenty-five year-old Milanese fashion model, taking notice as we approached and turning to ogle as we passed by.

The debut of a new Fiesta may not seem as exciting as a new Mustang or SVT performance model, but the sharply-styled supermini is a vitally important new model for Ford, marking a change in direction for the global automotive giant. Actually, make that two changes in direction. Clearly a lot more went into translating the concept to production, but minimizing the differences between the two is a remarkable accomplishment traditionally reserved for supercars.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Modern Car Ford Synus Pain with graycle Color Style

Modern Car Ford Synus Pain with graycle Color StyleDesign Modern Simple Car Ford Synus Pain

Modern Car Ford Synus Pain with graycle Color StyleImage Beside Ford Synus Pain Design

Modern Car Ford Synus Pain with graycle Color StyleModern Car Ford Synus Pain on Back Body

Man, Rob sucks. Rob sucks because he's satiated my desire for an odd car after the death of my beloved Aztek - but he satiated it with a car that won't likely ever see the light of day. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the... FORD SYNUS. "... features a vault-style spinner handle in back with deadbolt door latching." "When parked and placed in secure mode, SYNUS deploys protective shutters over the windshield and side glass. Small windows on the flanks and roof are non-opening and bullet-resistant." More information on this glorious piece of machinery here. I can't believe I've finally fallen in love with a Ford - me thinks armageddon might be just around the corner.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

2009 Truck of the Year: Ford F-150

This is it. Crunch time. The 2009 Ford F-150 and Dodge Ram are rolling onto the market like a pair of gigantic craps dice, and the companies tossing them are each betting big on this game. Unfortunately, the rules changed while these dice were in mid-air. Fuel prices skyrocketed, the economy tanked, consumer confidence evaporated, and folks who once chose half-ton pickups more for their Marlboro-Man-image-enhancing qualities than for their towing or hauling capabilities are shopping elsewhere.

Ford claims it sells more of its half-ton pickups to work and commercial customers than its competitors do, and Ford predicts this segment will grow to 45 percent of F-150 sales. Toward that end, the truck's fully boxed chassis is further fortified to provide best-in-class rigidity, payload capacity (up to 3030 pounds), and tow ratings (up to 11,300 pounds). As such, the new F-150 is well positioned to capture contractors migrating down-market out of Super-Dutys to save money and gas (did we mention that a new six-speed automatic, a lighter, more aerodynamic cab, and other tweaks boost fuel economy by 12 percent with the 5.4-liter?).

Ford claims payload and towing numbers like that simply can't be had with a coil-sprung rear axle, so it stuck with leafs but made them longer to smooth the ride and wider with new mounting hardware to improve lateral rigidity and roll control. The ride doesn't quite match Dodge's, but the chassis engineers managed to tune the steering for pleasing heft and remarkable accuracy that had many judges lauding the F-150s for feeling smaller and nimbler than their Dodge counterparts. Lateral grip of 0.70 g for both Fords bested all but the feathery base Dodge and Suzuki, and our rear-drive SXT scored the best stop at 133 feet from 60 mph (the three-ton Lariat needed 144 feet).

Status-conscious contractors will have eight F-150 models from which to choose (including the forthcoming SVT Raptor), which Detroit editor Todd Lassa reckons is "about four too many," adding, "If this Lariat is the third truck from the top, how much of a boudoir must the King Ranch and Platinum interiors be?" Judges praised the low noise levels and interior materials quality, though some found the design cartoonishly macho. Still, handy features like the Tailgate Step, Box Side Step, a stowable bed-extender, and rear seats that fold up with one hand to reveal a broad, flat load floor help tally a strong superiority score.