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First Drive: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:44:48 +0000

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Chevrolet , First Drives Elevating The Muscle Car Rivalry To A Whole New Level Ford versus Chevy . It’s one of the greatest rivalries in the world, joining the likes of Coke versus Pepsi and Michigan versus Ohio State. While the Mustang and Camaro can’t be credited as the first two vehicles to start the Blue Oval and Golden Bowtie wars, it’s fair to say the two muscle cars kicked the battle into high gear in the 1960s. Wherever there are rivals, you can be sure there will also be healthy levels of both respect and distaste for one another

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Official: Ford reveals fresh new face for its 2013 Fusion NASCAR racer

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:43:08 +0000

Filed under: Ford , Design/Style , Racing Win on Sunday, sell on Monday. It’s a marketing motto nearly as old as racing itself, but while today’s NASCAR stock cars may have about as much in common with the cars they represent as a Halloween superhero costume from Walmart will actually give your kid superpowers, NASCAR remains the biggest spectator sport in America. So you can imagine that participating automakers would think themselves foolish to pass up the opportunity to make the connection in fans’ eyes to cars they can actually buy at their local dealership.

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Exclusive: Camaro chief claims ZL1 will outperform Shelby GT500

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:23:01 +0000

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Chevrolet , Ford It would seem on paper that the 2013 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 should easily slay the heavier and less powerful 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 . The former weighs 3,850 pounds and brings 650 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque to the table, the latter carries 4,120 pounds and 580 hp/556 lb-ft. “We’ve done simulations. We predict that the ZL1 will be quicker to 60 than the [2013] GT500.” Not so fast, says Camaro Chief Engineer Al Oppenheiser (above).

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Video: J Mays talks about Ford’s new EcoSport concept

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:55:29 +0000

Filed under: Budget , Videos , Crossover , Ford We’re not all that hopeful that the next generation Ford EcoSport will make its way to North America, but global markets ranging from Brazil to India should soon get their hands on a production version of this comely B-segment crossover. It’s too bad that the Fiesta-sized EcoSport isn’t likely for our shores. We’re liking the Kinetic look and wide stance, and we’re guessing that the planned 1.0-liter EcoBoost mill should be both mildly entertaining and extremely efficient.

Detroit: Lincoln teases 2013 MKZ on Facebook

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:23:26 +0000

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Sedan , Lincoln , Luxury Lincoln will debut its redesigned 2013 MKZ on Tuesday morning at the Detroit Auto Show , but it’s starting the strip tease today by posting a photo of what appears to be the car’s rear deck lid and full-width tail-lamp on its Facebook page . The new MKZ will be a real test for how committed Ford is to differentiating Lincoln products from the Blue Oval-badged vehicles with which they share so many parts. We’ve already shown you a sneak peek of the 2013 Ford Fusion , which will be fully revealed first thing on Monday morning at the Detroit show. We’ll have to wait until Tuesday morning, however, to find out how differentiated these two sister cars ultimately are.

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