Ford looks to Facebook for 2013 Mustang reveal

Filed under: Convertible , Coupe , Performance , Ford The updated 2013 Ford Mustang has already been spied driving around in its seizure-inducing camo patterns. The ponycar’s formal introduction is imminent, and Ford wants to make its Facebook fans part of the process. Right now, if you “Like” the official Ford Mustang Facebook page , you can then clutter your friends’ news feeds with share a Mustang badge. Ford’s tallying each share, and for every 5,000 of them, it’ll unveil one of four 2013 Mustang photos that are so zoomed and cropped that you can’t really see anything teasers

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Autoblog Podcast #250

Filed under: Podcasts , Etc. , Technology , Dodge , Ford , Kia , Lamborghini , Nissan Lamborghini Crossover, Four-cylinder small Porsche, Google autonomous cars, Tire scanners in roads Episode #250 of the Autoblog Podcast is here. This week Chris, Zach, and Dan are joined by Autoblog Executive Editor Chris Paukert. Topics include the rumor of an upcoming Lamborghini Crossover vehicle, a small Porsche with a 1.9-liter four cylinder, Google’s autonomous cars, and an effort to embed tire scanners in road surfaces to rat you out to Big Brother

http://www.autoblog.com/podcasts/10-04-11-autoblog-E250.mp3

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Autoblog Podcast #238

Filed under: Podcasts , Etc. Jaguar XFR Brake, Hyundai supercar, Lamborghini manuals, Red-light cameras Click above for the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes, RSS or listen now! Episode #238 of the Autoblog Podcast is here done, and this week Chris, Dan and Executive Editor Chris Paukert are joined by Senior Editor Damon Lavrinc. We start with the idea of Jaguar making a sport wagon XF-R and then move on to discuss Lamborghini giving up on traditional manual transmissions, contemplate a Hyundai supercar and finally chew on a study about the public feeling positive about red-light cameras. Your questions and comments finish us up, and live podcasts will be back soon at our UStream channel

http://www.autoblog.com/podcasts/07-12-11-autoblog-E238.mp3

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Facebook users choose "Mayhem" as name for new Mustang V6 performance package

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Ford The Ford Mustang name is among the most iconic in the world, and performance variants like the Boss , Shelby and Bullitt are almost as memorable in the eyes of enthusiasts. While those names were no-doubt spawned by committee, the newest Mustang variant was given its name on Facebook . Ford opened up a competition on the Mustang Facebook page to name the new V6 Performance Package, and “Mayhem Mustang Package” won out. The winning submission, which came from Jeremy Marler in North Carolina, was chosen from over 3,000 entries

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Ford launches naming contest for V6 Mustang, winner gets free two-year lease

Filed under: LA Auto Show , Coupe , Performance , Etc. , Ford Ford plans to rename the Performance Package for the Mustang V6, and it’s giving Facebook fans and LA Auto Show visitors the chance to decide what moniker it will carry. On the Contest page of the Ford Mustang’s Facebook profile , you can submit your choice of moniker for the package that adds go-fast items like a 3.31 rear axle, Shelby GT500 rear lower control arm and Pirelli tires to 305-horsepower coupe.

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