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Filed under: Podcasts , Government/Legal , Chevrolet , Chrysler , Ford , Hyundai , Lincoln , Rumormill Click above for the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes, RSS or listen now! Chris Shunk, Sam Abuelsamid and Dan Roth are back for Episode #188 of the Autoblog Podcast. Topics this time around include rumors of a Ford Flex/Lincoln MKT phase-out after 2013, changes to the way NHTSA crash rating scores are given, patent images that could be the next Chrysler Sebring and the Chevrolet Cruze. Your feedback is incorporated throughout this hour and twenty minute extravaganza, too.

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Autoblog Podcast #189 – Flex sunsetting, NHTSA stars, saleable Sebrings and a cruise in the Cruze
Official: Ford 6.7-liter PowerStroke gets 800 lb-ft as of next week, upgrades available
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Truck , Work , Ford , GM , Diesel 2011 Ford Super Duty pickup – Click above for high-res image gallery Ford has made it official: beginning with next week’s production, the 6.7-liter PowerStroke turbo diesel in the 2011 Ford Super Duty pickup will be upgraded to 400 horsepower and 800 pound-feet of torque. That’s a bump of 10 hp and a jump of 65 lb-ft, enough to leapfrog General Motors ‘ 6.6-liter Duramax by 3 hp and 35 lb-ft. Or, to put more bluntly, enough to run over the Duramax on its way to the top of the heavy duty engine heap.

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Official: Ford 6.7-liter PowerStroke gets 800 lb-ft as of next week, upgrades available
AutoblogGreen for 03.12.10
Posted by: | CommentsScoripion King: 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty Power Stroke Diesel is cleanest ever How does an 18-25 percent fuel economy boost sound? Report: Japan’s fuel cell market could grow 99-fold by 2025 Or it could not. Is the cause of runaway Prius stories … other runaway Prius stories

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AutoblogGreen for 03.12.10
GM quickly one-ups Ford with 2011 Duramax diesel ratings, shows off GMC Sierra Denali HD
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Truck , Chevrolet , Ford , GM , GMC , Diesel 2011 GMC Sierra Denali HD – Click above for high-res image gallery Not even a month ago, at the end of our post on the 2011 Ford Super Duty engine specs, we wrote: “General Motors, there’s a big ass ball in your court.” Someone at GM has apparently grabbed their big ass racket and said, “Oh, I got this…”, then smacked the ball right back into play. The Ford ‘s measurements 390 horsepower, 735 pound-feet of grunt. The General has just announced that its 6.6-liter Duramax turbo diesel has 397 horsepower and 765 lb-ft. of torque, a jump of 32 horsepower and 105 lb-ft

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GM quickly one-ups Ford with 2011 Duramax diesel ratings, shows off GMC Sierra Denali HD
Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 3.8.10
Posted by: | CommentsFirst Drive: 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty brings the biggest tools The F-Series Super Duty is ready for battle and Ford’s all-new heavy hitter is packing more than just class leading power and towing. Report: Honda CR-Z was almost killed twice, U.S. dealers didn’t want it A hybrid hatchback with a six-speed manual? Honda dealers have heard that story before and were less than thrilled when the automaker announced plans to bring the CR-Z to the States.

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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 3.8.10
