For any fan of American cars, the 2007 Ford Edge is a vitally important vehicle. It’s Ford’s first foray into the arena of futuristic ‘crossover’ utility vehicles – tall unit-body cars that offer the practicality of a traditional truck-based SUV, but perform more like cars and get car-like fuel economy.
The main difference between a [...]
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Forty years ago if you’d asked anyone which car had two wide racing stripes running full-length from bumper to bumper, they would say “The Shelby GT350!” A couple years later the answer would be, “The Shelby GT500!” These cars carried the immensely popular Mustang into the world of SCCA racing, garnering hundreds of trophies and [...]
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Automotive journalists are well-known for decrying the SUV craze-in part selfishly, as we enjoy driving exciting vehicles, and reviewing truck after truck after truck can become tedious. “Why,” we’re always lamenting, “why don’t consumers buy wagons?” After all, the station wagon offers similar utility, better fuel economy, and usually better pricing than the typical SUV [...]
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Ford Mustang: always an American icon, it was entirely redesigned and re-engineered for 2005, becoming by all accounts one of the best new cars of the model year and an outstanding sporty-car sales success – the likes of which Ford Motor Company hasn’t seen since the original, 41 years ago. We love the Ford Mustang. [...]
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As car guys working for an automotive publication, we’re regularly asked, “Which cars excite you this year?” And while the question is well-intentioned, it’s often a difficult one to answer. Does the person want to know about performance cars? Dream cars? Everyday cars? We sat down and asked ourselves which cars were exciting enough to [...]
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What has 500 horsepower, 500 foot-lbs of torque, an aluminum frame and brakes big enough to stop something four times its size? GT40, baby; the one, the only, the GT40.
Sporting a supercharged, 5.4L V8 placed midship and wrapped in an unstressed composite body, the all-new GT40 bears a striking resemblence to its older brother, [...]
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