http://www.netvouz.com/spisio/tag/ford?feed=rss spisio's bookmarks tagged "ford" on Netvouz http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/03/22/ford-drops-top-on-european-focus-c-c/ Rub your eyes, pinch your arms, but most importantly, believe what you’re seeing: there is indeed a blue oval on the grille of this rather attractive convertible. spisio Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:08:39 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/08/25/ford-motor-company-to-go-private/ Ford Motor Company isn’t the only automaker struggling right now, but it, along with Michigan neighbour and longtime rival General Motors, is most often in the limelight. Why such media criticism? Sometimes it gets flack for introducing vehicles that do spisio Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:34:23 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/02/17/ford-updates-escape-hybrid-with-e85-compatibility/ The Escape Hybrid has been in the limelight for quite some time now, and it’s been bumped back into the headlines by being the world’s first production vehicle to mate the benefits of a hybrid-electric drivetrain and ethanol flexible fuel technology. spisio Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:38:04 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/08/03/ford-general-motors-mazda-team-up-with-apple-to-deliver-seamless-ipod-integration/ In its continuing quest to completely dominate the personal audio industry, Apple has put the final nail in the coffin to any competitor’s hopes of catching up. In a deal that sees Apple teaming up with Ford, GM and Mazda, 70 percent of 2007-model US au spisio Thu, 03 Aug 2006 20:03:30 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/04/10/how-it-works-stability-control-brings-stability-to-suv-segment/ Electronic stability control (ESC) systems are already commonplace among the luxury car set, and are now becoming more and more available on entry-level vehicles as well, especially SUVs. But just what is stability control? spisio Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:44:23 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/02/10/lincoln-changes-name-of-zephyr-to-mkz-and-ups-output-to-250-hp/ There’s no time like the present to make sweeping changes, at least if you’re Lincoln. Ford’s domestic premium player is in rebuild mode, having had tremendous success over the last half dozen years with its full-size Navigator sport utility, and a spisio Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:36:40 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/04/29/little-green-machine-the-ford-reflex/ The Ford Reflex sports a lot of technology, but it feels much more purposeful than the look-what-I-can-do gadgetry that oozes from every pore of the Mercedes S550. Everything on the Reflex is geared to making it as comfortable, environmental, and fun as p spisio Sat, 29 Apr 2006 23:17:17 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/03/07/mazda-tribute-going-on-ice-for-2007/ If there’s a vehicle that doesn’t quite fit into Mazda’s sporty lineup as well as the 3, 6, MX-5, RX-8 and new CX-7, it’s the Ford Escape cloned Tribute. When it debuted, way back in 2000 as a 2001 model, it easily drove away with all the entry-le spisio Tue, 07 Mar 2006 19:59:42 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/05/03/new-ford-shelby-gt500-officially-pushing-500-horsepower/ “With 500 hp and the Shelby name, this car is an instant legend,” commented Hau Thai-Tang, director, Advanced Product Creation & SVT programs. “This is the most powerful, most capable Mustang ever.” spisio Thu, 04 May 2006 03:52:22 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/03/30/ode-to-the-death-of-a-three-letter-acronym-svt/ It’s difficult to figure out why an automaker makes certain decisions, especially those manufacturers that are suffering financially and therefore subject to pressure from shareholders at one end and workers’ demands at the other, not to mention what spisio Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:09:14 GMT