Twenty-one hundred rpm. That’s about the perfect engine speed at which to launch the new 2010 Ford Mustang GT — at least one equipped with the optional $1495 Track Package, which includes a shorter 3.73 rear axle, a significantly racier ratio compared with the standard 3.31 or even the available 3.55.

At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, much of the media spotlight was on automakers’ plans for next-generation alternative-fueled vehicles.
I took advantage of a rare opportunity to drive two of them whose commercial releases are still a ways off: a plug-in Ford Escape and a fuel cell Chevrolet Equinox.

Pictures and details of the new 2010 Ford Mustang have emerged on the web ahead of the car’s launch at tomorrow’s Los Angeles motor show.
Essentially a heavily revised version of the current car, the new Ford Mustang doesn’t break any new ground and it sticks to the same mechanical formula.That means a choice of V8 [...]

As ever, the Ford Escape strikes a good balance between a small exterior size, easily manageable in parking lots and narrow streets, and interior space. Add the recent drivetrain, suspension, and safety upgrades, and an improved interior, and it has stayed competitive in a tough environment.

The 2009 Ford F-150 comes from people who are intensely aware of what a pickup truck should do, how it should perform and what the customer is after. With the latest iteration of the F-150, Ford has a considerable reputation to live up to and in the face of dwindling pickup sales, needs to make [...]

PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ — After setting the standard for capability, reliability and quality for 31 years, Ford is now offering even more truck for the money with the new 2009 Ford F-150 — including unsurpassed fuel economy.