Ford Flex News

An entertaining subtext in the ongoing saga of the automobile is the phenomenon of a box with wheels that can dust at least two-thirds of the traffic mix at any given stoplight.

With its unapologetically boxy styling and cavernous interior, the Ford Flex leans more determinedly toward the utility side of the sport utility vehicle equation than many SUVs do.

Total Car Score, the most comprehensive automotive ranking and comparison website, announced today its first annual Top Scoring Car Awards.

Open the doors and the rear liftgate and you immediately see evidence of the old Ford D3 platform that underpins this vehicle: the protruding lips that preclude a smooth floor transition at the rocker panels; the huge depth for liftover at the liftgate.

I found the Ford SVT engineers to be a great group of guys. They all seem to genuinely love their jobs, and each of them seems to have a real passion for their products.

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The Boss 351 version of the 351 Cleveland in its natural habitat, under the Ram Air hood of a 1971 Boss 351.

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I had the opportunity to test drive hybrid, electric and plug-in electric vehicles last week in West Vancouver as part of Green Vehicles 101 at an event called the Ford Power of Choice.

The 2012 Honda CR-V is a popular model - so much so that its inventory is below the industry standard.