Tag Archive for ‘Mustang’
The Boss is Back for 2012
Ford seems determined to make me like the new Mustang. First, it spruced up the design, which I thought was a good thing. Next, it dropped in powerful, yet surprisingly efficient powerplants. Now, they’ve upped their proverbial ante by dropping a full-on production model Boss model for the 2012 model year. (Yes, a model revision [...]
2011 Mustang – 305 Horsepower and 30 MPG
The official EPA ratings on the 2011 Ford Mustang V6 were completed this week. The big news is that the EPA certified that 2011 Mustang models equipped with the 305-hp 3.7-liter V-6 and available six-speed automatic transmission achieve 31 mpg on the highway and 19 mpg in the city. The standard six-speed manual transmission is [...]
Extra! Geely buys Volvo, Mustang GT, 2011 RX-7 Predictions
Episode 6 of your Driving Sports TV Extra! Ford sells Volvo to Geely, final specs and video of the new Ford Mustang GT, go racing with the BOSS at Daytona and Ryan weighs in with his prediction on the new RX-7.
Extra #5: Mustang V8 Leaked, Justin Timberlake Shills
A slow new week version of Driving Sports TV’s Extra! In this episode we go overboard on the Justin Timberlake references, have the 411 on the new Mustang V8 GT and more!
Extra! Best and Worst from L.A. Auto Show
The Los Angeles Auto Show is the biggest, best, most over-the-top auto show on the west coast, and coming as it does a month before the North American International Auto Show (simply known as “Detroit” in the industry), the show has been gaining popularity as a way for automakers to get a jump on the [...]
Extra! 2011 Ford Mustang V6, Fiesta and More
It’s LA Auto Show time, and that means it’s time for the new models to be revealed. On this DSTV Extra! we take a first look at the new Ford Fiesta, Mustang and Mazda 2.
Ford Pumps Up V6 Mustang and More From LA
Ford is planning two major debuts this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Both the diminutive 2011 Fiesta and the iconic 2011 Mustang will be on display, with technical details abounding. Photos of the Fiesta aren’t available until Tuesday evening, but we can tell you what we know about the Mustang right now. Ford [...]
Pony Wars – We Rank the Retros
There are a few basic truths in the automotive enthusiast world. The first is that everyone likes engine power. We may praise our Miatas as momentum and handling cars, we may describe our Mini Coopers as comfortable, fun and rated highly in Grins Per Gallon, but there’s something special about a big gnarly V8 and [...]
Bitchin’ Camaro
For baby boomers, the Chevrolet Camaro was an iconic pony car – the macho alternative to the two-seat Corvette. The Camaro was the working man’s hot rod, populating every dragstrip, road course, and local stock car racing circuit in America. In its Pontiac Trans-Am flavor, the same car achieved cult status as Burt Reynolds’ most [...]
Fun on the Run to the Sun
Being an automotive journalist has to have some upside this year – amid all the news of declining subscription rates and advertising sales in free-fall, there’s got to be a silver lining somewhere on this cloud! The automotive journalism business has always had its ups and downs. On the downside, you’ll never buy a villa [...]
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