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Ford Heads to 2012 SEMA Show

From Ford.com:

• Ford will bring more than 70 one-of-a-kind vehicles to the annual SEMA show, which opens in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Oct. 30

• “Ford out Front” will be back for the third year, with four days of high-octane driving action on a 111,000-square-foot ride-and-drive demonstration course

• Unique on-stand Dream Garage showcases the creative possibilities offered by Ford through a new website – www.MyFordGarage.com – designed to help enthusiasts make dream garages for their Ford vehicles a reality

• Ford Dream Garage: Perhaps one of the most interesting displays at the Ford booth, this is literally a two-car dream garage of nearly 750 square feet, built right into the stand. Dream Garage has been developed to showcase the brand’s commitment to helping enthusiasts imagine, create and install custom garages in their homes.
  
  Embracing the trend of customizing garages, Ford recently launched a new website –www.MyFordGarage.com – to make the ultimate dream garage an installed, ready-to-use reality. Through the new website, enthusiasts can browse customized garage goods branded with iconic Ford names including Ford Racing, Vintage Ford, Built Ford Tough, Mustang, Mustang Boss 302 or F-150 SVT Raptor. Hundreds of related branded garage items are also available, including bar stools, tables, flooring, neon signs and wall graphics.
  
  Thanks to a partnership with Iconic Brand Collection, full design and installation services for MyFordGarage.com customers are available in most major North America markets. Authorized installers are even available for free in-house consultation, making the creation of the ultimate man cave easier than ever.
  
  Created especially for the 2012 SEMA show, the Ford Dream Garage features Iconic Brand Collection Cabinets, Swisstrax flooring and Fathead graphics. Four unique themes are featured: Built Ford Tough, Vintage Ford, Mustang, and a section designed to celebrate Tanner Foust’s Focus ST. For added fun, there’s a Microsoft Forza Horizon gaming station.

• Focus and Fiesta Fun: A race-ready Focus ST-R, a Fiesta rally car and special-edition Focus ST models will be on show in a special section geared to Ford small cars. Ford Racing Performance Parts will also be on display. The new Focus ST, the fastest Focus ever offered in North America, went on sale earlier this year and is already proving to be very popular with aftermarket tuners. 
   
• EcoBoost Gallery: A unique area showcasing Ford’s high-tech EcoBoost^® engines, hosted by Ford engineers. The turbocharged, direct-injection technology developed by Ford delivers power and efficiency and is now available on nearly every Ford product in North America. The highlight: a one-of-a-kind Formula Ford single-seat racer that recently marked one of the all-time fastest laps on the German Nürburgring circuit’s famed Nordschleife. 
   
• Hot Rod Heaven: A section of the Ford booth will be dedicated to some of the wildest and most famous Ford hot rods including a 1931 Roadster pickup, a classic 1940 Ford Coupe and three fabulous Fords from world-famous So-Cal Speed Shop. 
   
• Special Carroll Shelby Tribute: In the North Hall, Ford and SEMA will host a special tribute to Carroll Shelby, a long-time Ford friend and partner, and perhaps one of the most famous names in performance. Shelby’s legacy will forever be linked to Ford Motor Company. The 10-car tribute display will include a Shelby GT500 Super Snake, a classic Shelby GT350 and the 1000-horsepower Shelby 1000. 
   
• Autograph Sessions: Throughout SEMA week, Ford will host opportunities to meet some of the industry’s brightest stars. Ford’s Octane Academy Drivers, the John Force NHRA team, Parnelli Jones, the team from So-Cal Speed Shop, Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top and others will visit the Ford stand to sign autographs and meet with fans and friends alike.

Ford out Front

In addition to the comprehensive indoor displays and activities, and for the third year in a row, Ford will offer four days of tire shredding fun on a 111,000 square foot track in the Silver lot in front of the Las Vegas Convention Center. 

 

“Ford out Front” will feature Octane Academy drivers Ken Block, Brian Deegan, Tanner Foust and Vaugh Gittin, Jr. showcasing their wheel-spinning, car-drifting skills in high-performance cars and trucks, from Fiesta to F-150 SVT Raptor. Ford Racing High Performance Driving School rides will be offered daily; EcoBoost production vehicles will provide driving experiences. To keep the vehicles on track, Ford has stockpiled over 400 tires for the four days of fun.

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Ford Raises the Bar With 2013 Ford F-Series Super Duty

From Ford.com:

• Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks again raise the bar, setting new best-in-class industry benchmarks for heavy-duty pickup towing and payload capacities

• Super Duty brake system improvements enable higher payload figures, delivering a robust, confidence-inspiring brake pedal feel for customers

• A larger parking brake also contributes to increased payload capacity for 2013 F-Series Super Duty pickups

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Where Can the Ford C-MAX Energi Take You on a Tank of Gas?

(Photo Courtesy:  Ford.com)

From Ford.com:

America’s most efficient utility vehicle – Ford’s new 108-MPGe C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid – also has the most range of any utility or compact vehicle with a 620-mile overall driving range as rated by the Environmental Protection Agency.

 

This means C-MAX Energi customers could drive from Detroit to New York City, San Francisco to Las Vegas, or even Portland, Ore., to Twin Falls, Idaho, through the combined use of the power stored in the vehicle’s advanced lithium-ion battery and one tank of gasoline.

 

The Toyota Prius plug-in trails the C-MAX Energi by 80 miles at 540 miles of overall range, and the Chevrolet Volt comes in third at 380 miles.

 

“C-MAX Energi is America’s most efficient utility vehicle, a great symbol of how Ford gives customers the power to choose leading fuel-efficiency across our lineup with gas prices spiraling upwards of $5 a gallon in some parts of the country,” says John Davis, C-MAX chief engineer. “The C-MAX Energi’s leading range also means customers can spend more time on the road and more money on their priorities instead of at the gas pump.”

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America's Most Fuel-Efficient Plug-In Hybrid: Ford C-MAX Energi

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From Ford.com:

• The C-MAX Energi is America’s most fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid with U.S. EPA-certified 108 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) in the city

• C-MAX Energi achieves a best-in-class combined EPA-certified rating of 100 MPGe, topping the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid combined rating by 5 MPGe, which the EPA says will help customers save nearly $7,000 in fuel costs in five years

• A Californian facing record $5-per-gallon gasoline and turning in an average 23-mpg vehicle for a C-MAX Energi would pay the equivalent of $1.25 per gallon for the same distances traveled

• At $29,995, the C-MAX Energi is America’s most affordable plug-in hybrid; available this fall, C-MAX Energi is Ford’s first production plug-in hybrid, part of Ford’s first hybrid-only dedicated line of vehicles

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Truck Month at Lakewood Fordland

It is Truck Month at Lakewood Fordland!  Stop by to see our amazing selection of quality Ford Trucks.  Or visit our website to see our truck inventory, including the popular 2013 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor.

Ford's 1.0 Liter EcoBoost Engine Wins Award

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From Ford.com:

Ford Motor Company’s innovative 1.0-liter three-cylinder EcoBoost^®engine has been honored with a Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics magazine.

Each year the magazine selects the 10 technology products that matter most. In addition to the newest member of Ford’s global EcoBoost engine family, awards were also given to a new type of camera, a very affordable 3D printer and several other high-tech items.

 

While the 1.0-liter EcoBoost is Ford’s first three-cylinder engine – and one of the smallest-displacement engines Ford has ever built – it is not short on power or refinement.

 

Already on sale in Europe, this newest EcoBoost engine packs up to 125 horsepower and is loaded with technical innovations. It delivers impressive acceleration and is one of the smoothest and quietest engines in Ford’s lineup globally.

 

“We placed the bar incredibly high when we set out to design this engine,” said Joe Bakaj, Ford vice president, Global Powertrain. “We wanted to deliver eye-popping fuel economy, surprising performance, quietness and refinement – and all from a very small three-cylinder engine.

 

“The team responded to this seemingly impossible challenge with some really exciting innovation,” added Bakaj. “We are thrilled Popular Mechanics has recognized the 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine for a Breakthrough Award.”

 

Earlier this year the 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine was named “International Engine of the Year” by a jury of 76 journalists from 35 countries. The 1.0-liter engine, available in Europe in the Focus, C-MAX and B-MAX models, features a split cooling system, offset crankshaft, variable oil pump and other innovations.

 

Ford plans to offer the 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine globally, including North America. EcoBoost features turbocharging, direct fuel injection and variable valve timing to enable a smaller, downsized engine to deliver the performance of a larger engine with about a 20 percent gain in fuel economy.

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Ford Joins 'Archtober' Discussions

From Ford.com:

• “Archtober” panel discussion will highlight how consumers want more from both buildings and vehicles today – increased sustainability and efficiency inside, originality and unique design outside

• Ford is collaborating with American Institute for Architects (AIA) as part of New York’s “Archtober,” a month-long celebration of architecture and design

• Vehicles and buildings provide much of our visual landscape; as they evolve and change, our world will change with them

Sleekly fashioned from steel and glass, carefully sculpted with brick and marble, today’s buildings are judged on exterior aesthetics as well as increased interior function. They have much in common, then, with today’s automobiles, now designed as sustainable, efficient methods of transportation as well as high-tech works of art.

 

It’s with those comparisons in mind that Ford Motor Company has joined with the American Institute for Architects (AIANY) New York Chapter to celebrate “Archtober,” a month-long festival of architecture activities, programs and exhibitions in New York City.

 

Ford and AIANY are hosting “Ford and Architecture,” a luncheon panel featuring Ford automotive design experts and New York-based architects who will discuss how societal trends influence and inspire both the architectural and automotive industries.

 

“There are many parallels between architecture and automotive design,” says Jeff Nield,

manager, Strategic Design Vision and Futuring for Ford. “Both disciplines are based around a human-informed creative process. In each case, people will spend significant lengths of time experiencing the exterior and interior.” 

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Warriors in Pink: Powered by Ford

From Ford.com:

• Ford Warriors in Pink® has produced its first documentary, “Bang the Drum: Living Out Loud in the Face of Breast Cancer,” available for viewing at www.fordcares.com
• The film features the personal stories of Ford’s Models of Courage, 11 extraordinary women and men from around the U.S. who are breast cancer survivors
• The emotionally powerful piece showcases Warriors in Pink’s commitment to the fight against breast cancer, and the evolution of the program since its inception 18 years ago

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