As convertible weather gives way to snow tires in most part of the United States and Canada, the chances dwindle for seeing the newest cars in pristine condition. For reason of controlled environmental factors and the ability to better lure cold-snapped car enthusiasts, the indoor auto show season becomes a regular cure to the [...]
A reality for too many motorists, the necessity of automotive ownership has becoming a crunch time in the pocketbook. With near zero flexibility related pricing for a gallon of gasoline, the need achieve tangible savings through daily driving has resulted in cost savings to be found in other areas. For some, taking the time [...]
While the Ford Motor Company has been reaping success from some well-planed products in recent years, a decade ago the American auto manufacturer was making many strategic missteps. However, a major exclusion to Ford’s hiccup in first years of the 21st century was a compact utility vehicle. Designed to compete against the white-hot Honda [...]
Despite continuing popularity in the global marketplace, the sport utility and crossover vehicle have taken a lot of heat from environmental-minded people. Some view the compromise of fuel economy for increased driving utility as one reason to object more truck-like vehicles while others see crossover products as another facet where excessive resources are devoted [...]
The Los Angeles International Auto Show is this week, and it is set to host quite a few debuts. We’re under 48 hours from the start of the show, and it looks like good things are in store. From Ford, we’ve seen the updated 2013 Flex already, as well as teasers for updated Lincoln MKS [...]
Supplying 21st century with once-unobtainable access to a vehicle, a dizzying assortment of smartphone and tablet apps provides the driver with an out-of-car experience. Over the course of the past two years, virtually every automaker is now engaged with a brand-specific mobile application making their automotive products more accessible than ever before. Managing fuel consumption, [...]
Ford Motor Company has been riding high on their ability to embrace new realities of 21st century motoring. An auto company that has been a forerunning architect not just for motoring but general human culture since the Model T, Ford Motor Company main advantage has been integrating technology at just the right time. From the [...]
When a vehicle is crucial to an automaker’s success, usually big risks aren’t taken. Playing it safe is a lot more common of a plan. Witness, Toyota’s redesign of the 2012 Camry. With the Ford Flex, playing it safe wasn’t in the plan. From the outset, the Flex has been a polarizing design. Despite that [...]