The first volume production example of the new Ford Ka rolled off the production line at a special ceremony today in Tychy, Poland, 12 years after the original Ka was launched to great acclaim.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak was guest of honour at the ceremony.
With sales due to begin across Europe from early next year, the new Ka will be fully revealed to the public at the Paris Motor Show next week. (more…)
Recent spy photos of a Grabber Blue 2010 Mustang tell us Ford will be bringing back this iconic color for another run. The Grabber series of colors began in 1970 with just three, Grabber Blue, Grabber Orange and Grabber Green. In 1971 Grabber Yellow and Grabber Lime were added to the mix, by 1972 Grabber Blue was the only one left and for some reason it’s run ended there and so did the Grabber series. With Grabber Orange already in the mix and Grabber Blue coming back what other Grabber colors do you think Ford has in mind, Lime or Green might be a good choice. Like everybody else, we will have to wait and see.
So I wrote about the Ford Flex being one of the cars that is available to get all kinds of extra “next generation” goodies from Ford, and I included a picture I took at a Ford lot of a brand spankin’ new Ford Flex in Baby blue. Well today I stopped in at the local fast-breakfast-burrito joint and sitting there was what I would guess was a 1991 Ford Explorer. it just struck me, probably because of the white and blue two tone paint job, how much it resembled that Ford Flex. I snapped a pic with my cell phone and sent it to myself… hmmmm… side-by-side, they’re not that much different, are they?
I mean there are obvious differences, but give me a break, there’s almost 20 years of design difference between the two. And there’s a vast difference between my 12mm wide angle lens mounted on a Digital SLR camera and the lens built into my 4 year old cell phone… But you can see some similarities in the boxy front, can’t you?
I’m thinking Ford should have just gone the way of the Mustang and branded the new “Flex” as a retro-fied Explorer.
Just my 2 cents on hump day.
From DaddyB:
Next generation Sat Nav, voice recognition (”Research Alternative Specs”), and 10GB of music storage in your Ford. I found it interesting that they don’t include the Mustang in that list. read on:
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Ford Press Release:
Customers can take their pick from a baker’s dozen of 2009 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles and experience the ultimate in in-car navigation.
Ford’s next-generation navigation system debuted on the Ford Flex and Lincoln MKS this summer. The advanced navigation system will now being offered in 11 other 2009 models, including the all-new Ford F-150, Expedition, Escape, Edge, Explorer, Super Duty, and Econoline; the Mercury Mariner and Mountaineer; and the Lincoln MKX and Navigator.
“Ford’s goal is to lead the industry into a new era of in-vehicle connectivity,” said Jim Buczkowski, director of Ford’s Electrical and Electronic Systems Engineering. “We’re accomplishing that by incorporating the best technology solutions from companies like Xanavi, Gracenote and SIRIUS®, connecting customers to the devices and information they need and bringing it to life through the latest in navigation technology.” (more…)
Ford Commercial Vehicle dealers across the country will be entering all van test drive customers into a prize draw this month. The prize consists of six tickets to the UEFA Champions League Final in Rome next May.
The winners will spend one night in Milan before being chauffeured to Rome in a top-of-the-range Transit Tourneo. They will watch the final before flying back to the UK the following day. It truly is the ultimate road trip for a van driver and five mates. The draw can be entered between 8 and 30 September. (more…)
So my co-worker gives me a nudge yesterday as I was sitting at my desk and points out the front window. There in all it’s just-off-the-lot glory was a brand spankin’ new 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT/8. The gentleman was kind enough to let me take some pictures “of my wife’s car” while he was buying some upgrades for his Mustang.
(read on for more pictures and desktop wallpapers)
Several Brothers Performance employees made a mad dash for the door and started oggling (that is a word, right?) at the deep orange-ish paint and smooth yet angular curves of this Mopar beauty. Truly old school and truly funky… but in a really good way. I was walking around trying to snap as many pictures as possible before the gentleman came out, but when he did he opened the hood for us to drool over the 6.1L Hemi sitting practically spotless under the hood. I didn’t get a chance to ask him how many miles were on the car yet, but the dealer plates were still on the car, if that’s any indication.