By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Eagle, Idaho — With 29 full-size SUVs on the market now, the segment is booming with total sales of more than 500,000 annually. Leading Ford’s UV delegation of eight SUVs and crossovers is the full-size Ford Expedition. After the introduction of an all new fourth generation in 2018, the Expedition…
“2020 Ford Mustang Ecoboost Coupe Premium” A V-8 Not Necessary for Fun OVERVIEW It’s not a secret that the Ford Mustang has been extremely popular since that first pony car made its debut in the mid-60s. (I’ve always thought of the first model as being a ’65, but in reality, the first ‘Stang was really…
?2019 Ford Expedition Platinum 4×4? The New ?King of the Road?? OVERVIEW The Ford Expedition is a three-row mega-sized people mover with seating for up to eight. There are two sizes ? the Ford Expedition and the Ford Expedition Max, whose wheelbase is extended 9.1-inches, with an increase in overall length of 11.9-inches. We?ll deal…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Unlike most automotive journalists, we aren?t as enamored by the super-fast cars ? you know the ones with 400-, 500-, 600- and 700+ horsepower. Certainly, it?s still fun to spend time in them and occasionally push the peddle down and feel the power, but as we get older we find…
?2018 Ford Mustang Ecoboost Coupe Premium? Wow, I could?ve had a V-8 The Ford Mustang was all-new for the 2015 model year and the 2018 model lineup benefits from its first major modification since then….
“2017 Ford Escape SE FWD” An Affordable Way to Get Away The Blue Oval team still offers a better way to Escape, with three fuel conscious Ford Escape models: a 1.5-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder with Auto Stop/Start, a 2.0-liter EcoBoost Twin-Scroll turbocharged four-banger with Auto Stop/Start and a 2.5-liter inline four-cylinder with iVCT….
?2017 Ford Edge Sport AWD? New Edge ups the ante with new technology offerings The original Crossover Utility vehicle from the Blue Oval team Ford Edge was the Ford Edge, which was launched late in 2006 and has continued to gain progressively in popularity, becoming the proven leader in its category. This year, the 2017…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Ford sells nearly 100 new Ford trucks every hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With numbers like that the Ford F-Series trucks are easily the best-selling vehicles in the U.S. and they have been for the last 35 years ? if you only count trucks, they?ve been…
?2017 Ford F-150 Raptor SuperCrew 4×4? The Off-Road Rock Star (literally) Gets Better Nearly every vehicle manufacturer of both autos and trucks engage in the common practice of touting their latest wares by making bold and sometimes even outrageous claims about the vehicle?s performance capabilities. As far as trucks are concerned, each manufacturer portrays their…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Aptly named, the 2016 Ford Escape offers a stimulating ?escape? from the sometime hum-drum manners of many compact SUV/crossovers. Rather than the typical nondescript ride, marginal handling and lackadaisical performance of a many of the pseudo off-roaders, the Escape has traits more closely fitting those of a sport sedan. The…
