Showing posts with label Ford. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ford. Show all posts
Sunday, 8 April 2012
Honda City AT VS Ford Fiesta AT camparison
Friday, 16 March 2012
Ford Fiesta Line-up Launched specifications |features| reviews
Ford India launches its 2012 Fiesta line up with new base variants for petrol & diesel models. The new cut price Ambiente variant is priced at Rs 7.23 lakh for the petrol & Rs 8.99 for the diesel variant (ex showroom Delhi).
Ford has also simplified the Fiesta line up that starts with Ambiente, Style & Titanium + variants. The petrol is now available with Ambiente, Style, Style (AT), Titanium & Titanium (AT), & the diesel in Ambiente, Style & Titanium + variants.
Friday, 3 February 2012
Ford Endeavour 2.5L XLT 4x2 Review specifications
Technical Specification:
Break : Self Adjusting Drum of type Variable Power Assist.
Dimension & weight:
Fuel Tank capacity : 0.71 L
Overall Height : 1835 mm
Overall Length : 4958 mm
Overall Width : 1805 mm
Wheelbase : 2860 mm
Engine:
Displacement : 24.99 cc
No. cylinders / arrangement / Valves: 4 cyl in-line,SOHC, 16V
Performance:
Max. Power :110PS/3500rpm
Max. Torque : 27.9kgm/2000rpm
Steering:
Type : Tubular Double Acting Type Composite Oil/Gas Filled
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Ford the brand of quality and power
Ford the brand of quality and power
The global field of automobile is were the world has witnessed a wide variety of manufacturer of cars experiment with their ideas and sketches of a even more futuristic car that can win over the hearts of all potential car buyers but there was not only the question of looks it was clubbed with comfort , safety and luxury all put together to create the perfect machine the perfect car for the general public to be admired and loved and to be sold every were it saw the market . The automobile market has had a very long history of different inventors trying to give shape to the car that we see today .Some of them had achieved a remarkable success in their work that could have changed the crises of energy the need for fuel as they did run on steam or at times operated on batteries but they were no match to the diesel or petrol engine that was much faster and more powerful in comparison to the these engine variants and this resulted in the successful beginning of the era of automobiles that operated on the fuel .
The Ford was one of the first very few companies to start with the mass production of cars but it soon realized that the pricing did not allow the common man to buy so it worked on its model that successfully later launched the T-Model that became a legendary car noted in the pages of history to be the first people's car ever to be built and the first model to sell one of the highest units at the time .
And the now the modern day Ford has been fast changing with the changing time to be one of the leaders in the market of automobile industry . In India the Ford has kept up the smiles of many happy buyers with its new and well equipped models of car .
The ford fiesta diesel is one car that is in particular making deep in roads to make all its customers very happy with a combination of amazing looks it has a powerful engine but the main sector of interest is the amazing millage it offers and it is clubbed with a diesel engine then the millage problem is sure to be answered . The ford fusion is the other car which is very new on its concept and is very appealing to the Indian market and buyers
2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
When thinking about the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, one tends to picture an orange meteor barreling across the desert at absurd velocities, flying through the air, long-travel suspension dangling its dirty bits below. That's partially because desert storming and bombing down muddy, root-strewn fire roads was the Special Vehicle Team's design brief, and partially because those environs have dominated Ford's advertising efforts. Marketing shtick aside, there's little doubt that the Raptor has that Kool-Aid Man "Oooh, Yeah!" wall-crashing thing going on better than any other vehicle on sale today.
In fact, if you tend to picture the Raptor exclusively in terms of yumps and dry creekbeds, you're not alone.Ford and SVT kind of admit they did, too. But in building this street-legal trophy truck, they've come to realize that they unwittingly created a vehicle that's far more versatile than originally envisioned. Case in point: Back in 2009, a massive snowstorm crippled the ability of Ford staffers and media members trying to reach the Chicago Auto Show. In particular, Mark Fields and other key execs had to journey from Dearborn to the Windy City, and company pilots refused to take off in the horrible weather. Fields and some other executives settled on boarding the train, arriving haggard eight hours later and barely making their press conference. SVT boss Jamal Hameedi and his crew elected to travel by Raptor. Driving their trucks through inches of thick slush and ice in the fast lane at more-or-less normal highway speeds (while what little traffic was sharing the road crawled along with hazard lights aglow) was a revelation. Despite building the thing, Team SVT simply didn't expect something with wide, knobby tires and a higher center of gravity to cut through the frigid slurry like that.
It's exactly this sort of discovery process that led us to the foot of the smoothly picturesque red rocks seen here. We had arrived in a convoy of eight 2012 Raptors, having taken the easy hour's drive from Grand Junction, Colorado to Moab, Utah to tackle Hell's Revenge, a well-known 4x4 trail over this otherworldly terrain that doesn't take kindly to larger vehicles like our full-size SuperCab pickups. Solid bets for tackling Hell's Revenge include Jeep CJs and Wranglers, Toyota FJ Cruiser 4x4s and so on – vehicles with exceptional arrival, departure and breakover angles. Even with its raised suspension and ground clearance of 11.2 inches front and 12.1 rear, we couldn't help but feel a bit sheepish about the Raptor's chances.
Despite having the lion's share of a picture-perfect late fall day at our disposal and just six miles of trail to cover, it was clear we had our work cut out for us. Raptors may have been built to bash across inhospitable terrain at highway speeds, but that strategy wouldn't work here – we'd be picking our way carefully over and around at a walking pace – more often than not, a deliberate one. First thing's first – we aired down our 35-inch BFGoodrich tires to 15 psi and selected low range.
In the spirit of "trial by fire," we started with The Intimidator, an appropriately named steep incline that drops off rudely on either side of the vehicle. Powering up the Intimidator, all we saw was hood and sky ahead paired alarmingly with sheer drop-offs out our side windows. The trail width wasn't much more than a handful of feet wider than something like the Raptor, which is itself already broader-of-beam than a standard F-150. We've done a fair amount of off-roading in our day, but this type of obstacle was a first. Thanks to The Intimidator, we found out very quickly that this is spotter country – you'll want a buddy along to get out and walk in front of your rig and act as guide.
Only thing is, for much of the entire day, we wouldn't need a spotter, thanks to a trick bit of optional equipment that's new for 2012. It's a forward-facing, downward-angled camera that displays what's directly in front of the Raptor's prow – particularly useful when the truck's nose is in the air. Accessed through the 4.2-inch gauge cluster screen but shown on the eight-inch navigation display, the camera is useful when on but we wish it were more intuitive to activate. Like most decent backup cameras, the screen displays both static and dynamic lines showing where the vehicle is headed and the path the tires are angled toward. There's even a washer nozzle to keep the lens free of trail muck. In truth, it's a little unnerving to use at first, because you're creeping forward based almost solely on the information provided by the screen. SVT assures us that they worked hard to assure a realistic perspective without any 'fisheye' effect, but as we weren't on the trail for more than a few minutes before climbing perhaps five stories with little room for error, our nerves were left prematurely frayed. We needn't have worried, the camera is an excellent piece of kit – at $525 (plus the cost of navigation), it practically pays for itself the first few times you use it.
We were mildly concerned about traction levels, having been told in advance that we'd be traversing Moab's "slickrock," but the truth is that the surface is tremendously grippy – at least for tires. The terrain was given its daunting name by those traveling by horseback, for whom we can only imagine would be rather slipperier under hoof. While the horses would've had flies to contend with, we had a two-man video team with a remote control carbon fiber camera-equipped helicopter strafing us and recording our exploits, adding another level of surrealness to the already otherworldly backdrop.
Throughout the course of our day, Hell's Revenge would give us countless opportunities to make use of the Raptor's new front camera, as we conquered plenty of steep ascents and obstacles with evocative names like "Hell's Gates," "Dragon's Tail," "Tip-Over Challenge" and "Belly Button Hot Tub" – the latter being one of a series of crazy scooped-out, rainwater-collecting pockets that are perhaps 20 feet deep and not more than a few car-lengths long. With Moab off-road fixture Dan Mick as our affable guide (picture Hagrid from Harry Potter with a sliver of Old West flair), we not only saw countless jaw-slackening vistas, we also received a history lesson ranging from dinosaur fossils to outlaw lore.
Front camera aside, the Raptor's other big addition for 2012 is its standard front Torsen unit. Substituting the 2011 model's open differential for this limited-slip gearset required a redesigned case and retuning of the vehicle's traction control system, but the net-net was worth it. The Torsen marshals torque from the front tire that's losing traction to the tire that still has purchase, pulling the Raptor up and over objects like a mountain goat. Adding a front Torsen can result in unwanted steering feedback when not fully engaged, which is why Ford's engineers say they've engineered zero preload into the system – you basically only notice it's there when you need it. Throughout our day's drive, the new diff acted in concert with the Raptor's Off-Road setting (which disables traction control, ABS and Roll Stability Control and alters the six-speed automatic's shift schedule and throttle mapping for ideal low-speed work), electronic locking rear end (4.10:1) and Hill Descent Control to ensure safe passage up, over and down all manner of obstacles.
Beyond the Torsen, the Raptor's driveline remains unchanged, with the 6.2-liter V8 still delivering 411 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 434 pound-feet of torque at 4,500 rpm. Some fine-tuning, however, has yielded a couple of extra miles per gallon on the freeway, so the truck's EPA figures now read 11 city and 16 highway, up from last year's 11/14. We're nonetheless confident that even if Ford eventually decides to plunk the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 under the hood, you still won't see a Raptor infestation at your local Whole Foods.
The rest of the Raptor's alterations for 2012 are primarily cosmetic in nature. Inside, there's a newly available aluminum trim package featuring anodized matte blue accent pieces (it replaces the cheesy orange interior option). In addition, the $2,970 luxury package now includes seat cooling to go along with heating. On the outside, there's a new graphics package option ($900), and Race Red paint replaces the Molten Orange hue that dominated the Raptor's marketing efforts at launch. The Raptor's final major alteration for the new model year can be classified as both aesthetic and functional, as the new 17-inch Euroflange alloys look great while moving their balancing weights to the inside of the rim, reducing their vulnerability off-road.
As we pointed out earlier, off-road trails like Hells Revenge don't take kindly to vehicles of this size, making it even more important to attack obstacles on an angle to avoid getting high-centered or otherwise gashing the Raptor's underbelly. Considering the Supercab's size, approach and departure angles of 29.8 and 22.85 degrees are more than respectable, as is its 11.3-degree breakover. Throughout the journey, we had to remain vigilant about approaching obstacles at wide enough angles and be diligent with the throttle and momentum, taking advantage of the Hill Start Assist and Descent Control. Even so, the red rocks would leave their signatures on each and every truck in our group, primarily in the form of crimped exhaust pipes, but also abraded skid plates, tow hooks and step rails (along with a little patch of scraped paint from the rear bumpers rubbed away at the bed sides by the overzealous). To their eternal credit, there was nary a wince from Team SVT, who understand that minor scrapes are part and parcel of the off-road experience. Besides, a few battle scars on something like the Raptor just looks right – each one a tacit badge of honor that the vehicle is being used as intended. Minor scrapes aside, every Raptor made it through Hell's Revenge, and nary a tow rope was called for.
For what seems like such a narrowcast vehicle, the Raptor has been a screaming success, allowing the SVT crew to justify the model's ongoing development yearly instead of waiting for a mid-cycle refresh. Dearborn expects to move about 10,000 Raptors in 2011, and they aren't sitting around on lots, with an average supply of just 21 days. On one had, that's surprising volume for a niche vehicle that starts at $43,565, but on the other, it's perhaps the most capable all-around off-road vehicle on the market – the closest thing the truck segment has ever seen to an affordable supercar. By that yardstick, the Raptor is a bargain... all that's missing is a cape.
2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Convertible to debut in Detroit
At the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show, Ford officially put all other muscle cars – and even some supercars – on notice. The 2013 Shelby GT500 made its public debut, and while it doesn't look much different than the models that came before it, the huge change for 2013 lies under the hood: an all-new 5.8-liter supercharged V8 capable of sending 650 horsepower to the coupe's rear wheels.
Ford set to double the amount of SYNC-controlled apps at CES
For the fourth year in a row, Ford is going big at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and that includes the North American debut of the Evos concept, a new production car and even more SYNC-controlled apps.
Sunday, 11 December 2011
Ford Hybrid's sets monthly sales record up 323%
Total Ford sales were up 2.3% across the range to 165,279 vehicles for all of its brands in July, its first year-over-year monthly sales increase since November 2007. Ford’s hybrid vehicles (Fusion, Milan, Escape and Mariner) posted combined sales of 5,353, a record for any month and up 323 percent versus a year ago.
While Ford's Hybrid volume is down compared to Toyota's Prius sales of 19,193 units sold in July 2009, demand for Ford’s fuel-efficient vehicles coupled with the U.S. government’s Car Allowance Rebate System (“Cash for Clunkers”) enabled Ford to post the first sales increase of any major US manufacturer in 2009. The U.S. House of Representatives has approved an additional $2 billion for the “Cash for Clunkers” program.
Automakers sold about 13.2 million light vehicles in the United States in 2008, a sharp decline from more than 16 million sold in 2007, but sales rates plunged further in the first half of 2009 to an annualized rate as low as 9.1 million in February
In a similar situation to Toyota battery supplier Panasonic, Ford's battery supplier Sanyo has also recently announced an increase in production capacity by 250% to meet increasing demand for Hybrids.
Ford Hybrid's sets monthly sales record up 323%
Total Ford sales were up 2.3% across the range to 165,279 vehicles for all of its brands in July, its first year-over-year monthly sales increase since November 2007. Ford’s hybrid vehicles (Fusion, Milan, Escape and Mariner) posted combined sales of 5,353, a record for any month and up 323 percent versus a year ago.
While Ford's Hybrid volume is down compared to Toyota's Prius sales of 19,193 units sold in July 2009, demand for Ford’s fuel-efficient vehicles coupled with the U.S. government’s Car Allowance Rebate System (“Cash for Clunkers”) enabled Ford to post the first sales increase of any major US manufacturer in 2009. The U.S. House of Representatives has approved an additional $2 billion for the “Cash for Clunkers” program.
Automakers sold about 13.2 million light vehicles in the United States in 2008, a sharp decline from more than 16 million sold in 2007, but sales rates plunged further in the first half of 2009 to an annualized rate as low as 9.1 million in February
In a similar situation to Toyota battery supplier Panasonic, Ford's battery supplier Sanyo has also recently announced an increase in production capacity by 250% to meet increasing demand for Hybrids.
Thursday, 8 December 2011
FORD CONSIDERING EXPORTING U.S.-BUILT CARS TO CHINA
FORD CONSIDERING EXPORTING U.S.-BUILT CARS TO CHINA
Although most vehicles built in the United States don’t normally make it any farther than Canada, Ford has announced it is exploring a plan to export U.S.-made vehicles to China.
Ford signed an agreement to explore the possibility of exporting U.S.-made vehicles to China earlier on Thursday. “Ford Motor Company is evaluating opportunities to import vehicles to China from the U.S., subject to our business plan and to Chinese regulatory approvals governing vehicle imports,” the automaker said in a statement. Hit read more details.
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