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Here's the dealer you don't want.. the tech deliberately tried to blow up the customer's engine on a test drive. But the customer had a dash cam, which recorded the entire thing. Full video in the link: http://www.carscoops.com/2014/08/mustang-owner-allegedly-records-ford.html

As seen in the new 2015 Lincoln MKC, the 2.3 EB officially makes 285 horsepower and 305 lb.-ft. of torque. Note that Ford's official spec lists the fuel requirement as 87 octane - but the sales website lists the HP and torque as "achieved" with 93 octane. The standard 2.0 EB makes 240 and 270...

Interesting article in Automotive iQ - an industry web magazine. An analysis of the Mercedes W205 platform shows a weight saving of 150 pounds using a hybrid of aluminum and steel alloys. http://www.automotive-iq.com/doors/columns/is-the-industry-embracing-the-aluminium-revolution/ The W205...

Interview by Car magazine in Europe with Mustang's chief engineer Dave Perciak. http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Fords-chief-engineer-talks-2015-Mustang/ So the totally unfounded rumor that it won't fit is now dead. Note that there will be...

The first iteration of the new 2.3 EcoBoost was introduced today by Lincoln. This is the first peak at the engine that will be offered in the 2015 Mustang. There is some significant work here in the cylinder head and exhaust port, including new valves. And a dual-scroll turbo. All to...

Read: http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=892746 (HP and torque not too great... my supercharged G37S makes more than this by far). HP and torque are preliminary, final numbers are being set as the car nears production (testing/tuning/emissions cert under way until the last moment...

Seems Ford may be getting ready for an in-between model again:

Thanks to Road & Track, there is a slideshow here of 24 styling concepts that led to the 1979 Mustang. http://kinja.roadandtrack.com/this-is-the-fox-body-ford-mustang-woody-wagon-shooting-1445860952 Granted this is dated. But it still shows how the creative part of the process works. Obviously...

Exact measurements will have to wait until I get to my drafting table... but here are the measurements of the 2015 as I see them (while sitting in an airport and with a large printout and a borrowed ruler). Wheelbase 107.1" (2013" 107.1) (this is just an evolved S197, after all) front...

Announced today. The Falcon nameplate will also end at that time, meaning it won't be attached to an imported car. Ford of Australia lost $600M in the last 5 years, and sales of the Falcon had tanked. An updated Falcon will arrive next year as planned, but that was in the pipeline and isn't...

The latest Euro regulations are moving towards 106 MPG, and they have many fewer loopholes than do ours. http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/eu-sets-106mpg-average-fuel-economy-target And note that it's not just mileage regulations, it's emissions that are tightening down significantly...

Jim Dunne, via NBCNews, has a few things to say about the latest prototype spy pictures: http://m.nbcnews.com/business/spy-photos-reveal-details-2015-mustang-6C9692324 He doesn't say anything new here, and is pretty conservative with his predictions, but he does believe that there is an air...

Press release from Ford today - all great news! So, as I'm sure we'll all agree: - lets not cut anything out of the Mustang budget at the last moment, as Ford did at the last moment for the 2005 S197 development (cut the IRS, the 3 liter DOHC V-6, and the Cobra model) - lets fund a new...

We've spoken a lot about the past history of the car, and how history tends to repeat itself: budget issues over the last 49 years quality and testing issues (the '96 Mustang cooling debacle, the '99 Cobra power issue, the slew of failing Terminators, etc) ongoing transmission issues...

I've taken a shot at the specifications for the 2015 here: http://www.drivingenthusiast.net/sec-blog/?p=13283 - as well as the 2018. Yes, 2018 (probably introduce din mid-2017): I have a sinking feeling that Ford will do an update right around then with the engines and transmissions that aren't...