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SEMA 2009: The rest of the best at the Ford display

SEMA is an interesting show. We go in knowing full well that 60-75% of the cars we'll be walking past and/or covering are just trash. Sorry if this bombshell offends anyone, but your Chrysler 300C doesn't need 26-inch hoops, nor seventy gallons of sparkle orange paint. Or diamonds. But, as Doyle Brunson might say if he covered cars instead of being the Godfather of Texas Hold 'Em, that's SEMA. We mention this in the "other Fords" post because some of these custom FoMoCos look fantastic, or at least pretty good. But 60-75% of them, well, ... Read more →

REPORT: Ford Transit Connect arriving in U.S. with full interiors that get stripped to comply with "Chicken Law" Jonny Lieberman

The law of unintended consequences is a funny one. Take the chicken tax. Back in the 1960s, West Germany imposed high tariffs on American grown chicken. President Johnson – a man you would ...

First month of 2010 Ford Transit Connect sales top 2,000 units Jonny Lieberman

Things that don't surprise us Late August, 2009 Edition: Brett Favre acting like a spoiled seven-year-old, devastating fires threatening huge chunks of drought-plagued Los Angeles and the fact that ...

REPORT: Ford Transit Connect to be built Stateside in 2012 Jonathon Ramsey

A welcome splash of news for the UAW and the U.S. economy: Ford will commence production of the Transit Connect at a U.S. assembly plant by mid-year 2012. Currently built in Turkey on a version ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy John McElroy

Ford Transit Connect: Case Study in Overregulation The Ford Transit Connect is a cool little van unlike anything else on the American market. In fact, I think it has the capability of becoming ...

First Drive: 2010 Ford Transit Connect, the right size for a smaller economy 4 months ago on Autoblog

After relying on full-size E-series vans for commercial cargo carrying since the dawn of time, Ford is finally ready to offer North American businesses a more practical alternative. The Transit Connect is a compact, purpose-built van that's been available overseas since 2002, and Ford has sold ...

Live Shots: Ford Transit Connect Family One Concept... just add kids! 7 months ago on Autoblog

- What better place to take the wraps off a new family transportation vehicle than a kids' science museum? That's exactly what Ford did this afternoon at Ann Arbor's Hands On Museum, and we were on hand to witness. The 2010 Transit Connect Family One concept takes Ford's new compact commercial ...

Commercial Appeal: Ford Transit Connect gets higher-than-expected EPA rating of 22/25 8 months ago on Autoblog

Ford is making an interesting habit of giving low-ball estimates regarding the mileage of their new vehicles, only to later announce final EPA numbers that are higher by several miles per gallon. This happened with the Fusion Hybrid which was estimated at 39 miles-per-gallon city and then ended ...

Chicago 2009: Ford ready to offer Transit Connect van in U.S. 9 months ago on Autoblog

One year after announcing it would bring the compact Transit Connect van to the U.S. market, Ford is now ready to put it on sale. The little van hasn't changed much since we first saw it, although the styling of the nose has been tweaked a bit, primarily around the grille area. The lower front ...

Ford's new electric van for 2010 will come from Europe 10 months ago on Autoblog

Ford's business plan submitted to Congress a few weeks ago indicated that the Detroit-based automaker would be offering a "full battery electric vehicle in a van-type vehicle for commercial fleet use in 2010." Up until this point, we were left to speculate on the basis for the new EV, but Ford ...

SEMA 2008: Ford stacks the ballot with concepts for election day 1 year ago on Autoblog

What recession? Perhaps anticipating the euphoria that will follow the end to the seemingly decades-long Presidential race today, Ford decided to throw a huge tuner party at SEMA this year, and they invited ALL of their friends. The Ford booth always houses a bunch of tuned blue ovals, but they ...

Production Ford Transit Connect SportVan debuts 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for the high-res photo The current Crown Victoria wears many hats here in the States, as it is the transportation of choice for taxis, police, mob hitmen and senior citizens. With the eventual phasing out of North America's last body-on-frame car platform comes the Transit Connect, ...

New York 2008: Mark Fields hails a Transit Connect Taxi Concept 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Ford Transit Connect Taxi Where better than New York for Ford to show off a taxi cab? And what better platform than the company's new Transit Connect van? Ford's Mark Fields and designer J. Mays were on hand for the unveiling of the Transit Connect Taxi ...

Chicago '08 Preview: Ford Transit Connect rumored to arrive 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for more high-res images of the Ford Transit Connect We reported last January that the European Ford Transit Connect would be coming to the U.S., and now we've learned that the Euro van is expected to join the assemblage of debuts at this year's Chicago Auto Show. Speculation is that ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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