Limited Tradition
If a Ford GT wasn’t exclusive enough, there’s a retro-themed limited edition
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
Those lucky enough to be one of the few selected by Ford for the chance to purchase a 2017 Ford GT, you have the option to truly make your...
Starting Line
Mishimoto embarks on its Focus RS project with baseline testing
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Mishimoto
The highly anticipated Focus RS is finally arriving on US shores and starting to hit the streets. Rated at 350 horsepower and 350 lb-ft of torque at the crank, Ford’s...
Speed Showcase
The Blue Oval put its hardware on display at the UK’s Festival of Speed
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
Right now in the United Kingdom a bucket list event for automotive enthusiasts is taking place—the Goodwood Festival of Speed. This event, which kicked...
The Road to Le Mans
The Ford GT series closes out with a look at its racing goal in France
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
Tomorrow the day is upon us. The Ford GT makes its historic return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In celebration of that milestone, Ford Performance is...
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Channel History
The Ford GT is on the pole, so don’t miss its historic return to Le Mans
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
After a strong showing in qualifying, the Ford GT will start on the pole in Saturday’s 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans. Driver Dirk Müller put the number 68...
Five by Five
This Cobra replica is powered by a modern 5.0 and tuned by VMP Performance
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of VMP Performance
Cobra. This slithery snake packs an insane combination of lightweight and big power in a short-wheelbase roadster. The original Shelby-built machines are...
The Driver’s Perspective
The fourth installment of the Ford GT series looks at the race drivers
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
With the Ford GT’s historic return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans on the 50th anniversary of the car’s historic finish looming, Ford...
Battle Tested
Bill Putnam repeats as EcoBoost champion at the NMRA Super Nationals
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of the NMRA
The wait was finally over. There have been two events since the NMRA Ford Drag Racing season kicked off in Florida, so it’s been a minute since the Livernois...
Performance Passport
Ford’s high-performance tour of Europe’s greatest driving roads
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
There are few things we enjoy more than traveling and driving great cars on great roads. It’s something most performance enthusiasts love, but it’s often...
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Final Exam
Blasting around in a hopped-up Focus ST to close a chapter in rock history
By Steve Turner
With it gorgeous weather and varied topography, it’s clear why California is so heavily populated. Once you get away from the cities and into the twisty roads in the hills, you know why it...
Shakedown & Expectations
The final installment of the Focus RS RX series details its testing
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
For several weeks, Ford Performance offered a behind-the-scenes look at the Focus RS RX driven by Ken Block and Andreas Bakkerud in the FIA World...
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Gathering of Fords
Over 3,200 Ford vehicles filled the Carlisle fairgrounds for the annual show
By Steve Turner
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In the last 15 years Carlisle Events has welcomed fans of all things Ford to the fairgrounds in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, for the Ford Nationals. In...
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Smoking Hot
Mustang drivers melted tires in the Florida heat at Uncharted Territory
By Steve Turner
After debuting to enthusiastic crowds in Orlando, Florida, last year, Formula Drift returned to Orlando Speed World for another installment of Uncharted Territory. The fifth stop on this...
Truck Traction
Ford details the performance tires that let the new Raptor dig its claws in
By Steve Turner
Photos by Ford Motor Company
As we await the arrival of the 2017 F-150 Raptor, Ford is slowly giving us more details about this next-gen performance truck. We know it will be lighter and...
The New STyle
If you live in Europe you can get ST handling and styling on a budget with the ST-Line
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
For a while now, Ford has told us that performance cars are selling well. Apparently they are quite popular in Europe, but not everyone has...
The Big Boss
Replace your worn out 4.6 with a robust, 5.3-liter modular short-block
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Performance
If you own a 1996+ Mustang or other modular-powered Ford, you might be ready for a fresh engine. Or, perhaps, you just want to crank up the performance with...
Race Roundup
Check out the racing action at the Detroit Grand Prix with Mustang fans
By Steve Turner
Photos by Steve Turner and courtesy of Ford Motor Company
If you are planning on attending the Detroit Grand Prix or even considering it, Ford Performance is giving you another reason to...
Hard Parts
The third installment of the Focus RS RX doc details the competitive gear
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
Ford Performance is offering a behind-the-scenes look at the Focus RS RX driven by Ken Block and Andreas Bakkerud in the FIA World Rallycross...
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Moving Pictures
Ford GT applications are closed, but we picked some of our favorite video submissions
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
Anyone that’s been paying attention knows that Ford closed its one-month window for accepting Ford GT applications. That’s correct...
French Connection
Ford to release limited Le Mans editions of the Fiesta, Focus and Mustang in France
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
We know it’s a big deal that Ford is returning to race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the all-new Ford GT. After all, it’s the 50th...
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Highest Bidder
You can bid on rare Shelby GT350s at Mecum Auctions in Indianapolis
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Mecum Auctions
The latest Shelby GT350s are rare machines, but the rarest of them all are the scant 137 built for the 2015 model year. If you weren’t lucky enough to score one...
Functional Fiber
Make your new Ford GT faster with the optional lightweight wheels
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
As if you needed another reason to lust after the new Ford GT supercar, this high-tech ride is available with optional carbon fiber wheels. Ford debuted...
Open & Shut
Over 6,500 people applied to own one of the new Ford GT supercars
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
A month ago Ford launched its online configurator for the forthcoming Ford GT supercar. During the one-month window that applications were open, over 200,000...
Let’s Race
The saga of the Ford GT continues with a look at its racing debut
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
We are just over a month away from the Ford GT’s historic return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. On the 50th anniversary of the car’s historic finish, Ford Performance...
Track Days
Steeda Autosports sponsors the Track Guys driving school at Sebring
By Steve Turner
If you’ve never had the pleasure of hot-lapping your performance Ford on a road course, you don’t know what you are missing. Going full throttle for longer you ever could at the drag strip, diving...