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Craftsmanship & Assembly The second Ford Performance Focus RS RX video delivers an inside look at the build process By Steve Turner Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company Today Ford Performance released the second installment of its video docu-series offering a behind-the-scenes look at the new...

GT350 Growl Lethal Performance upgrades its Shelby with a Magnaflow cat-back and more By Steve Turner Photos by Steve Turner and courtesy of Magnaflow Born with an dual-mode exhaust from the factory, the Shelby GT350 is already one of the best sounding Mustangs ever built. That’s especially...

Perfect Game Vaughn Gittin Jr. notched his first Formula Drift win of the season in Georgia By Steve Turner Photos courtesy of Ford Performance, Mustang RTR and Nitto Tire It’s only fitting that Vaughn Gittin Jr. chalked up his first Formula Drift win of the season at the track where the series...

Picking Up Power ID Motorsports tests Mustang intake manifolds on a 5.0-liter F-150 pickup By Steve Turner Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company and ID Motorsports Of late we’ve been covering a lot of tests involving intake manifolds that fit the Coyote family of engines in Mustangs. From...

Agility & Capability Ford Performance launched a video series showcasing the Raptor’s abilities By Steve Turner Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company We know that the forthcoming F-150 Raptor is projected to be more powerful and more capable than the last-generation version of the truck. As we...

Economy Star The Ford GT flexes its fuel economy to take the win at Laguna Seca By Steve Turner Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company The Ford GT was born for the racetrack, but it experienced some teething pains once it entered competition. However, when you consider it’s been less than a...

Around the Block Ford Performance gives us a look at the development of its WRC Focus RS By Steve Turner Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company Recently we shared with you the reveal of the livery for the Hoonigan Racing Division World Rallycross Championship machines piloted by Ken Block and...

Power Package You could win an 850hp 2015 Mustang, a 2017 Raptor and a race trailer By Steve Turner Photos courtesy of AmericanMuscle.com Time files when you are modding cars. It’s hard to believe that AmericanMuscle.com is celebrating 10 years of purveying aftermarket upgrades for Ford...

Haul of China The next-gen Raptor SuperCrew is bound for sale in China in 2017 By Steve Turner Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company The 2017 F-150 Raptor is designed to take on any terrain, but next year the SuperCrew version will also take on a new sales market, which is one of the...

Virtual Reality Thousands applied to buy the Ford GT and the online configurator is a hit By Steve Turner Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company Unless you were off the grid last week, you know that Ford started taking applications for potential buyers of the 2017 Ford GT production car. While...

Cutting Edge Ford Performance releases the second installment of its Ford GT video series By Steve Turner Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company When it set out to build a next-gen version of the Ford GT, the team at Ford Performance knew it had a challenge ahead. How could the company bring...

Safety First A Focus RS leads the way for the IMSA Sports Car Grand Prix this weekend By Steve Turner Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company If you are lucky enough to make it out to the IMSA race in Long Beach, California, this weekend, you’ll not only be able to watch the Chip Ganassi Racing...

Start Your Orders Potential buyers can finally submit applications to purchase a Ford GT By Steve Turner Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company If you are in the market for the next-gen Ford GT, today is your day. Ford will begin accepting applications for the first two model years of...

Blue Oval Bidding Ford’s presence was strong at the South Florida stop on the auction’s tour By Steve Turner Automotive auctions have become a television staple because it’s fun to watch well-heeled bidders buying pristine collectible cars. Theses beauties might be beyond the reach of most...

Performance Palette The 2017 GT350 offers more standard equipment and great new colors By Steve Turner Photos courtesy of Ford Performance As we told you back in February, the forthcoming Shelby GT350 is getting the performance goodness of the Track Package standard. Now you no longer...

Drift Race Vaughn Gittin Jr. drag races his new 2016 Mustang RTR versus his 2014 RTR By Steve Turner Photos by Steve Turner and courtesy of Mustang RTR For as long as we have been covering Vaughn Gittin Jr.’s Mustang drifting career, he has more often compared his competition cars with...

Hearing Brigade Quality control testing of the 2.3-liter Focus RS engine includes listening By Steve Turner Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company Closed in soundproof booths, highly trained Ford production workers listen carefully. EcoBoost 2.3-liter engines run as their tuned ears seek out a...

Bettering the Best Ford Performance Parts is developing a host of Shelby GT350 upgrades By Steve Turner Photos by Steve Turner and courtesy of Ford Performance Hopefully you enjoyed our in-depth look at the work that Ford Performance engineers put into developing the Shelby GT350’s efficient...

Rent to Own Bid on the Shelby GT-H prototype at the Barrett Jackson auction in June By Steve Turner Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company On Monday we learned that Ford, Hertz and Shelby celebrated the 50th anniversary of the 1966 Shelby GT350-H rental car with the introduction of a 2016...

Rental Star Hertz and Shelby celebrate the Rent-A-Racer anniversary with a new GT-H By Steve Turner Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company It’s hard to believe that it’s been 50 years since Ford, Shelby and Hertz made the brilliant idea of being able to rent a Shelby Mustang a reality when the...

Pole & Podium The Multimatic GT350R-C starts first and finishes second at Sebring By Steve Turner Heading into last Friday’s race it appeared that both the Multimatic Motorsports and Compass 360 Racing teams were in good shape to repeat the one-two finish they had in the Continental Tire...

The Decision Ford’s latest video series documents the Ford GT’s path to Le Mans By Steve Turner Photos by Steve Turner and courtesy of Ford Motor Company Any fan of Blue Oval racing knows that the return of the Ford GT to the 24 Hours of Le Mans is a big deal. Just the return of the Ford...

Stretch Run Opening up a GT350 exhaust with ARH long-tube headers yields big gains By Steve Turner Photos courtesy of American Racing Headers and Dillon Dollar From the jump we wondered how a free-flowing exhaust might wake up the performance of the highly tuned 5.2-liter engine that...

Go with the Flow What makes the GT350 intake so good and how it can be better By Steve Turner Photos by Steve Turner and courtesy of Ford Performance Over the last couple of months we have seen some interesting test results involving the Shelby GT350’s intake manifold. Not only did this...

Gift Horse For his wedding anniversary, Lew Mesta scored a modernized ’66 Mustang By Steve Turner Photos by Steve Turner and courtesy of Rebel Kustom Paint If you want the secret to a long-lasting marriage, you might want to consult with Pat and Lew Mesta. The couple celebrated their 50th...