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We already knew it was going to be powered by a 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost engine and would be equipped with a 10-speed automatic gearbox, but we weren’t sure yet just how much power the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor would have under its bulging hood. Well now we know. Ford’s new Raptor will deliver 450 horsepower (39 more than the former Raptor equipped with the 6.2-liter engine) to your right foot, as well as 510 lb-ft ...

Thanks to recent accusations by political candidate Donald Trump that Ford was sending all of its jobs to Mexico and putting Americans out of work, we now know that the Ford Bronco as well as the Ford Ranger are coming back. The news broke when a rep for the United Auto Workers (UAW) fired back at Trump, and confirmed in the process that the start of production on the Ford Bronco and Ranger would more ...

Charlevoix, QC – Not intent on resting on their laurels after earning 2015 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year accolades with the F-150, Ford invited a flight of journalists to test their trucks in conditions more extreme than anything anyone—save Ford’s engineering team—had seen before. It was central Quebec, it was snowy, and it was -15 degrees outside. Up to this point, we’d really only driven them in the sub-Saharan heat (OK, that’s a bit ...

Highlighted by a new “Platinum” trim level, the Explorer—the bestselling SUV in North America for the last 25 years—arrives a more luxurious, well-equipped and stylish vehicle than before. Well, that last one–“stylish”—depends on where you’re sitting. There’s no doubt that the last Explorer was distinctive in its own right, perhaps even more so than it is now. The crazy lights, grille with optional body coloured inserts and rounded lines have given way to a more ...