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The 2012 Ford Focus Electric is on its way to Ford dealerships! Dealerships in California, New Jersey and New York will be receiving this all new, all electric Focus first. After the first 350 new electric cars are delivered the rest of the Ford dealerships across America will have this model available for Ford lovers before the end of summer!

The New Ford Transit Connect!



Ahead of it Paris Motor Show debut this September the Ford Transit Connect has been reveled! This leaked patent image shows a new look to the pedestrian delivery van, one that has the "Ford face." The front of this remodeled van appears to be more Fiesta like with a little hint of Fusion. We are still unsure when it will head our way but keep your fingers crossed and it should be here before you know it!

The New 2013 Ford Edge and Explorer! (VIDEO)



Click the links below to get a closer look at these 2013 Ford models!
2013 Ford Edge
2013 Ford Explorer

The Ford Focus is the Car of the Year!



The Ford Focus is winning awards all over the world! This time it was named the "Car of the Year" and the "Most Popular Small Family Car," at the 2012 Honest John UK awards. The Honest John awards are decided by Honest John website users, this is where fans can search the sight for different models and brands. The most popular cars and the ones declared most interesting wins! The Honest John website was founded…

Carroll Shelby Miniseries




Earlier this week the auto industry lost a very important person, now one cable TV channel has taken the time to create a miniseries devoted to the life of Carroll Shelby. He was a farmer, car dealer, Le Mans winner, sports-car maker, businessman and tuner, Carroll Shelby did it all. To help tell his story the cable network Velocity is airing a three-hour, three-part miniseries starting on Sunday, May 20th. The miniseries will we called "King of the Road: Carroll Shelby," and each episode will showcase and era of his life. The whole series captures his journey from Texas to Le Mans. We even get to witness him build the Cobra, partners with Ford and eventually create the Ford Shelby GT500. So tune in and learn about one of the Auto industries most influential and successful people!



A New Ford Hybrid!



The 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid will be on the way to dealerships shortly! The all new gas-electric hybrid will hit showroom floors later this year with a starting sticker price of $25,995! This all new Ford offers better fuel economy, technology and performance than competitor and is more affordable! Drivers can now pay less at the pump and less at the dealership! There is also an all electric version available called the C-Max Energi which will be available this fall! So far the C-Max is a hit across the pond selling more that 150,000 since 2010 and it will be interesting to see how it does here!

Your Ford Was Made Comfotable by Plastic!


Ford has been known to incorporate lots of recycled waste into their products but now you can become apart of the process! Ford uses a variety of nonmetal recycled and biobased materials both inside and outside their vehicles and the new 2013 Fusion Hybrid, Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid and 2012 Focus Electric are no exceptions! Unifi's REPREVE brand of recycled fibers are used in almost every inch of these Fords! REPREVE is made from a hybrid blend of post consumer waste and post industrial waste. The interior seating of the Focus Electric even has about 22 recycled plastic bottles worked in the mix and nearly 42 in the Fusion hybrid! These water bottles are made of PET-polyethylene terephthalate, which is just a fancy name for plastic.

Now Unifi and Ford are working together to help set up plastic bottle collection points within Ford stores to help collect bottles for some more comfy Ford seats. These bottles will be part of the other 2 million being recycled for the fabrics inside the Fusion and Focus Electric in their first model years! When you buy one of these vehicles you can also give back to Eco-charities! The REPREVE Give Back programs helps your choice of either Keep America Beautiful, Conservation Alliance, American Rivers of Rocky Mountain Institute charities.



If you think you like the 2013 Ford Taurus SHO, then your about to love the Taurus SHO Performance Package! This all new package will have uncompromised response, durability and road-holding. It sport firmer suspension springs and dampers, an upgraded cooling system and high performance brake pads. Its stability control can also be turned off to help you use all that 365 hp! To get a closer look click the link below to watch the video!

Taurus SHO Performance


Check out this article about the life of one of the best driver and car designers who has ever lived! Carroll Shelby

10 Myths About Washing Your Car!



1. Dish detergent is safe to wash your car with.
Sure, we've all done it, a little squirt of plain dish detergent in a warm bucket of water and we're ready to wash! But, this old trick might not be such a good idea. Dish detergent is made to remove everything from the surface including the polymers of car finish. Just like washing your hands with dish detergent will dry out your hands it can dry out your paint, accelerating the oxidation process.

2. Cleaning and washing are the same.
Cleaning means to remove stains, blemishes and bonded contaminants such as tree sap and the spray of tire rubber. A car wash just means to remove loose contaminants

3. A shiny car is a clean car.
Just looking at your car can't tell you whats happening on the paint. Rubbing your hand across the surface can tell a driver how clean their vehicle truly is, no mater how well it shines. If it feels like glass then it's as clean as it gets!

4. Clay bars should only be used by professionals.
Clay bars are used to grab and gently remove all bonded contaminants such as tree sap and road rubber. They often come in kits that make it easy for driver to use and really make that car sparkle!


5. Swirl marks can be removed my waxing.
More modern paint finishes magnify scratches, fixing these often depends on how deep the scratch is. Luckily, micro-fine scratches can be fixed with a non-abrasive paint cleaner but more serious swirls may need professional help.

6. There is no difference between waxing and polishing.
Polishing creates a high-gloss surface and waxing protects the finish by coating it with wax polymers, silicones and resins. So yes, there is a difference!

7. Paint can be damaged by machine polishers.
When it comes to polishers speed is key!  A dual-action polisher and orbital buffers work well but rotary buffers with higher RPMs should only be used by professionals.

8. T-shirts and flannel  make good cleaning cloths.
The smooth surface of a t-shirt or a cloth is exactly what you don't want. You don't want that because those fine particulates actually scratch the surface! Instead try a premium terrycloth microfiber towel.

9. Paste wax is better than liquid wax.
Times have changed! Yes at one time paste wax was great but these day synthetic waxes, polymers and resins get the job done!

10. Regularly protecting the paint finish is unnecessary once the car is waxed.
Tree sap and tire rubber never sleep, so protecting your car from it is a full time job whether your car is waxed or not.