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Sometimes it's better to let go of a model that just isn't kicking up dust. But with the Ford Flex seven-passenger family vehicle, this is far from true. Despite a decline in recent sales, Ford has decided to take the wavering Flex and give it new wings. For the 2013 model year, the vehicle will be "bolder, more urban and hip."¹

An updated Ford F-150 SuperCab is headed to Metro Ford - 2860 S Noland Rd in Independence, MO. With the EcoBoost engine on board F-150 Lariat SuperCab 4x4 producing so much power, along with four-wheel drive and cabin tech including weather/traffic updates and fuel prices, F-150 will be hard to pass up.

 

Let's have a closer look at that EcoBoost engine. This powerplant is a twin turbocharged direct-injection 3.5-liter V6, averaging a fuel…

Metro Ford has been looking forward to August for some time now. Do you know why? It's because later this month, our showroom floors, will feature the refreshed 2012 Ford Explorer.

Among the most important additions to the new Ford Explorer, which Metro Ford is excited to offer drivers in the Independence area, is the SUV's new eco-friendly, yet peppy 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine. Ford's patented EcoBoost technology, for drivers less, or…

The Ford Fiesta seems relatively new to us here in the U.S., where it launched just this year. It has, however, been available in Europe for the past three years.  That said. We really can't get too bent out of shape to learn Ford is planning to launch a special edition Fiesta, the 2012 Ford Fiesta Sport, across the pond. Heck, after three years, we'd want to see something new, too.

Among…

If you're familiar with "Beer for my Horses" and "As Good as I Once Was", you're most certainly are familiar with American country music star Toby Keith. These are just two of his 19 Number One Hits. If you're a true fan, you likely also know his forty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and will be very interested to know that Ford is now hosting the "Built Ford Tough…

Stop-start technology is a phrase used left and right in the automotive world these days. Yet, it is rarely explained. So, for those of you wondering what the heck it is, we'll start with a brief, high-level explanation...

Ford has developed the smallest engine with the fewest cylinders in the company's 100-plus-year history: a new 1.0-liter 3-cylinder EcoBoost. And yes, as the name indicates, it's turbochared. Turbocharging, for those of you not familiar with the term, essentially...

The newest Ford Explorer won the North American Truck of the Year award at the Detroit Auto Show a few weeks ago. It was up against stiff competition from the Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Dodge Durango, but the Ford Explorer prevailed.

To win the award, the truck must be "all-new" or "substantially changed" from previous models. The award is prestigious...

So you have a 550 horsepower Shelby enhanced Ford Mustang GT500 in your garage. Why isn't it out on the race course? You need more power Scotty? How about a 750 hp Shelby GT500 - it's quite possible thanks to the new Super Snake Performance Package available through the world famous Mustang tuners...

Ford Motor Co. will employ Compact Power Inc. as their main battery supplier. Does CPI sound familiar? It should  - it created the lithium-ion battery pack used in Chevrolet's Volt.

The battery maker is a subsidiary of popular electronics producer LG. LG is probably best known in the United States and Canada as a maker of batteries and entertainment devices, such as cell phones and televisions.

"CPI is an emerging leader in the lithium-ion battery…