If you haven’t heard, Roborace wasn’t alone in autonomous drive at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. A 1965 Ford Mustang did too with unexpected result, or should I say, unsurprising result. It was cool to see a classic driving itself and we have Siemens and Cranfield University to thank. The two organizations came together to outfit a 1965 Ford Mustang with a “full suit of sensors and control algorithms,” so it could make its way up the hill without human intervention. Continue reading Self-Driving 1965 Ford Mustang Was Cool Until It Drove Into A Wall
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ICON4x4’s New Ford Bronco Is A True Old School Delight
Love the classic Ford Bronco, but wish it could be more updated while not losing its old school charm? If so, we think the ICON4x4 Old School BR will have all your check boxes ticked. Once again the Californian builder has weaved its magic on a Ford Bronco, but less all the heavy stuff in what the founder, Jonathan Ward, described as “naked classic.” Continue reading ICON4x4’s New Ford Bronco Is A True Old School Delight
Witness A Ford Mustang Being Swallowed By Molten Lava In Hawaii
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on Big Island erupted on May 3. The molten lava spewed out of this mountain with a mouth left a wake of destruction across anything that stands in its paths. According to a report, there was a 6.9 magnitude earthquake on the following day which destroyed 35 structures, including some 26 homes. Continue reading Witness A Ford Mustang Being Swallowed By Molten Lava In Hawaii
Ford China’s Super Test Drive Vending Machine Opens For Business
Among the hundred and one ways to make people buy your cars is the good’ol test driving. If your car is good, a test drive will be able to prove its worth. But in a market as competitive as China, sometime a few minutes behind the wheel of a car maybe isn’t enough. That’s not mention the hassle of hitting up local dealers and having to deal with glib tongue salesperson that often pushes you with things you didn’t want. With these factors in mind, Ford China has teamed up with Alibaba’s TMall e-commerce store to introduce a huge-ass car vending machine that will allow customers to pick up one of the 42 cars loaded in the vending to test for the next three days. Continue reading Ford China’s Super Test Drive Vending Machine Opens For Business
Steeda Unveiled Ford Q500 Enforcer Mustang With 70 More HP For Europe
Folks in Europe who are drooling over U.S. variant of Ford Mustang GT that has 460 horses can stop doing so because, Steeda, “the world’s largest privately-owned Ford performance-based specialist,” has a turnkey Mustang that draws 480 HP out of the 5.0 V8 motor aimed squarely at the EU market. And Steeda is giving it a intimidating name to match: Q500 Enforcer. The Ford Q500 Enforcer Mustang is part of Steeda’s SSV range of tuned Fords and with 480 ponies, it has 70 HP over the stock model’s 410 HP and 70 lb/ft (95 Nm) torquier, at 485 lb/ft (658 Nm). Continue reading Steeda Unveiled Ford Q500 Enforcer Mustang With 70 More HP For Europe
Custom LEGO R/C Ford Mustang GT 350-H Is LEGO R/C Done Right
I am sure you can easily pickup a R/C car with a classic 1965 Ford Mustang GT 350-H shell to satisfy your love for Mustang, but why would anyone made one (R/C car) out of LEGO and LEGO Technic parts? I know why. Because, the person that has magic touch when it comes to LEGO Technic can and the reasons for doing so becomes even more apparent when the resulting LEGO R/C car looks ridiculously detailed like this Custom LEGO R/C Ford Mustang GT 350-H. It is so detailed that, at a glance, you may even mistaken it for an actual scale model. Ladies and gentlemen, that is how good this R/C car of the 1965 muscle car is and I am not even exaggerating one bit. Continue reading Custom LEGO R/C Ford Mustang GT 350-H Is LEGO R/C Done Right
Hennessey Performance 600+ HP 6×6 Ford VelociRaptor Is Finally Available
Fans of Ford trucks who have been drooling over the 6×6 examples from Brabus, Mercedes-Benz, and Toyota, we have an awesome news for you. American tuner, Hennessey Performance has finally made the custom stretched version of the Ford F-150 Raptor, AKA VelociRaptor 6×6 Pickup Truck, available. Yup. You can stop drooling already and have your very own 6×6 with the good’ol American spirit. Like any vehicle that gets the Hennessey Performance’s magic touch, the VelociRaptor not only gets an extra axle, but it also pick up some go-fast bits too. Continue reading Hennessey Performance 600+ HP 6×6 Ford VelociRaptor Is Finally Available
This Duo Gave Scraped Mustang A New Leash Of Life As Wrist Watches
If you think your love for Mustang transcends the garage and roads, then you really have to meet Christian Mygh and Jonathan Kamstrup because the duo, collectively known as REC Watches. Why? Because they will turn your destined-for-scrap Ford Mustang of any year into a beautiful timepiece. I know it sounds kind of cruel to cut up a beautiful classic, but hey, when it has to go it has to go and so, why not pull some pieces of it and make it memories that last? With your Mustang turned into a watch, it can accompany you wherever you go, even into your favorite watering holes. Surely, you can’t take Sally, your good’ol Mustang, into a pub, can you? Continue reading This Duo Gave Scraped Mustang A New Leash Of Life As Wrist Watches
Watch A 60HP Ford Fiesta Pulls Off The Cheap Version Of Gymkhana
Videos like Ken Block’s famous Gymkhana series never fail to set boy racers’ heart fluttering. It even aspired some to do the same, but there’s just one problem: money. It is true that some may have the talent necessary to pull a Gymkhana off (even with R/C car, if I may add), but their abilities to do so is, like I said, only limited by the money they have. Nobody can’t afford to Hoon like Ken Block without the dough, or so we thought. As it turns out, you don’t need monster (pun intended) budget to pull a smooth Gymkhana as proven by Etienne Guerra. Continue reading Watch A 60HP Ford Fiesta Pulls Off The Cheap Version Of Gymkhana
New Trigano Transit-based Campers Boasts Bespoke Mods By Ford
France’s motorhomes maker Trigano has announced a new motorhome, AKA camper AKA caravan. Not only did Trigano Group based the camper on a Ford Transit van when creating the Randger 560, but it also managed to get the blessing from the more-than-a-century old American automobile maker by the way of a new, extended five-year warranty offered with each motorhome customers registered from July 01, 2017. As a Transit-based camper, you can expect Ford’s intelligent All Wheel Drive and the company’s pride-and-joy, the eco-friendly 2.0L EcoBlue diesel unit, offered in a choice of 130 PS and 170 PS power outputs, paired to a six-speed manual gearbox. Continue reading New Trigano Transit-based Campers Boasts Bespoke Mods By Ford