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November 12, 2008 | |
| Fusion hybrid to lead the field at Ford 400 | |
 NASCAR Sprint Cup officials will leave it to a green car to lead the field to the green flag next Sunday at the season-ending Ford 400 – marking a NASCAR Sprint Cup first. The all-new 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, featuring the debut of Ford’s next-generation hybrid system, along with the all-new Fusion Sport will pace the Ford 400, which concludes Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Ford Fusion Hybrid and the Fusion Sport will both be in NASCAR-inspired camouflage for the race. Miami-area race fans and the national television audience on ABC will be the first to see the cars, since they won’t be officially unveiled until the Los Angeles International Auto Show three days later. They will be available in dealer showrooms in the spring of 2009.[More...] | |
Dan Zacharias | dzacharias@pcgcampbell.com | 336-922-3266 | |
| Mustang hits the drag strip with new Cobra Jet | |
 Forty years after its debut, a legend of drag racing is back. In honor of the 40th anniversary of the release of the first Ford Cobra Jet Mustang in 1968, Ford Racing is introducing the 2008 Cobra Jet Mustang, now available for customers to race in NHRA sportsmen classes during the 2009 season. For decades, the Mustang has been the preeminent car in many forms of racing, including drag racing. Adding to the rich and successful racing history of Ford’s iconic pony car, the 2008 Cobra Jet Mustang is a factory-built race car that is NHRA-legal and ready for the drag strip. It is the first purpose-built race car from Ford for drag racing since the original Cobra Jet Mustang.[More...] | |
Brent Maurer | bmaurer@pcgcampbell.com | 313-203-7185 | |
| F-150 SVT Raptor takes truck leadership from the jobsite to the desert | |
 Ford, the definitive leader in tough trucks, is further building on its solid foundation of the new F-150 to deliver the all-new 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor, a purpose-built, high-performance off-road truck versatile enough to take on the most challenging desert adventures as well as the everyday commute.[More...] | |
Patrick Hespen | phespen1@ford.com | 313-206-3902 | |
| 2010 Ford Mustang tri-bar taillamps help define new rear design | |
 Coming or going, the 2010 Mustang casts an evocative, dramatic presence on the road. The enhanced muscular look of the 2010 Mustang carries through to the rear of the car. The design team created a more-compact, wraparound look and enhanced Mustang’s width and stance through a new two-piece rear fascia. Reinforcing the Mustang’s heritage are the tri-bar taillamps. The three individual red chambers, each lit with LED technology, are separated by two clear vertical back-up elements to ensure the tri-bar look is identifiable when lit or unlit.[More...] | |
Alan Hall | ahall32@ford.com | 313-594-3744 | |
| Ford still in the running for three driver’s championships | |
 Two Ford Racing drivers are in the running for three series’ championships heading into the final weekend of the season. Carl Edwards is in second place in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series heading into this weekend’s finales’ at Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and Robert Hight is in third place going into the NHRA POWERade season-ender in Pomona, Calif.[More...] | |
Brent Maurer | bmaurer@pcgcampbell.com | 313-203-7185 | |
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