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Check Out The 50th Anniversary Edition of the Ford Shelby Mustang GT-H The Ford Shelby GT has held a special place in people's hearts as one of the most recognizable cars ever put out on American roads over the past 50 years. For the 50th anniversary of the Shelby GT350-H, Ford Motor Company, Shelby American and Hertz have unveiled a special edition performance-modified 2016 Ford Mustang GT called the Shelby GT-H. How Did Ford Get Involved With Shelby? In 1962, a man by the name of Caroll Shelby created a company called Shelby-American that would go on to create one of the most recognizabl...

One of the biggest questions for driverless cars like the Ford Fusion is... How can it handle snow and bad weather? As snow-ridden as Canada is for half the year, it's one of the biggest concerns Canadians (and especially Edmontonians!) have with this new technology. And so, Ford sent in its team of engineers and the autonomous Ford Fusion to figure exactly how to handle it. Off the top, Ford creates high-resolution 3D maps using LiDAR technology to scan area the area its autonomous vehicle will later drive in the snow. More: By driving the test route in ideal weather, the Ford autonomous...

Watch a Movie While Your Car Drives You Somewhere? That's Absurd. Actually, its not that crazy. Ford's already been looking to make a deal with Amazon to create technology that will allow Ford drivers to talk to Amazon's Echo, an automated personal assistant. And then there are those persistent rumours of Ford forming a partnership with Google to manufacture self-driving vehicles. So what could people be doing while they're being driven around by their driverless cars? That's the question Ford is asking. Ford wants a driverless car's windshield to turn into a projection screen when autonomo...

Ken Block's Ford Fiesta Is Ridiculous Ford Performance teamed up with professional rally racer Ken Block to create this crazy short film of him darting and drifting through Dubai with his custom-modded Ford Fiesta rally car. To be blunt, what he pulls off with his Fiesta is nothing short of incredible - including a nifty scene of him drifting around an actual plane!

Pretty Darn Well. Canadian winters can be pretty crazy. But we also don't like being left out with performance cars. Maybe it's time someone came out with a car that is the envy during summertime, yet can also shred through winter. Maybe it's time for Ford to introduce the brand new all-wheel-drive 350-horsepower Focus RS. We knew that the Focus RS would be coming out in Edmonton, but we also just got word that the Ford Focus RS will be the first car in North America to offer a winter tire and wheel option as a factory accessory. The Winter Wheel & Tire Package will be the first time an...

Stand Out With The Ford F150 Lariat Sport Edition Say hello to the Ford F150 Lariat Sport Edition! With a 3.5L V6 24V Twin Turbo engine, most towing power in its class, and Ford's high-strength, military-grade aluminum body, this truck is ready to take on anything Alberta can throw at it. Add in the wicked red trim, and beautiful red stitching, this truck is also the hottest truck to come to Edmonton. But enough with the chit-chat. One of the best-selling vehicles in the world, the Ford F150 features a fully-boxed frame constructed with high-strength steel side rails for increased durabilit...

The New 2017 Ford Fusion V6 Sport will come with new computer-controlled shock absorbers Canadian cities are getting better every year at filling in potholes, with more and more of municipal budgets going towards maintaining crumbling roads due to the pretty crazy Canadian climate. A stat from AAA shows that pothole damage causes U.S. drivers approximately $3 billion a year. We didn't find a comparable stat for Canada, but the city of Edmonton budgets an estimated $50 million a year to properly maintain the road network, which includes filling in over half a million potholes. That's a lot o...

Electric cars (EVs or electric vehicles) come in different types for different usage scenarios, like short local trips, or long daily commutes. Understanding the differences will allow you to make the choice best suited for your lifestyle. Hybrid – No plug, just impressive efficiency. It is powered by gas or battery (or a combination thereof). The battery is only charged internally. Hybrid cars have two sources of power that work together – a gas engine and a battery-driven electric motor. The hybrids automatically switch between gas and electric mode (or both) to power the vehicle as need...

An out-of-alignment car is a common result of everyday driving, but what does that really mean? The term alignment doesn't really refer to your car's wheels, instead it refers to the suspension. As part of normal driving, parts of your car's suspension may become worn, and springs can become stretched out. Even a small accident or bumping a curb can disrupt your suspension, knocking some of the highly calibrated components off-kilter, making your wheels sit at improper angles. An alignment restores these angles to their correct measurements, making sure that your wheels sit straight. The f...