Category Archives: Ford

Overview: This weeks test car is the 2001 Ford Escape. It was developed with Mazda who sells the Tribute based on the same platform and power trains. Both SUV's roll off the same assembly plant in Missouri. Ford owns part of Mazda. I always complain about how difficult it is to get...

Overview: This week we're taking a Ford F150, painting it black and adorning it with the ever-popular Harley-Davidson (HD) insignia. We'll also trick it out a bit and thrill some folks who aren't even Harley riders. An article in the LA Times referred to Harley bikers as RUB's, which stands for...

Overview: This is Ford\'s largest passenger automobile and it seats six adults comfortably. I doubt we're headed back to the 1950 era of \"huge\" cars even though they are convenient when you need to transport more than a few people and their luggage. Of course the industry, in response to overwhelming...

[gallery link="file" ids="3369"] Overview: Well, back to basics with the 1998 Tracer that shares the same platform and engine as its Plain-Jane sister, the Ford Escort. I had the pleasure of driving the Escort through Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic this past summer and was reminded of that journey while driving...