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From LeftLane News: Ford Racing promises Mustang EcoBoost tuning device in 2015 Ford has announced plans to offer aftermarket tuning for its full range of EcoBoost engines. Ford Racing has already developed a programming handset for the Focus ST's 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine, along with the Fiesta ST's 1.6-liter EcoBoost mill.

Burn outs, drag racing, solid rear axle provides more tire smoke.

Then there's Cosmo Topper. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topper_(TV_series)

IIRC, the GT was not designed specifically for an FIA-sanctioned racing class, unlike the original GT40, originally penned by Eric Broadley, aka Mr. Lola. It seems that this new car is purpose-derived, like the original. Superformance builds an improved MkII chassis tub GT40, recognized by the FIA. http://www.superformance.com/ From 2009, here's a C&D review: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/superformance-gt40-mkii-specialty-file

Check out the LAST picture in the series. What's the disguised sled in front of it?

With high-grade flush-fit door windows, like the A-7/A-8 have on the showroom floor production models. Lincoln will have to do better.

It's not easy, being hard-of-thinking.

Gives Paris that gritty look.

IMHO, looks kinda old.

Gives 'em time to work the production problems out . . .

THIS KEEPS GETTING BETTER DEP'T.: Chevy Trax engineer says GMC version possible Check out the comments. "Oh well nobody can whore a platform out like GM. "

with the product life-span of a disposable lighter.

Time for a visit to your dealer?

"A) Toyota platforms are competitiveeven (sic) though they are old." The Tundra is NOT competitive. The market share tells us.

Because that's where the Tundra Toe-Tag Sale is?

"has a much higher rate of problems" — with no facts, we have brain-fart. Please specify the "has a much higher rate of problems", thank-you.

Like the Macan? It seems that Porsche and Probowler have different POV's.

Instead of following everybody, I'd like Ford to use the B-Max sliding B-pillar body technique, for slider access. The Escape can use standard doors, but the rear doors in these new small sleds look too small, IMHO.

2015 Chevrolet Trax Autoblog "Routed to a six-speed autobox and pushing 2,805 pounds of curb weight in the front-drive configuration I sampled, the blown four sounded rough when the throttle was opened up and didn't have much in the way of guts, either." Take your time, Ford.

Iran is not the target, as it is anti-ISIS, and already well-sanctioned, but it gives the Saudis and the US a way of bleeding ISIS and giving Vlad one up-side the head as the value of Russkie oil exports tank. Crimea river, Vlad.

10-4 that. The shark has been jumped. Time to go, end of production. Let Lexus get involved. Meanwhile, Ford has the Mustang to promote world wide in all the various competition classes it can compete in considering turbo 4 turbo 6 and flat-crank V-8 engines exist. Plus, world-wide, the RS Focus. The point is, there's lots of potential replacement.

"subveened" ?

Should Ford be looking at a new Fiesta to replace the aging ultra-slant-wedge styling theme which has become passé?The A-1 here is a good indication of the direction of things: With export considerations, One Ford engineering considerations and Rest Of World market needs for the Fiesta-size platform, perhaps there are opportunities, depending on quality of design, and of course, attitude. All of this is why Ford should be looking at subcompacts.

IMHO, it depends on the particular volume Ford might expect to sell. Gallardo-type sales, or full-bore unobtainium? One is about 3,500 vehicles per year, the other is 300. The point is, at 3,500 per year, I can see MM working with Ford to develop Ford-sited composites assembly chops, but at 300 a year, IMHO, that would stay within the MM operation. Either way, skills and machinery like those used to fabricate the composite weave "A" pillars in the Lexus LFA would be a great addition to Ford engineering know-how, IMHO.

FWIW, German medium and heavy panzers were gasoline-engined. The Russkie T-34 and JS series were diesel. The problem with Shermans which the Germans called "Ronsons" (lights up first time every time) had to do with poor armor shape, and the exceptionally capable German armor-piercing rounds used by the PAK 40 75 mm and 88 mm tubes. Then again, once the Canucks got their act together (the US Army did not use the Firefly), the 17-pounder Sherman Firefly was the ballistic equivalent of the PAK 40 75mm in the Panther, and we got to give the panzers the full Michael Wittman, starting outside the Bocage.