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No, Ford doesn’t pay us here at The Car Guide. The reality is this: in the year 2009, Ford was the single biggest success story in the automotive marketplace. And now we know exactly how big a success story it was. According to their year-end number-crunching press release, Ford has …

When the Camaro first burst back onto the scene last year, it was walking into a comparison that had been six years in the making. Without a decent competitor to the ubiquitous ponycar, GM aficionados were eager to see how their prized two-door coupe would stack up against a car …

This isn’t the first time automotive manufacturers have connected the automobile to the cell phone. GM’s OnStar service has been using cellular advisements to keep owners apprised of their vehicle’s status and condition. Fiat has a cellular application that keeps track of a driver’s habits to increase fuel economy. And …

Built entirely out of fibreglass, Corvettes have had something of a dubious history. Although long thought of as some of the best performing sports cars in the world, they’ve struggled to legitimize themselves among the world’s elite due in large part to the less than stellar build quality. Creaks, rattles, …

There’s been a lot of questions raised about the viability of Aston Martin’s Cygnet; the Toyota iQ-based premium hatchback with a proposed MSRP of $35,000 USD. After all, when your business is preparing vehicles for the world’s elite, the decision to remanufacture a Toyota sub-compact might be construed as slumming …

Should you end up behind a BMW 3-series or 5-series sedan with “35i” concluding its model designation, you’d expect to find the same twin-turbo inline six under the hood. And you’d be right to do so; after all, that excellent engine has gained much fame powering both these vehicles. But, …

Some would say the golden age of Mustang performance came from those years during which the infamous 5.0L decal adorned the fenders. Offering peppery performance in stock form, it would become a bastion of speed and power for modification fanatics. Growing out of the venerable 302 race engine program of …

If you’re a motorsports fan, the news that Lotus is returning to F1 is, in a word; amazing. Shaking the sport to its foundations the last time they entered competition, Chapman and friends bent, worked around, and otherwise ignored the rules and regulations set out to slow the cars down …

It’s no secret that the recession has put a serious hurt on the most luxurious automotive brands’ headquarters. With everyone earning less, the world’s ultra-wealthy are finding it harder and harder to justify spending the necessary quarter million to purchase that Ferrari, Lamborghini, or Bentley. So, what have those brand’s …

If you were among the few Jaguar/Land Rover fans that wondered why Ford would sell off two brands they’d just invested millions in, congratulations, you can now tell your friend’s “I told you so.” Having bled cash for a while prior to the sale, both companies were given new facilities …