There have been a lot of talk about the upcoming 2016 Ford Shelby GT350 and GT350R Mustang recently, for example we have covered them here, here and here.

2016 Ford Shelby GT350R Mustang

What we currently know is their final engine output, the order details and pricing. Today we have some answers to the order details, from the below leaked order guide. Basically speaking it is relatively easy to make ordering decisions since Ford only offered 2 optional packages for the GT350 and only one for the GT350R.

Please note that in the order guide, model code 900A is GT350 and 920A is GT350R, and this is the first internal draft, there will be modifications and additions when the...

2017 Ford F150 Raptor

Ford is really showing off its latest technology at the Detroit auto show. Besides the new Ford GT and GT350R Mustang, take the 2017 Ford F150 Raptor (goes on sale fall 2016) as example, it debuts the world’s first 10-speed automatic transmission.

As shown in the below drawing in the US Patent #8834310 granted to Ford, the Ford 10R transmission has 6 under drive ratios, 1 direct drive ratio and 3 overdrive ratios. The 10 speed gears are implemented using 4 planetary gear sets, which is the same as the ZF 8HP and GM 8L series (but with only 8 speeds); the gear sets are controlled by 6 shift elements (2 brakes + 4 clutches).

At each gear, 4 of the sh...

Make Way For the 2016 Ford Shelby GT350R

It is a big day for Ford today, as they debut three performance models with the most state-of-the-art technology.

Take the just-announced 2016 Ford Shelby GT350R Mustang as example, it has everything that the 2016 GT350 Mustang has (the 5.2L flatplane V8, the MagneRide electronically controlled dampers, Torsen LSD etc), with some significant high-tech upgrades.

2016 Ford Shelby GT350R Mustang highlights

– Carbon-fiber wheel, which is 13-lb less than the conventional aluminum wheel rim
– Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 high-performance tires
– Exhaust resonators is removed for weight reduction, also creates special exhaust notes
– Re...

2016 Ford GT Goes Turbo

Ford made the last unit of the GT super car back in 2006 and discontinued it since then. Today the new generation GT was finally announced and will be going in production starting 2016.

Ford applies some cool high-end technology in this flagship super car:

– 3.5L EcoBoost twin-turbo V6 engine, with output more than 600hp
– 7-speed automatic double-clutch transmission
– Car body made with advanced materials: carbon fiber passenger cell, aluminum front and rear subframes hosted in structural carbon fiber body panels

Enjoy the below official images and dig up more details in the following press release.

The 2015 Detroit auto show to be held in next month is going to be a historical event for the automobile history. Several cars to be debuted there will definitely be proven to be legends in the automobile history. To name a few: the long-waited second generation NSX; the successor of the glory Ford GT; the first Lexus high-performance mid-size sedan, M5/E63AMG fighter: GS-F.

Below is a brief preview of what we’ll see in two weeks.

2016 Acura NSX

25 years earlier when Acura debuted its first generation NSX, it was a milestone in the automobile industry. The 1st-gen NSX has many new stuffs and technologies that people had never seen before at that time...