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Ford's Better World Project Seeks to Share Global, Accessible Mobility

 

Ford recently kicked off a new pilot program looking to bring healthcare, education, and resources to people in rural areas who might otherwise not have access to them. This includes things as simple as water, and as complicated as knowledge of vehicle repair.

While Project Better World touches on many individual projects dedicated to improving community life, education, and driving safety across the country and across the globe, this new pilot has a much bigger…

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The Ford F-150 Dominates the Competition in IIHS Safety Testing

 

A lot of truck brands boast about the strength, durability, ruggedness, and capability of their vehicles--as they should. Pickup trucks in Grapevine, Fort Worth, Arlington, Irving, and Lewisville today are bigger than ever, able to tow and haul incredible loads that trucks even ten years ago wouldn't be able to dream of.

But is your pickup truck strong and steady where it counts?

The 2016 Ford F-150 is.

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In recent testing by the Insurance…

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New Ford Mustang & F-150 Raptor LEGO Sets Are on Sale

Lifelong LEGO fans and kids who love toy cars are going to go bonkers for these new LEGO Speed Champions sets, which feature the Mustang GT and F-150 Raptor. Children as young as 7 can get their hands on two of the nation’s leading vehicle models - in safe and kid-friendly LEGO formation of course. LEGO collectors will also be pleased with the new sets too, which reviews are calling easy to assemble and sturdy when built.

The two new LEGO Speed Champions sets include a 164-piece Ford Mustang GT kit and 664-piece F-150 Raptor kit. The Mustang edition comes…

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See How Ford Tests Cars for Endurance Over Potholes

Coming down the road on Ford’s all-new 2017 Fusion V6 Sport is a new technology called Continuous Control Damping with Pothole Mitigation. The new technology is going to aid drivers in keeping their cars’ suspensions safe from damage when driving over potholes and other hazardous faults in the road. Continuous Control Damping with Pothole Mitigation can detect when a tire has fallen into a pothole and signals the suspension to adjust to the conditions…

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Insane Ford Super Duty Stunt You Have to See

Check out the enclosed video to see a never-before-attempted stunt that proves the Super Duty is truly Built Ford Tough! No other auto manufacturer has done this sort of wild test to see just how well a truck frame can perform when under immense stress. To conduct the test, Ford enlisted the help of John Brenkus, host and creator of the hit ESPN show “Sport Science.”

So what was the stunt?

Eight pickup trucks were…

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Agent Dana Scully Drives Explorer Platinum on X-Files

Well, how about that? If you’ve started watching “The X-Files” mini-series on FOX like we have, you may have noticed that Gillian Anderson’s character, FBI Agent Dana Scully, is driving an all-new Ford Explorer Platinum. Squee!

The Platinum is a new edition to the Ford Explorer lineup for 2016. It’s now the top-tier trim level above the base, XLT, Limited and Sport, so it comes with all the in-demand features you or Scully could want.

“The X-Files” mini-series will also feature an Escape and Mustang, as well as a black Taurus. If you remember older episodes of…

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FordPass Aims to Strengthen Mobility Services for Consumers

Ford is teaming up with other big name companies to offer consumers cool services and merchandise through a new program called FordPass. And it doesn’t even matter if you own a Ford car or not, the service is free by registering online. Set to launch in April, FordPass is part of Ford’s ongoing efforts that are geared toward transforming it into an auto and mobility company. Check out some of the awesome amenities…

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Want to See Your Name on a Billboard in Times Square?

It’s easier than you think to get your name and your own one-of-a-kind work of art up on billboards at popular locations in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Miami/Ft. Lauderdale. All you have to do is go to FordByDesign.com, create your billboard art using the website tools and submit your creation.

Then, there's a chance it will be posted on a huge billboard in…

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This Crazy Corn Maze Pays Tribute to the F-150

This is probably the coolest corn maze we’ve ever seen and we’re sure you’ll agree. Now that autumn’s come around, fall festivities are in store and for those in northwest Ohio, Leaders Farms offers a very unique F-150 corn maze.

The owners of the farm, wife and husband Kristin and Brad Leaders, happen to own Fords - an Explorer and F-150, respectively - and Kristin actually learned how to drive with a Ford…

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Grapevine Ford & NASCAR Driver Joey Gase Honor Organ Donors

Following his mother’s sudden death four years ago, NASCAR driver Joey Gase was called upon to consent to donating her organs and tissues, which ultimately touched the lives of 66 people in need of transplants. Since then, Gase has become as passionate about organ donation as he is about racing.

For the AAA Sprint Cup Series, Gase raced the ZAK Products and Donate Life Texas #32 car for Go Green Racing. In a special appearance on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, at Grapevine Ford, Gase unveiled the Ford car which proudly carried the name and photograph of a registered cornea…

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