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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

If you own a C-MAX Energi, Fusion Energi or Focus Electric, Ford has made it possible for you to access information like your battery charge status, mileage and other data from your wristwatch. Plus, performing remote vehicle functions is included in the fun.

Apple Watch owners and those sporting the Moto 360 or other Android Wear smartwatches can download the MyFord Mobile App update to try the new functions. The app now offers smartwatch support…

Following a radical redesign last year, the F-150 returns with some important updates. Find out what improvements Ford has made to the new 2016 F-150, coming to the Dallas area this winter.

Debut of New “Limited” Trim
F-150 is tough, but its new Limited trim proves that it can be pretty suave, too. The 2016 Ford F-150 Limited represents the apex of luxury for the lineup, offering handsome Mojave leather upholstery, fiddlewood eucalyptus trim, a…

Engineers have been busy testing out the all-new Ford F-150 Raptor that’s scheduled to arrive in the 2017 model year (which technically means the fall of 2016). The newest edition of the truck will have a higher ground clearance, new transfer case and new mechanical-locking four-wheel-drive system!

Also noteworthy, standard 3.0-inch FOX Racing Shox with custom internal bypass technology will be introduced on the 2017 Raptor, providing superb shock absorption by expertly damping…