Chicago: SVT celebrates 20 years with the Mustang that started it all

Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Coupe, Performance, Ford

Ford debuted the 2013 Shelby GT500 Convertible earlier today at the Chicago Auto Show, but it wasn’t the only Mustang vying for our attention on the show floor. In fact, we had a hard time keeping our eyes off this Vibrant Red beauty.
The pony car in question? A [...]

Report: GM marketing chief thinks there are only two truck companies: Chevy and Ford

Filed under: Truck, Chevrolet, Ford, GM, Ram

The Super Bowl ad for the Chevrolet Silverado shows that the rivalry between Chevrolet and Ford still rages strong. But is there room for another brand or two to mix it up in the battle for pickup supremacy? Not according to General Motors marketing chief Joel Ewanick.
Fox News reports [...]

Chicago: 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Convertible is your toupee’s worst nightmare

Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Convertible, Performance, Ford

Slather on an extra glob of Gorilla Glue adhesive, as the 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Convertible is going to seriously strain hairpieces. Like its GT500 Coupe sibling, introduced late last year at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the drop-top is fitted with a supercharged 5.8-liter V8 making [...]

Official: 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Convertible kicks out 650 hp, limits top speed

Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Convertible, Performance, Ford

Twenty years ago, Ford debuted the 1993 SVT Mustang Cobra at the Chicago Auto Show and introduced the world to its high-performance skunkworks department, known as SVT or Special Vehicle Team.
Today, Ford celebrates SVT’s platinum anniversary the only way it knows how: with another Mustang variant. And as [...]

Official: Ford’s SVT celebrates 20 years of Blue Oval performance

Filed under: Performance, Ford

Today marks twenty years since Ford first announced its Special Vehicle Team, most famously known as SVT. With performance mastermind John Colleti at the helm, SVT produced some legendary cars during its first 10 years, beginning with the 1993 SVT Cobra (and its even more hardcore sibling the SVT Cobra R) as [...]