Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute Probed for Sticky Throttles After Many Incidents Including Fatal Crash

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/ford-escape-and-mazda-tribute-probed.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766610062425353186" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CaVpwzgVvTQ/UAcdTIkOa-I/AAAAAAAIRe4/Ua9CPMMc_h8/s800/Ford-Escape-Mazda-Tribute-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">New reports of alleged sticky accelerator pedals are coming back to haunt Ford and Mazda as government safety regulators are investigating complaints from owners of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Ford%20Escape%20-%20Maverick">the Ford Escape</a> and Mazda Tribute SUVs with V6 engines from the 2001 to 2004 model years.</span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Tuesday that the probe affects an estimated 730,000 Escape and Tribute SUVs in the United States. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/ford-escape-and-mazda-tribute-probed.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Raccoons Develop a Taste for NBC Miami's Ford Transit Vans and Escape SUVs

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/raccoons-develop-taste-for-nbc-miami.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5743559776006010482" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7kinRfjKO2k/T7U5L4MPdnI/AAAAAAAHo20/pozuTKT_Vxk/s800/Untitled-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">As we humans continue to expand our habitats into the country and mountainsides, many animals become more desperate for space and food, with some of them finding comfort in our vehicles, as experienced by the crew over at <a href="http://www.nbcmiami.com/video/#%21/on-air/as-seen-on/Raccoons-Invade-NBC-6/151630605"><span style="font-style: italic;">NBC Miami</span></a>. </span> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/raccoons-develop-taste-for-nbc-miami.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Ford Announces Fuel Economy Ratings for New 2013 Escape, Returns up to 33mpg

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/ford-announces-fuel-economy-ratings-for.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5736064493112579666" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UspEGd9XMDI/T5qYQ_i01lI/AAAAAAAHfvA/a1qQXgfXgyA/s800/2013-Ford-Escape-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The official fuel economy numbers for the </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/11/all-new-2013-ford-escape-officially.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">redesigned 2013 Ford Escape</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> are in and the news is good for the Blue-Oval as all three of the available engines in the compact crossover achieve 30 mpg (7.8lt/100km) or better on the highway. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">In more detail, the Escape's entry-level 168hp 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine returns 31 mpg on the highway, which is a 3 mpg improvement over the previous model's standard engine, and 22 mpg in the city. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/ford-announces-fuel-economy-ratings-for.html#more">Read more »</a>

Ford Ford Escape - Maverick New Cars Reports Ford Announces Fuel Economy Ratings for New 2013 Escape, Returns up to 33mpg

The official fuel economy numbers for the redesigned 2013 Ford Escape are in and the news is good for the Blue-Oval as all three of the ava...

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Ford's Geneva Motor Show Presentations to Include Production Versions of Kuga and Fiesta ST

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/ford-geneva-motor-show-presentations-to.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714600508867289298" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H5_Z2dFn_8M/T05W4rRNINI/AAAAAAAG1WI/2bSA0rAi_Qo/s800/Ford-Fiesta-ST-Concept-7.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">With less than a week left for the grand opening of the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/carscoop-to-z-guide-to-2012-geneva.html">2012 edition of the Geneva Auto Salon</a>, we're continuing our reports on the vehicles that will make it to Switzerland with the Ford brand. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Today we can confirm that aside from the world premiere of the production <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Ford%20B-MAX">B-MAX small MPV</a> that we've already covered extensively, the Blue Oval will debut the European version of the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/11/all-new-2013-ford-escape-officially.html">2013 Escape</a> as the new generation of the Kuga SUV and the production version of last year's Fiesta ST Concept 3d. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/ford-geneva-motor-show-presentations-to.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Ford Plans to Triple Production of EcoBoost Engines in 2012

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/ford-plans-to-triple-production-of.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702003796765768226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E1DgwlwOZB8/TyGWPh4m-iI/AAAAAAAGjqY/3N6v_sJPyEw/s800/Ford-Escape-0.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Downsizing, direct injection and force induction are the way to go for internal combustion gasoline engines to meet the ever-tightening fuel and emissions standards. </span> <p></p><p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Ford"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Ford</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> has followed this recipe to the letter with its EcoBoost “family of engines and so far it has paid off nicely, recording 127,883 sales in 2011.</span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The best-selling </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Ford%20F-150"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">F-150</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> pickup truck is the perfect example. In 2010, all units sold in the U.S. were powered by V8 engines. Last year, more than half of F-150 buyers (56 percent, to be precise) downsized to a V6, choosing either the base 305HP 3.7-liter or the 365HP 3.5-liter EcoBoost.</span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/ford-plans-to-triple-production-of.html#more">Read more »</a>

Ford Ford Escape - Maverick Ford Fusion Ford Taurus Reports Ford Plans to Triple Production of EcoBoost Engines in 2012

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