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 |  May 12, 1:58 PM

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Each week, we recap the most popular videos from AutoGuide‘s YouTube channel just in case all seven days passed you by and you missed out. This week, AutoGuide travelled out to Texas to check out and review the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado.

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 |  May 07, 10:32 AM

Ford Unveils New Brand Direction For Lincoln

There comes a time when apologizing isn’t enough, and for Ford that time is now.

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 |  Apr 11, 5:05 PM

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Starting with the 2014 model year, the Ford Fusion mid-size sedan will come with six powertrain options now that a 1.5-liter EcoBoost engine is being added.

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 |  Mar 22, 5:01 PM

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Ford is rolling four key vehicle segments – subcompact, compact, small utility vehicles, and midsize sedans – into one, naming it the super segment.

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 |  Mar 08, 1:05 PM

“Ask AutoGuide!” is our newest feature. It debuted last week to copious fanfare and considerable tweeting. Its premiere was the internet equivalent of a ticker-tape parade but without the high-school ribbon dancers and mess of confetti.

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How Technology Makes You a Better Driver, and a Safer Driver Too

Driving a Ford Explorer Sideways has Never Been So Educational

 |  Mar 07, 1:45 PM

“First thing I do when I get in my car is turn off the stability control and traction control”.

Many of us have heard someone, at some point, utter this. Or maybe we ourselves are the guilty party. When asked why it was turned it off, the typical response is along the lines of “’cause I’m a real driver,” or, “it gets in the way of driving”.

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 |  Feb 25, 6:15 PM

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an investigation on February 21 that affects almost 725,000 vehicles from Ford and Mercury.

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 |  Feb 16, 10:01 AM

Rule changes for the 2013 NASCAR season have allowed automakers to make their race cars more closely resemble their factory production counterparts as we’ve seen with the new Ford NASCAR Fusion.

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 |  Feb 05, 7:32 PM

By spring, Ford will have more than 900 dealers certified to sell its plug-in vehicles, or about a third of the American automaker’s dealers.

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 |  Jan 17, 12:45 PM

The Ford Fusion Energi is the plug-in hybrid variant of the brand’s newest midsize sedan and the EPA has just announced a total range of 620 miles, and an all-electric range of 21 miles.

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 |  Dec 14, 4:02 PM

Unintended acceleration is an ugly phrase to throw around in the automotive world after the scandal that involved Toyota in 2009 and 2010.

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 |  Dec 06, 3:23 PM

Two of Ford’s new fuel-sippers, as they’re touted, failed to meet the automaker’s claimed mpg ratings during Consumer Reports’ tests.

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 |  Nov 29, 1:06 PM

The 2013 Ford Fusion was just named the “Green Car of the Year” today at the 2012 L.A. Auto Show. 

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 |  Nov 20, 11:32 AM

Ford is looking to hit all markets strong with its new midsize Fusion sedan, launching a new advertising campaign targeting the Africa American community.

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 |  Nov 08, 10:44 AM

The 2013 version of Ford’s midsize sedan, the Fusion, has just earned a top safety pick designation from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety. 

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 |  Nov 02, 2:30 PM

The all-new Ford Fusion is the American automaker’s newest competitor in the midsize sedan market, and Ford will be kicking off its marketing campaign for the car with three new television commercials.

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 |  Oct 31, 12:55 PM

The all-new Ford Fusion proves that sedans don’t have to be boring, and the American automaker took it up a notch with four custom Fusions at the 2012 SEMA Show.

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 |  Oct 10, 9:36 PM

As the 2012 SEMA Show nears, automakers are now releasing what we can expect at this year’s aftermarket expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year, Ford will be showing off its new Fusion with four customized vehicles built by tuners all across America.

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 |  Oct 02, 6:29 PM

Ford is now letting its customers choose between an all-wheel drive Fusion Titanium with a 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine or a Fusion Hybrid Titanium model for the same price.

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 |  Sep 24, 9:37 AM

When the 2013 Ford Fusion was first introduced, the American automaker stressed that it’d focus on quality first and sales records second. But Ford’s not fooling anyone into believing that it doesn’t have its sights set on toppling the elusive Toyota Camry for the top sales position.

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 |  Sep 14, 5:01 PM

To show off the real world fuel economy of the new 1.6-liter EcoBoost powered Fusion, Ford took four NASCAR drivers and pitted them against each other in a MPG challenge,  with Trevor Bayne coming out on top. 

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 |  Sep 09, 12:01 PM

To promote its new 2013 Ford Fusion EcoBoost model, the American automaker grabbed its NASCAR team drivers and pitted them against one another in a MPG challenge.

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 |  Aug 30, 12:28 PM

Last week the EPA released fuel economy numbers for the Ford Fusion Hybrid, and today the rest of the standard gasoline lineup for the Fusion has been rated, getting up to a 37 mpg highway rating. 

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 |  Aug 23, 8:31 PM

Did the Toyota Prius finally get its first real competitor? The 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid has an EPA estimated at 47-mpg city and highway, and will start with a base price of just $27,200.

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