With the Chicago Auto Show being held this week, here are the most important debuts:
2008 GMC Denali XT Picture Gallery
2009 Seat Bolero Picture Gallery
2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse Picture Gallery
2009 Ford Focus Coupe-Cabriolet Picture Gallery
2009 Ford Edge Sport Picture Gallery
2009 GMC Sierra Hybrid Picture Gallery
2009 Chevrolet Traverse Picture Gallery
2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Picture Gallery
2009 Acura RL Picture Gallery
2008 Volkswagen Routan Picture Gallery
2009 Suzuki Equator Picture Gallery
2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring Picture Gallery
2009 Mercedes SL63 and SL65 AMG Picture Gallery

Ford launched a new factory-customized model – the 2009 Edge Sport. The Sport version joins the SE, SEL and Limited models in the range – and makes the Ford Edge the first vehicle in its segment to offer a customized model.
The 2009 Edge Sport is offered with 22-inch polished aluminum wheels or the standard 20-inch premium painted wheels with branded center hubs.
The eight-piece Edge Sport body kit includes a unique front air dam, side skirts, lower door caps and a rear skirt, all finished in body color, instead of the dark lower on other Edge models. The front air dam features integrated fog lamps and a lower grille insert. These elements combine with the unique wheels and tires to provide a sporty personality.
Press release after the jump.
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The Ford Edge by H&R combines sport utility capability with the driving dynamics of a sports car. The energy of the new Edge makes getting to where you’re going so much fun the long way is the short way.
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So says J. D. Powers & Associates, based on their most recent, just-released survey of new car owners’ satisfaction with their vehicles. The
Ford Mustang,
Cadillac Escalade EXT and GMC Sierra also topped their segments in the Powers survey, which is technically the “Automotive Performance, Execution, and Layout Study.”
But, as in years past, the largest number of winners were not domestic. Topping the list is
Honda, with
BMW, Porsche, and
Mercedes-Benz also topping the survey. Perhaps
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Bold American design distinguishes the 2007 Ford Edge in the red-hot crossover utility vehicle market – along with a dynamic driving character and innovative features.
Equipped with an all-new 265-horsepower 3.5-liter V-6 engine and 6-speed automatic transmission, Edge delivers performance, quietness and fuel efficiency. Edge SEL AWD is quicker from 0 to 60 mph than the
BMW X5 3.0si, based on internal Ford testing.
During development, engineers leveraged Ford Motor Company’s global (...
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Ford Motor Company will showcase the world’s first drivable fuel cell hybrid electric plug-in vehicle at the Kansas City Assembly Plant during a visit by U.S. President George W. Bush.
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Ford says U.S. dealers waiting for their first crossover Edge sport utility vehicles will get them next week. Lincoln
Mercury dealers waiting for the counterpart luxury MKX crossovers will have to wait longer, the Detroit news reports.
The automaker has had quality problems with rear-axel ball bearings that prompted a last-minute redesign of that component the newspaper said.
The vehicles that already had rolled off the assembly line in Oakville, Ontario, had to go back to have the rear (...
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The 2007 Ford Edge and
Lincoln MKX crossovers have earned Top Safety Pick ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the first of a line of Ford Motor Company vehicles to benefit from the company’s strategy to accelerate the rollout of its exclusive roll stability control system and advanced crash protection systems.
To earn a Top Safety Pick, vehicles must earn good ratings in IIHS’ high-speed front and side crash tests, and in evaluations of seats and head (...
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FORD UNVEILS WORLD’S FIRST DRIVABLE FUEL CELL HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITH PLUG-IN CAPABILITY
The Ford Edge with HySeries Drive is the world’s first drivable fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle with plug-in capability. Ford’s flexible powertrain architecture enables the use of new fuel and propulsion technologies as they develop without redesigning the vehicle and its control systems. The HySeries Drive technology is able to operate using a fuel (...)
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Ford is playing to win in the crossover segment, and the prize is dominance in a market projected to top 3 million sales by 2010. Competition is fierce, with Ford and its rivals displaying an array of crossover products at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).
Ford’s most recent crossovers, the Edge and the
Lincoln MKX are being prominently displayed in Detroit and have arrived to predominantly good reviews and customer response. The new crossovers join Ford’s (...
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