2011 Electric car Ford Focus - Specifications, Features and Prices

2011 Electric car Ford Focus

Ford had announced that their first ever electric car, which is an electric version of its Ford Focus sedan will go on sale in North America by the end of this year. This new Ford Focus electric will go on sale in Europe by the next year.

It should be noted that Ford entered this field by selling an electric version of the Transit Connect van last year. Currently, there is not a tough competition existing for Ford and their new elctric version of Focus, but in the near future itself, they have to face it all since the other competitors are planning to introduce electrics soon into the US market.

This new electric version of Ford Focus sedan is expected to go upto 100 miles on a single electric charge itself. Ford said Focus can be fully charged in three to four hours using a 240-volt outlet, which is only half the time taken by it's competitor, Nissan Leaf. They also claimed its fuel efficiency numbers is very much competitive with that of Leaf.

It's hearing that Focus will have a unique, Microsoft-designed powering feature that will charge the vehicle during off-peak hours, when utility rates are cheapest, to save on electric bills. It also has a touchscreen with information such as the amount of charge left, the distance to the next charging station and the amount of gasoline saved.

The price at which this new electric version of Ford Focus sedan gets available in the US market is not yet revealed by the officials, but they have clearly stated one fact that they are planning to introduce four other electric vehicles in North America and Europe over the next two years.

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2012 Ford Endeavour in India - Specifications, Features and Prices

2012 Ford Endeavour

Ford is all set to launch the new generation model of our Endeavour, which will be termed as 2012 Ford Endeavour. 2012 New Endeavour from Ford is a SUV that comes under the D+ segment of the ever growing Indian automobile field.

This new 7 seater vehicle, with a 5 (Automatic as well as Manual) Gear transmission has some advantages related with it like very spacious, imposing road presence, solid built quality etc and the major disadvantage is that this new SUV appears to be very big for Indian roads.

This new 2012 Ford Endeavour features a 2953cc, TDCi with VGT, DOHC Diesel engine that will provide a maximum power of about 154 Bhp @ 3200 rpm and also a maximum torque of about 380 Nm @ 2500 rpm. The suspensions used in this new SUV are Independent double wishbone, Leaf springs.

Some of the notable features that are to be included with this new 2012 Ford Endeavour is that of New Head Lamps and Tail Lamps, New Front Fog Lights, New Front & Rear Bumper, New Front Grille, Nw Alloy Wheels, New design for dashboard and centre console and will get all new interiors in black/dark grey theme.

It is expected that 2012 New Ford Endeavour will be launched in 2012 in Indian market and it is expected to be priced around 20 lakhs for the top end variant.

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Ford announces dual clutch PowerShift gearbox

Ford Motor Company announced today it will introduce an advanced dual-clutch PowerShift six-speed transmission in North America in 2010 for the small-car segment.

The new gearbox will deliver the fuel efficiency of a manual gearbox with the convenience and ease of a premium automatic transmission,making it a key enabling technology as Ford targets best-in-class or among-the-best fuel economy with every new vehicle it introduces in North America.

Overall, Six-speed transmissions already have helped vehicles such as the 2010 Ford Fusion achieve best-in-class fuel economy, while at the same time allowing the Ford Flex and Ford Escape to achieve unsurpassed fuel economy in their respective segments.
Ford is leveraging six-speed transmissions, advanced internal combustion engines such as EcoBoost, hybrids, full electric vehicles, vehicle weight reduction and electric power-assisted steering to improve fuel economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions fleet-wide by 30 percent by the year 2020.

Compared to traditional automatic four-speed transmissions, PowerShift can help reduce fuel consumption by up to 9 percent depending on the application.

PowerShift provides the full comfort of an automatic with a more sophisticated driving dynamic, thanks to uninterrupted torque from the dual-clutch technology, which consists essentially of two manual transmissions working in parallel, each with its own independent clutch unit. One clutch carries the uneven gears – 1, 3 and 5 – while the other the even gears – 2, 4 and 6. Subsequent gear changes are coordinated between both clutches as they engage and disengage for a seamless delivery of torque to the wheels.PowerShift, unlike conventional automatic transmissions, does not need the heavier torque converter or planetary gears. In addition, the dry-clutch derivative eliminates the need for the weighty pumps, hydraulic fluids, cooling lines and external coolers that wet clutch transmissions require. As a result, the dry-clutch PowerShift transmission can weigh nearly 30 pounds less than, for example, the four-speed automatic transmission featured on today's Ford Focus.

Differentiating PowerShift even further in terms of its customer appeal is its shift quality, launch feel and overall drive dynamic, which are all facilitated by an expert blend of Ford-exclusive electro-mechanical systems, software features, calibrations and controls. These unique driving features include:

• Neutral coast down – The clutches will disengage when the brakes are applied, improving coasting downshifts and clutch robustness as well as reducing parasitic losses for increased fuel economy.

• Precise clutch control in the form of a clutch slip to provide torsional damping of the engine vibration – This function improves noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) at low engine speeds and enables lower lugging limits for improved fuel economy.

• Low-speed driving or creep mode with integrated brake pressure – This function simulates the low-speed control drivers are accustomed to from an automatic transmission. The amount of rolling torque in Drive and Reverse is precisely controlled, gradually building as brake pressure is released.

• Hill mode or launch assist – Prevents a vehicle from rolling back on a grade by maintaining brake pressure until the engine delivers enough torque to move the vehicle up the hill, providing improved driver confidence, comfort, safety and clutch robustness.

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Ford will release new supercar 2010 - Ford Shelby GT500

Supercar Ford GT500 is mechanically an evolution of the previous model.Ford used the current-gen Bullitt model as the starting point for the 2010 Mustang GT, the lessons learned from developing the limited edition GT500 KR fed directly into the latest Shelby-badged variant. Output of the supercharged 5.4L V8 has now been cranked up to 540 hp and 510 lb-ft of torque, and the handling is claimed to be better than before.

Compare with the old GT500, this new supercar model gets more aggressive styling, particularly in the nose, and reprises many of the same detail elements. The horizontally mirrored trapezoidal shape of the grille in the upper and lower front fascia is meant to echo the oval shape of the Shelby Cobras of the '60s. The upper grille is tilted forward at a steeper angle than the GT and the grille surround is separated entirely from the hood. The hood of the GT500 still has a functional air extractor allowing some of the massive heat generated by the blown V8 to escape.

The engine for this supercar is still a twin cam 5.4L V8 with a supercharger. The updates bump output from from 500 hp at 6,000 rpm to 540 hp at 6,200 rpm. Twisting force also goes from 480 lb-ft at 4,500 rpm to 510 lb-ft at the same peak speed. The iron block from the F-150 was used with the top end of the GT engine, which pushed the car's weight up over 3,900 lbs.

The top two ratios in the new GT500's gearbox have been made numerically lower. The clutch plates for supercar GT500 have been increased in diameter from 215 mm to 250 mm. All that torque flows from the Tremec 6-speed gearbox through a limited slip differential with a 3.55:1 final drive ratio. The 2010 GT500 gets 17% stiffer springs at the front axle and 7% stiffer at the rear axle.