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Updated Ford F-150 is the 2018 Motor Trend “Truck of the Year”

 

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The launch of the current generation F-150 inspired the industry when it was launched in 2015, yet for some reason, that year’s “Truck of the Year” title went to one of its competitors. Now that word is out that the 2018 Ford F-150 has won the award this year, we’re finally learning just what took so long—and why this truck fit the bill: none of the competition comes close.

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MotorWeek Takes Tempestuous 2016 Ford Focus RS for a Test Run

If you're considering the hot hatch class for your next daily driver, we here at Colonial Ford think there's a good chance you'll meet your match in the American automaker's latest, the all-new 2016 Ford Focus RS.

Also holding this hatchback in extremely high esteem are the automotive mavens at MotorWeek. Check the clip below to learn what they like best:

Lurking just beneath this bad boy's bonnet is the star of the show: a turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine. Teaming with a six-speed manual transmission and a standard all-wheel-drive platform, this four-banger generates ...

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2017 Ford Explorer Gets in Good Graces of Autotrader Team

Searching for a full-size SUV for you and yours? Well, if so, please allow your pals at Colonial Ford an opportunity to introduce you to ours, the 2017 Ford Explorer.

Will it be a match made in heaven between you two? Check the clip below -- a video review of the latest Explorer from the industry experts at Autotrader -- to make that determination:

Sure to catch the eye of performance enthusiasts everywhere, the Explorer's top-of-the-line engine option -- a turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 -- is quite honestly in a league of its own.

Offered exclusively with the Sport and Platinum trims, this…

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New Factory-Installed Strobe LED Warning Light Kit Available to Commercial Truck Customers

When you run a fleet of work trucks for a utility, construction, municipal, or landscaping crew, safety during roadside jobs is a huge priority. Reducing the risk to team members from passing motorists has much to do with visibility -- warning signs, traffic cones, and flares can all be used to alert motorists to slow down when workers are in the area.

Many crews also use strobe warning lights mounted to the work trucks themselves.

"Ford designed the first-ever factory-installed LED warning light kit based on fleet customer input," says Ford commercial accessory business development

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Four Ford Vehicles Earn KBB.com's "Cost to Own" Award

Yesterday, Kelley Blue Book's KBB.com names the winners of its "5-Year Cost to Own" awards, and we were proud to learn that Ford vehicles were awarded not one, but four times. The awards recognize the models in each category that carry the lowest cost of ownership after the initial purchase. Factors considered include depreciation, expected fuel costs, finance and insurance fees, maintenance...

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