2011 Mustang is H O T HOT!

2011 Ford Mustang GT – Click above for high-res image gallery

This comes as no surprise to those of us at your favorite Ford Dealer Leonardtown Ford because we know how sweet the new 2011 Ford Mustang is. We have read all the specs and drooled over the pictures like a bunch of 2 year olds waiting for some candy. We are super stoked that the 2011 Mustangs will be hitting this Maryland Ford Dealers lot in May and can't wait to take a spin.

2009 was not a banner sales year for the Ford Mustang. Despite a complete makeover for the 2010 model year, sales of the usually successful pony car topped off at 66,623, an all time low. The Mustang still managed to beat out the Camaro in total sales for the year, but Ford sold fewer Mustangs for each month that the Camaro was actually on showroom floors.

Enter the 2011 Mustang. Apparently, a 305-horsepower V6 that gets 30 mpg and a 5.0-liter V8 putting out 412 horsepower does wonders for sales. Ford is reporting that three times more 2011 Mustangs have been ordered than 2010 models at this same time last year. In total, 11,000 Mustangs have been ordered since January.

Customers have been particularly taken with the V6 model, which makes up half of all the orders, and the California Special has also fared better than expected, tripling Ford's initial sales projections. Ford says that 41-percent of 2011 Mustang orders have been for the GT model, who will surely enjoy rollin'... in their five-point-ohs, and the remaining nine percent have been for GT500s. Hit the jump for the full press release from Ford.

SOURCE [AutoBlog]

Ford Focus: Next-generation Ford Focus RS

So there are rumors out there that indicate that the hot Ford Focus RS may come to the United States. Available for years in Europe, this little hot rod is a wolf in sheeps clothing. Focus RS goes from 0-62 mph in just 5.9 seconds accomplished by the 305hp powerplant under the hood.

Now we know for now this is just a tease as the rumors may never become reality, but it is nice to dream.

Click here for in depth review of the 2010 Ford Focus RS

Hold onto your hat!

This is one of the "hold on to you hat" ride!
Where we can now order the 2011 Mustang, we thought you might enjoy a look at the First Ride. Motor Trend compares the new 3.7L V6 to the V6 in the Camaro and Challenger.



And now onto the real story! The 5.0L IS BACK!! And boy are we excited. Check this out.



Want more information, Leonardtown Ford is on Three Notch Rd in Leonardtown MD, or call us at 301-475-3111.
Hurry - if you order it today you will have your own 2011 Mustang just in time for summer!

Its new and its cute. 2011 Ford Fiesta

Well, we thought that we would dig up some video for you of the much talked about 2011 Ford Fiesta. We, at Leonardtown Ford, have just started ordering them and expect to see the first ones arrive Late May/Early June.



Contact us at 301.475.3111 for more information.

2011 Ford Edge gets three engine choices, more ambitious Sport model

As dutiful American consumers, we've been taught to believe that choice is good. To that end, the splintering of the automotive market into different niches (four-door coupes, small panel vans, high-riding hatchbacks, etc.) is a positive development for buyers. But while the range of total models from automakers has been increasing, individual variation within a given model range has seemingly been reigned in, from a drastic reduction in build combinations of light-duty pickups to the availability of engines and ala carte options in everyday vehicles. Standing in direct contrast to this trend, however, is the 2011 Ford Edge crossover.

Whereas the first-generation Edge has lived since 2006 with a 3.5-liter V6 as its sole drivetrain, the 2011 model will offer no fewer than three powertrain choices. For 2011, the 3.5-liter engine will live on as the Edge line's bread-and-butter, but it is being joined by Ford's first production application of a new EcoBoost 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo, as well as the larger 3.7-liter V6 for the popular Edge Sport. In the case of the 3.5-liter, it produces 285 horsepower and 253 pound-feet of torque, while the Sport's larger 3.7 Ti-VCT V6 delivers 305 ponies and 280 torques on 87 octane. Ford is not yet releasing power and economy numbers on the EcoBoost engine, but it promises "class-leading" fuel efficiency, noting that the new powertrain should eclipse the original 2006 Edge by some 30 percent.

Follow the jump to find out what else has changed for the Edge, as well as Ford's official press release.

Source: Autoblog.com

2011 Ford Shelby GT500 finally gets aluminum engine, loses 120 pounds

You know that the Leonardtown Ford blog team trys hard to keep you up to date on the latest Ford news.  For you Mustang loyalists, here is a great bit of news...

Ever since Ford introduced the modern Shelby GT500 four years ago, almost no one has complained about the prodigious power levels produced by its supercharged 5.4-liter V8. With as much as 540 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque in the 2010 model, there was no shortage of grunt. No, the issue was an excess of mass.

Before the contemporary GT500 was born, Ford had a blown aluminum block 5.4-liter V8 in the short lived GT supercar. However, when the engineers at Ford's Special Vehicle Team developed the GT500, they opted to mount the GT's cylinder heads on the cast iron block used in the big F-Series pickup trucks. After debuting a visual refresh for the Mustang a year ago, Ford has spent the last two months announcing fresh new powertrains for the base and GT models. That process has now come full circle with SVT rolling out a heart transplant for the Shelby GT500. The 2011 model finally has the aluminum powerplant we all wanted when it debuted, and the effect is absolutely en-lightening.

Read on to find out more.

2011 Ford Shelby GT500 finally gets aluminum engine, loses 120 pounds — Autoblog

Fun Ford Facts!

I thought today with the impending snow storm it would be fun to share some fun Ford facts.

Which revered auto racing champion was tasked with test-driving the model year 1996 Taurus?

Jackie Stewart.  As a three-time Formula One champion, Stewart's feedback to Ford on the 1996 Taurus, the controversial oval-themed redesign of the type, provided valuable information to the designers.  Taurus would underfo one more major redesign for model year 2000, in which many of those oval elements were softened.  The model year 2005 Taurus was the last sold to the general public in the United States.  Ford replaced the sedan variant with the Five Hundered and the Fusion, and the station wagon variant with the Freestyle.

Check back tomorrow for another fact!
Source:  Funtrivia