FORD OFFERS UNPRECEDENTED LOOK AT TEARDOWN OF F-150 ECOBOOST ENGINE TO PUBLIC AT 2011 NAIAS

* What: F-150 EcoBoost™ engine teardown. When: Jan. 15, 2011, 11 a.m. Where: North American International Auto Show, Cobo Hall, Detroit; Ford’s Powertrain display
* Teardown free and open to the public
* 2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost “hero” engine has racked up the equivalent of more than 160,000 miles and 10 years of rugged use
* The 3.5-liter EcoBoost truck engine produces a best-in-class 420 lb.-ft. of torque at 2,500 rpm and 365 horsepower at 5,000 rpm on regular unleaded fuel, enabling best-in-class conventional towing of 11,300 pounds

DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 27, 2010 – Ford powertrain engineers will tear down an engine that
has gone a distance equal to six times around the earth and three quarters of the way to the moon. Or put another way: the engine has the equivalent of 160,000 miles and 10 years of rugged use. Read more!

Mopar® Puts “Elephants” in the Room at Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show

Production Begins for New 426 All-aluminum HEMI® V8, Which is 100 Pounds Lighter and Smarter; First 2011 Challenger V-10 Drag Pak To Come Off the Line Early Next Year

December 8, 2010 , Auburn Hills, Mich. -
Mopar® is bringing truckloads of new product to the PRI show in Orlando-including the reincarnation of its famed “elephant motor” from the 1960s, an all-aluminum HEMI® Gen III Crate Engine. Production for the new motor begins this month.

“More than any other show, PRI attracts the Mopar brand’s core customers of racers, muscle-car owners and ultra-performance enthusiasts,” said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO, Mopar, Chrysler Group LLC’s service, parts and customer-care brand. “We will show this core group of enthusiasts what Mopar has under the hood.”

In addition to the new elephant motor, the 2011 Mopar Challenger V-10 Drag Pak, the first and only 500-plus cubic-inch V-10 drag-race package car on the planet, will headline the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show, Dec. 9 – 11 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. New Moparized rides and 10 new Mopar performance parts will also be on display. Read more!

New for 2012 Model Year:

* Revised 5.4L supercharged engine – different specifications/rating than 2008/2010 model
* Aluminum engine block
* Double keyed crankshaft snout
* Manley H-beam rods
* Improved low-drag racing brakes – Strange Engineering
* Improved rear suspension w/revised rear upper control arm and lower control arm mounts
* Revised and optimized spring rates front and rear
* New design black anodized Cobra Jet wheels – Weld Racing
* Goodyear tires – all new DR compound – Cobra Jet branded
* Brake pedal 2-step switch (micro)
* Optional colors – Race Red, Grabber Blue, and Winner White – no additional charge. Read more!