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Front view of the 2017 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R

Has the 2017 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang Won Any Awards?

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2017 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang Wins 2017 KBB Award

When you’re the world’s best-selling sports coupe, you’re bound to win some awards. And that’s exactly what the 2017 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang has done by earning the 2017 Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value Award for a High-Performance Car. The award is given to new models based on their projected retained value through the initial five-year period of ownership. So how did the 2017 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang earn the award? Let’s take a closer look and find out. Read the rest of this entry >>

2017 Super Duty Truck in a commercial site

How Safe is the 2017 Ford F-250 Crew Cab 4×2 Super Duty?

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2017 Ford Super Duty Earns 5-Star Overall Government Crash Rating

You can add another achievement to the long list of things the 2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty Crew Cab 4×2 does better than anything else. Not only is the all-new F-250 Super Duty Crew Cab 4×2 the toughest, smartest and most capable Super Duty ever, it’s now also the safest. That’s thanks to it earning a five-star overall safety score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s New Car Assessment Program, making the 2017 F-Series Super Duty the only heavy-duty pickup truck to ever earn the NHTSA’s highest safety rating. How did the new Super Duty achieve such an incredible accomplishment? Let’s take a closer look and find out. Read the rest of this entry >>

Front-quarter view of the 2017 Ford F-150 Gray

2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Wins 2017 FOUR WHEELER Pickup Truck of the Year

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Has the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Won Any Awards?

The results are in, and the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor has been named the 2017 FOUR WHEELER Pickup Truck of the Year. Judging took place over a week, as judges with the opinion-leading off-road enthusiast publication conducted a variety of tests on a total of seven trucks spanning more than 1,000 miles of terrain including pavement, gravel, dirt, sand, rocks, mud and snow. The trucks weren’t just tested in tough conditions, either. They were also taken out on the track where the new F-150 Raptor scored best-in-field zero to 60 miles per hour and quarter-mile times. So how did the 2017 F-150 Raptor earn the award? Let’s take a closer look and find out. Read the rest of this entry >>

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Jeep, Ram, and Dodge Awards at the Texas Truck Rodeo 2015

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Every year, dozens of the top trucks and SUVs from around North America gather to be evaluated at the Texas Truck Rodeo organized by the Texas Auto Writers Association. Awards offered at the prestigious event mean that a truck or SUV has gone up against the toughest competition and walked away victorious. This year the FCA US brand (which included the Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles available here at Akins), raked in the awards, securing eight of 24 honors and beating out other manufactures in sheer number of excellent vehicles that went home with new titles. Keep reading for the Jeep, Ram, and Dodge Awards received at the Texas Truck Rodeo 2015. Read the rest of this entry >>

2016 RAM 1500 Gray parked in an open field

What is Mopar bringing to SEMA 2015?

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The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in early November is the premier place to check out custom truck and SUV accessories that don’t yet exist anywhere else. We’ve already had a post about the SUVs that Ford is bringing to SEMA, but Mopar, the service, parts, and customer-care branch for Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles has been a little more secretive. We don’t know much, but what we do we have for you in this post. Read the rest of this entry >>