2010 Ford F-150 Harley Davidson Edition shows off new 6.2L Boss V8

The 2010 Ford F-150 Harley Davidson Edition was revealed at the Chicago Auto Show last week. Instead of sporting the expected 5.4L V8, the Harley Edition had the all new 6.2L Boss V8 under the hood.

The new Boss is an important engine for Ford, who often get criticized for putting out underpowered V8's. The 5.4L replacement is especially important since Ford is committed to offering V8's in only the Mustang and it's large trucks.

The Boss makes a nice round 400 horsepower and 400 lbft of torque, and is only officially slated to appear in the SVT Raptor at the moment. We can imagine that this is a tell tale sign that the engine will indeed appear in other versions of the F150, and (cross your fingers), a version of the Mustang as well.

Hennessey ready to ramp up 2010 Ford Taurus SHO

With the 2010 Taurus SHO just revealed at the Chicago Auto Show, we already have proof that one major tuner is going to be developing some go fast parts for the car. A quick look at this page of Hennessey Performance Engineering's website confirms the company is going to provide an aftermarket for the rebirth of the SHO.

John Hennessey is a former owner of a first generation SHO, and he himself is impressed with the specs of the soon to be released car and is hoping that there will be a strong market for parts. At the onset, expect intake and exhaust mods, followed by a boost controller, turbo and intercooler upgrades and possibly some suspension tweaks.

Lead designer shares early sketches of the Mustang Shelby GT500

Keeping pace with the flurry of activity surrounding the debut of the 2010 Ford Mustang has left out some interesting details surrounding it's design and what might have been.

Lead Designer Rob Jensen keeps his very own blog at www.RobJensenDesign.com, and he recently sat down with the folks at www.idsketching.com for an interview. He revealed some nice details about the current Mustang's design process, and offered some good advice to those trying to get in the industry.

The best part is that he handed over some early sketches of the GT500 that shows the gestation that the new pony car went before they settled on the final design.