The Mobile Stripper Pole Is The One Accessory That Makes An Escalade…

With the RNC Convention just ending in Tampa, America's eyes have been opened to the aching beauty of a city lousy with strip clubs — but what about those of us stuck in cultural backwaters with hardly any strip-based institutions at all? Happily, there's an answer. Now any vehicle with a suitable tow hitch can become…

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Strung-Out America Demands More Big SUVs, Ford Happy To Resupply

Ford announced yesterday that Dearborn intends to boost SUV production to support surging demand. Convince them to downsize? Nah, just feed their addiction to landbarges they don't need. Thank you, short-sighted American consumers, for your hard-earned monies. [Motor Trend]

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Lincoln Navigator: A Dinosaur on Murder Mile

Few cars are as close in proportion to actual dinosaurs as the Lincoln Navigator, a relic of a bygone era of dirt-cheap gasoline and the insatiable appetite for infinite cupholders. We found this one on London's "Murder Mile."

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Lincoln Navigator Gets Sync Option, Ford Focus Not Included

2008-Lincoln-Navigator-Sync.jpgFor all those fans of the Microsoft Sync system not willing to strap into a Ford Focus to get it, rejoice and be glad, for now you can get it dealer installed in your new Lincoln Navigator. The announcement came today from the glass house that the luxo-barge will get the hand free all-in-one communication and…

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Ford Extending E85 Corn Goodness To E-Series, Navigator and Expedition

fordeseriesvan.jpgMore exciting action from the D.C Auto Show as Ford snuck some E85 news into the 2009 Ford Escape press release. The company's E-Series vans, Navigator and Expedition will be able to run on E85 fuel this year, which is good news for the small percentage of the people reading this that have access to the approximately…

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Rapper Common to Sell Out For 2008 Lincoln Navigator

2008lincolnnav.jpgCommon is the latest in a long line of rising or falling (ahem Flex) hip-hop stars to endorse an SUV, in this case the 2008 Lincoln Navigator. There's generally nothing wrong with a rapper, even a conscious rapper, marketing an SUV. Mos Def once marketed a Denali and, you know what, the world didn't end. But there's…

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Ad Watch: Dwyane Wade's Dream Is To Give Away A Lincoln Navigator?

I'm really not sure why Ford keeps needing to attach celebrities to its ad campaigns — like this new commercial starring NBA superstar Dwyane Wade by the folks at Young & Rubicam of the especially blingtastic 2007 Lincoln Navigator — complimenting the already celeb-heavy "Bold Moves" campaign and of course Toby Keith's …

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Lincoln Wants A Jalopnik Editor To Dream A Little Dream Of Them

Lincoln-Dreams-Event.JPGI'm down in Dearborn today for an interesting little marketing event sponsored by the folks at FoMoCo for the Lincoln brand. It's an extension of their "Dreams" campaign — an attempt to link the Lincoln brand to one of three luxe segments Lincoln believes corresponds most closely with it's brand image. The segments…

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Will the Oval Survive? Ford's Crucial Next Launches

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AutoWeek runs down the next three 2007 product launches from Ford, gauging them in terms of crucialness in the company's plan for rebirth. These launches are, in order of importance, the Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX, Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator and 2008 F-Series Super Duty. Get our take after the jump.

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