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2014 Ford Fiesta Arrives in Dealerships, Wrapped in Bacon

As the 2014 Ford Fiesta rolls into dealerships this month, Ford has taken an interesting tactic to promote the Fiesta and celebrate International Bacon Day at the same time.

International Bacon Day isn’t until August 31, but this morning Ford announced that they will offer custom bacon graphics that bacon enthusiast can add on to their new 2014 Ford Fiesta. Additionally, Ford customers will be able to buy other bacon decals including dual bacon racing stripes and bacon strips over the rear wheels, nicknamed a “Side of Bacon.”

If bacon on a car isn’t appealing to you, Ford’s Custom Graphics program offers other decals and graphics for the Mustang, F-150, Fiesta, and Focus. Allan Benton of Benton’s Country Hams, who oversaw the bacon decal design, is confident that the bacon decals will be popular, especially with younger drivers. In the press release announcing the decals, Benton stated, “In the 40 years I’ve been in this business, I’ve never seen so much interest in bacon. It’s being used in bourbon, chocolate, ground beef, caramel corn, and whatever else you can think of. This car just makes so much sense.”

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J.D. Power and Associates: The World’s Happiest Car

American consumers want the best of everything, especially when it comes to their cars. They walk into car dealerships with mountains of research on which car is the most fuel-efficient, the most powerful, the best car for a growing family, and so on and so forth. Interestingly enough, though, a new study from J.D. Power and Associates did not rank popular vehicles by these typical factors but rather looked at which car brand has the happiest owners.

The results of the study were based on 77 attributes. Each vehicle and brand was assigned a numerical score and then ranked on overall brand, best city car, best compact, best midsize premium, and so on. The industry as a whole came in with a score of 795, not much lower than the top-scoring brand which was the Porsche.

American brands performed fairly well in the survey with the Chevrolet Sonic winning Best Sub-Compact, Chevrolet Volt winning Best Compact, Ford Mustang winning Best Midsize Sporty Car, and Dodge Charger winning Best Large Car. Ford and Chevrolet also managed to make it into the top 5 car brands, and Chrysler and GMC made it into the top 10.

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SEMA 2012: Winners and Highlights

With Hurricane Sandy and the election dominating the news cycle, it was easy to forget that the SEMA Show was last week. Auto enthusiasts from across the country descended on Las Vegas to see the latest technology, custom and concept cars, and celebrities like Chip Foose, Kenny Youngblood, and Gene Winfield.

While we were unable to attend the show, it was a lot of fun to stop by the show’s website, browse the cars that were on display, and check out the big winners of the show. Today, we’re bringing you the SEMA 2012 winners and a few of our favorite cars from the show.

SEMA 2012 Winners

Hottest Car – Ford Mustang
Hottest Truck – Ford F-Series
Hottest 4×4/SUV – Jeep Wrangler
Hottest Sport/Compact – Scion FR-S

The Ford Mustang might have been the hottest car at the 2012 SEMA show, but this 2011 Ford Mustang exhibited by GlossPro Car Care Products played it cool in blue.

The Scion FR-S was the most popular compact this year, but amongst a crowd of black, yellow, and elaborate details, this mint-colored Scion FR-S stood out in the crowd. It was stylish and sporty without looking too flashy.

The SEMA show is the place to go for the strange and unusual in cars, and this year did not disappoint. Our MVP was the Tanker Beer, a 1931 MAC C Cab which has been converted into a moving bar. The only downside to the Tanker Beer is that it will make any future tailgating parties look amateur by comparison.

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