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CarAdvice team spends a lot of time finding and consuming motoring content from all over the world.
Here’s a handful of the photos, articles, videos or social media posts that most caught our eye last week. Some of them are brand new, others have been online for a while.
Enjoy them – just not too much, okay?
1. This Ford spokesperson delivering a Ram diss on Twitter
Ford and Ram – two well-known American manufacturers of big, beefy pick-up trucks – are currently engaged in something of a social media stoush over their sparring products.
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Ford confirmed the V8-powered Raptor will be known as the Raptor R, and this hardcore version of an already hardcore truck will almost certainly be powered by the supercharged 5.2-liter V8 found in the Mustang Shelby 500. In the Mustang, this means 760 hp and 625 lb-ft of torque, and a zero to sixty time of around 3.3 seconds, but early tests have shown that this setup has proven problematic in F-150 development cars, with reliability concerns rearing its ugly head.
Mike Levine, Ford North America Product Communications Manager, put rumors to bed regarding whether the Raptor R would be street legal by replying to a tweet from Joel Feder clearly stating The Raptor R will be street legal .
Ford Won’t Give Up on CarPlay Despite Going All-In on Android 3 Feb 2021, 5:54 UTC ·
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This is massive news, especially for the future of Android Automotive, as this platform is still in its early days right now, and the only ones using it are Polestar and Volvo. While several other automakers have already confirmed they plan to bring Android Automotive to their cars, including PSA, a partnership between Ford and Google paves the way for huge adoption in the long term.
But while Ford seems to be ready to go all-in on Android, others are concerned the American carmaker could leave one important share of customers behind: those with an iPhone.