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The Australia V8 Supercar series are getting an FG Falcon of their very own. The FG01 V8 Supercar is going to be unveiled during the weekend race in Melbourne, Australia. When it arrives it will run some demo laps.

According to Ford, the race car was designed to maximize driver safety while minimizing teams’ operating, maintenance, and repair costs. Best of all, unlike the “stock” cars run in our various NASCAR series, Australia’s V8 supercars actually bear more than a passing resemblance to their production counterparts — four doors and all.

Ford is suffering from bad sales with their pick-up trucks thanks to the rise in gas prices. That is why they are going to be cutting down their prices in order to sell off trucks as quick as possible.

The full-size Ford F-150 used to be at the top of the new car sales for 17 years – but now it has fallen below and been replaced by more fuel efficient, compact cars. In fact it fell to fifth place behind Accord, Camry, Corolla and Civic, so it appears that it’s time for some incentives.

Ford was proud to offer the finalists for ‘American Idol’ new cars to show off to all of America and their fans. Ford has been a sponsor of the show since the beginning (great advertising opportunity).

Both Cook and Archuleta were given the Ford Escape Hybrid – which are great on fuel efficiency and supposed to be great for the environment. Cook is getting along with both his new car and Ford Motor Company in general rather swimmingly, “I love it. It’s nice to have a new car. Ford has been amazing throughout the whole process. I definitely could see this as the start of something,” says the rocker.

For many years Ford has remained successful because of its F-Series and SUV’s. These cars were in such high demand that they did not need to improve on many of their sedans. Now thanks to gas prices they are being forced to remodel and rethink the way that these sedans are produced.

Automakers like Honda, never went the way of body-on-frame trucks and SUVs, preferring instead to continually improve its range of cars and crossover utility vehicles. That strategy is paying dividends in these days of high fuel prices, and Ford has taken notice. Asked whether he would prefer a more car-oriented model-mix, like that of Honda or Toyota, CEO Alan Mullaly recently answered, “Absolutely. We just don’t have enough of those small or medium-sized vehicles yet, and that’s what we need to concentrate on.”

Ford has promised consumers that the new 2010 Fiesta will be great on fuel economy and I think that we can all agree that it something that we are looking for in a new car due to the increase in gas prices that seem to make us want to be rid of our trucks as fast as possible. Along with the great fuel economy they have mixed in quality interior, expensive-looking (but affordable) sheet metal, and an incredible driving experience.