DUB Magazine Tricks out 2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 V8 for Hip-Hop Artist Nelly [with Video]

As part of its never-ending marketing efforts, Ford has announced that a widebody conversion of the 2011 Ford Mustang GT will make its hip-hop debut alongside Grammy Award-winning rapper Nelly as part of the artist's upcoming album's artwork. The album, which is set for a release this spring, will feature a tricked-out 2011 Mustang GT modified by DUB Magazine.

"I'm itching to get behind the wheel of my Mustang and really take it out on the streets," said Nelly. "This vehicle being a part of my album artwork is just a reflection of the direction and feel that the album has. To be able to partner with Ford again on another vehicle that is going to change the automotive game is exciting," he added.

Nelly's blacked out "5.0" gets a custom gloss black paint job with flat black racing stripes and a Street Scenes wide body kit complete with custom 22- and 24-inch alloy wheels wrapped in Pirelli tires. Other features include a billet grille, hood scoop, tinted taillights, angel eyes headlights and a Borla exhaust.

The Mustang GT's interior has also been upgraded comes with a complete suede and leather design as well as a custom JL Audio system that includes two 12-inch subwoofers, amps and speakers.

There are no changes under the hood with Nelly's GT retaining the stock model's new 5.0-liter V8 engine with 412 horsepower and 390 ft.-lb. of torque.

"Nelly is a true car guy, there's no denying that. When Nelly expressed interest in wanting to partner with Ford on the all-new 2011 Ford Mustang GT, we knew it was a perfect fit," said Crystal Worthem, Ford's Multicultural Marketing communications manager.

We say that Ford's marketing team always manages to discover "car guys and gals" in all but the most obvious places...

2011 Ford Focus on Video Plus Real-Life Photos from Detroit Show

We've already shared with you the initial details on Ford's European flavored 2011 Focus that was unwrapped at this week's Detroit automotive gathering, but now we've got three new videos as well as real-life pictures of both the five-door hatchback and four-door sedan variants that you can check out right after the jump. The all-new Focus will be almost identical in all markets and is set to go on sale on both sides of the pond in early 2011.

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VIDEO: 2011 Ford Mustang GT V8 Rollin' on its 5.0

Now that you've seen the photos and read the (official) specs on the highly anticipated 2011 Ford Mustang GT, here's some audioluscious video footage of the reborn 5.0. The first clip contains driving and static shots of the pony car while the second video shows a dyno test of its 412-horsepower 5.0-liter 32-valve V8 engine. Watch both clips after the jump.

VIDEO: Watch the New 2011 Ford Mustang with its 305HP V6 Engine

Making its debut at the Los Angeles motor show is the 2011 Ford Mustang that boasts a new entry-level V6 engine with a displacement of 3.7-liters generating an output of 305 horsepower and 280 lb-ft of torque. The new V6 can be coupled to either a 6-speed manual gearbox or a 6-speed automatic transmissions. If you follow the jump, you can watch and more importantly, hear the sounds of the new 2011 Mustang V6.

Listen to the Sound of the 2011 Ford Mustang's 305HP 3.7-liter V6

We're still waiting for Ford to release an official video on the 2011 Mustang that marks the debut of a new 3.7-liter V6 with 305 ponies which will replace the 2010MY's archaic and underpowered 4.0-liter V6 with 210hp. However, we did find a short audio clip of the Mustang's new V6 that you can hear after the jump. And just for the record, the original clip was only 6 seconds long so we added three in a row.

Ford Presents World's First Automotive Inflatable Seat Belts

Air bags of every type and size are continuing to make their way into our cars and from what we gather, it won't be long before we make the chubby Michelin man look under inflated with all those bags surrounding us in our vehicles. The latest development in the field of air bags is the introduction of the world's first automotive application of inflatable seat belts by Ford.

The Detroit automaker says that it has combined the attributes of traditional seat belts and air bags to provide a increased level of crash safety protection for the rear seat occupants.

"Ford's rear inflatable seat belt technology will enhance safety for rear-seat passengers of all ages, especially for young children who are more vulnerable in crashes," said Sue Cischke, Ford group vice president of Sustainability, Environmental and Safety Engineering.

If knock on wood you happen to be involved in a frontal or side crash, the seat belt's air-bags deploy in 40 milliseconds. According to Ford, the inflatable belt's increased diameter helps hold the occupant in a more appropriate seating position thus reducing the chances of injury.

The air-bag equipped seat belts will make their debut in 2010 on the next-generation Ford Explorer and will gradually find their way on other Ford models sold all over the world.

VIDEO: New Ford C-MAX Film Gives us More Views of Five-Seater Minivan

In addition to the official photos of the all-new C-MAX, the first member of the next-generation Focus family, Ford has also released some static footage of the five-seater compact minivan allowing us to better observe the vehicle's exterior from a variety of angles. There aren't many details on the 2010 C-MAX other than the line-up will include Ford's new 1.6-liter EcoBoost petrol unit that uses turbocharging and direct injection, but our sources claim that aside from the five-seater model there will also be a seven-seater version with sliding rear doors that you can check out in these spy pictures. Video after the jump.

VIDEO: Ford Focus RS 305HP Laps the 'Ring in 8:26 minutes

It is Ford's time to share a video of one of its cars lapping one of the world's most difficult circuits, the Nurburgring Nordschleife. The vehicle is none other than Ford's fastest-ever European production model, the new Focus RS. Driven by Horst von Saurma-Jeltsch, Chief editor of the German magazine Sport-Auto and well known Nurburgring racer, the Focus RS completed the 13 mile-long course in 8 minutes and 26 seconds, almost half a minute faster than the 225HP Focus ST (8:51 minutes by Sport-Auto in 2005).

The European market Focus RS packs a 300 horsepower 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-five coupled to a six-speed manual gearbox that drives the front wheels. The hot hatch accelerates from zero to 100km/h (62mph) in 5.9 sec and on to a top speed of 263 km/h (163mph). Along with the standard video, Ford and Sport-Auto also released a so-called, 'alternative-cut' version of the film.

VIDEO: Ford Puts Blind Drivers Behind the Wheel of the 2010 Mustang

While the law prohibits blind people such as Roger Keeney from Athens, GA from getting behind the wheel on public roads, no one said that they can't drive a car on special course. Ford gave this opportunity to Keeney and his friends at the Arizona Center for the Blind by organizing a special event at the Ford Proving Grounds in Phoenix. The car of choice was the revised 2010 Mustang. If anything else, it's pretty rewarding to see all those smiles. Watch all four vids after the jump.

May the (U.S. Air) Force Be With You: Dodge Challenger Vapor and Ford Mustang X-1 Concepts

The U.S. Air Force has spent taxpayer money collaborated with Galpin Auto Sports, which is widely known through its involvement in MTV's Pimp My Ride show, to create customized versions of the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Challenger pony cars. Why, do we hear you ask? Well, the Air Force needed something a bit more spectacular than your typical TV ads to draw the attention of new recruits. The result is the air-force-inspired white Ford Mustang 'X-1' and black Dodge Challenger 'VAPOR' that will travel across the country this year.

The 'X-1' Mustang features a 'jet cockpit that includes a single-driver ejection seat placed centrally, short shifter, flight stick, and a high-tech instrumentation panel. On the outside, the heavily modded 'Stang gets a wide bodykit, dark alloy wheels and a pair of Lambo-style scissor doors. Power is provided by a custom 4.6 liter V8 engine with 500HP, courtesy of Ford Racing.

The more radical looking Dodge Challenger 'Vapor' continues the air-force theme with a 'Stealth' bodykit, carbon fiber exterior trim, a custom stealth exhaust mode that gives the driver the option to run the vehicle in complete silence, one-off carbon-fiber wheels, radar-absorbing paint, proximity sensors, and a 360-degree camera with a quarter-mile range.

Like its Ford counterpart, the Vapor's interior comes with aircraft style controls plus a passenger side steering wheel, GPS tracking, night and thermal vision via a film on the front windshield, and what Galpin calls, as the "most technologically-advanced computer system with remote control UAV-type access from anywhere in the world utilizing the internet."

Source: U.S. Air Force

Dodge Challenger Vapor

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Ford Mustang X-1