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Ford's beloved Explorer has been named North American Truck of the Year at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, beating out two rivals? the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango. Presented by a jury of 49 veteran automotive journalists from Canada and the United States, the Award is deemed highly prestigious. To be eligible to win, vehicles must be "all-new" or otherwise "substantially changed" from the previous model.

A media drive of the 2011 Ford…

"Torque vectoring" has become an industry buzzword, and Ford has shown no bounds in marketing its new technology. Ford announced their 2012 Focus recently, which will be equipped with 'torque-vectoring technology' to improve control and lateral stability when cornering.

"For the driving enthusiast, it provides more aggressive, confident handling," admits Jim Hughes, chief engineer for Ford Focus, in a telephone interview.

The system "gathers data from vehicle sensors to apply nominal braking force to the…