On the Probatron’s front axle is an HPEVS AC-50 electric motor, rated by its manufacturer at 71 horsepower and 120 pound-feet of torque. It pulls 120 volts from a 660-pound bundle of ...
There are certain cars we gush over now, only to bash them a few years later. Some cars are genuine design classics, some even get better with time. But then there are the cars you have a look at ...
For most automakers, the 1980s represented a clean break from the chunky, rectangular styling cues that had dominated during the energy crisis of the previous decade as designers began to let ...
I've owned my 1995 Probe GT for nearly a year now. This is actually the third Probe I've owned, the first two being first generation bodystyle. On thing that sticks out immediately about these cars is ...
There are many examples of history repeating itself. Hopefully, at least as far as Blue Oval aficionados are concerned, that’s not going to be the case with a reinvented Ford Probe. Some say that just ...
Supposedly lost for years, the 1983 Ford Probe IV concept car resurfaced in a place where we would least expect it. It is for sale on Facebook Marketplace, showing off its teatrop-shaped ...
Here’s what the automotive world could have looked like if Ford had gone all-in on the Probe and abandoned the Mustang to the history books. The Ford Probe is introduced, an exciting new sport coupe ...
A genuine Ford Probe IV concept, long believed lost, has appeared on Facebook Marketplace in Texas. The display-only, engine-less prototype is one of only two built and helped shape Ford’s aerodynamic ...
Just when I thought automakers weren't paying any attention to the needs and desires of the true enthusiasts, we get this incredible sign (a literal sign, even) that, yes, at least one automaker still ...
Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...
Ford’s 1979 Probe I Ghia concept car, displayed at the 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance as part of the Wedge Shaped Concept Cars & Prototypes class, burned in its trailer while leaving the ...
Only tradition and the lack of V8 power prevented the Probe from becoming the new Mustang. In every other sense, the car delivers far more than you expect. It could never replace the Mustang—for many ...