Metro Ford Is Now Metro Ford Lincoln Mercury!

Metro Ford Acquires Miami Lincoln Mercury!
All operations to be conducted at Metro Ford’s location.

Metro Ford, Miami’s only 100% family-owned and operated Ford dealership, has announced the acquisition of Miami Lincoln Mercury, located at 8101 NW 7th Ave, Miami. All of Miami LM operations, including sales, parts, service and body shop, will be conducted at Metro Ford’s location at 9000 NW 7th Ave., just off I-95, Miami, phone: (305) 751-9711.



Effective October 1st, Metro Ford Lincoln Mercury will be welcoming Lincoln Mercury customers who desire to service their vehicles. Metro Ford Lincoln Mercury will also be taking over the sales of Lincoln Mercury parts and make available its body shop to all Lincoln Mercury customers. The dealership will carry an extensive inventory of new 2008 and 2009 Lincoln and Mercury models, in addition to the entire line of new Ford cars and trucks.

“We are extremely proud to integrate these two very prestigious American brands into the Metro Ford operation”, said Lombardo Perez Sr., President.



Metro Ford is celebrating its 25th anniversary and recently inaugurated a brand new multi-million dollar showroom designed to enhance the sales and service experience to achieve 100% customer satisfaction.

Lombardo Perez Jr., Vice-president of Metro Ford stated: “Our recently expanded state-of-the-art showroom will provide all our customers a most comfortable and convenient surrounding while they explore the full-line of Ford and Lincoln-Mercury products and experience our award-winning Metro Ford LM treatment.”

2010 Mustang Interior Revealed!

Welcome to your reserved seat in the new 2010 Mustang. A fresh and modern cockpit amplifies the high-performance driving experience with upgraded, luxurious materials and driver-focused ergonomics. “The console is a key element to the new interior design,” says Mustang Senior Designer Robert Gelardi. “It’s defined by a single dramatic arc sweeping from the IP up to the padded armrest. Besides creating a clean appearance, it also gives you unobstructed arm movement when shifting gears.”

“It’s a clean, modern evolution of the classic Mustang console that is also very functional,” adds Mustang Chief Designer Doug Gaffka. “You’ll definitely see the heritage connection in the shapes and surfaces,” says Gelardi. “Every element on the console was re-thought and upgraded in design and materials.” For example, the cupholders and armrest have a few surprise features. “Dual cup holders, concealed beneath a flip door, are deeper for increased capacity,” said Design Manager Gary Morales. “The console stowage bin under the armrest features a discrete key lock.”

“The door armrest shape is the same arc as the console,” continued Morales. “It underscores the cockpit design and also improves ergonomics - your desk chair has the same armrest shape on both sides, so it made sense to do the same thing in your car.” The cupholders and door panels are also part of the available Ambient Lighting option, which coordinates with the MyColor cluster in the new Mustang.

The seats also have received special design attention for 2010, with upgraded leather and contrasting stitching for the Premier and Color Accent Packages. “We worked to create the perfect combination of form, material and detail,” says Mustang Color & Materials Designer Jennifer Atanasovski Schultz. “It’s not only about the kinds of materials we used, but how we used them in conjunction with the sculpted forms that completes the Mustang experience.”

“This was a CAD–led design process,” says Gelardi. “Defining and confirming shapes and surfaces early allowed plenty of time to engineer robust construction and locate sound insulation so the signature Mustang exhaust roar is the primary sound you’ll hear.”

Ford Gets Closer To Reveal 2010 Mustang!

DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 27, 2008 – Curious about what the 2010 Ford Mustang looks like? Its new pony badge offers a clue. Like the upcoming restyled Mustang, the new pony is more defined, more muscular and sure to catch the eye of Mustang enthusiasts.

“It’s just a faster-looking steed,” said George Saridakis, Design manager for the 2010 Mustang.
A stronger, more dynamic pony badge with defined edges and crisper forms in a subtly toned tinted-chrome finish will charge across the grilles of the V-6 and GT versions of the 2010 Mustang. For the first time, a black-chrome version of the Mustang pony badge will be available on the new GT grille.

“We wanted to give the Mustang pony a more realistic feel,” said Douglas Gaffka, chief designer for the 2010 Mustang. “We lifted the head to make the pony more proud, tipped the neck into the wind to give it a feeling of greater speed and better balance.

“It’s more chiseled and more defined and looks more like a wild horse,” Gaffka added. “It’s more realistic in terms of proportion to an actual Mustang.”

Senior Designer Rick Howard spent hours researching images of horses and understanding their appearance in natural, wild settings. That effort, along with his personal riding experience, helped bring forward the design of the Mustang pony badge.

Like the Mustang itself, which was revealed at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, the Mustang emblem has a proud heritage. The original Mustang logo was drawn by Phil Clark for the Mustang I. The Mustang logo then was refined for the Mustang II in 1974 by Charles Keresztes, a former member of Hungary’s Olympic equestrian team. The pony continued on the front grille through 1978 when it was replaced by “FORD” in block letters through 1982. The iconic Ford Blue Oval graced the front of Mustangs through 1993. The pony emblem returned in 1994 with some refinements. The logo was updated again in 2005.

For Howard and the team, creating the new badge was a labor of love.
“We’re very much concerned with detail and precision in our cars at Ford, and that includes the art we do,” Howard said. “We want our Mustang pony badge to be as good as the rest of the car.”