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Ford cars drive teams competing to win CBS reality show The Amazing Race

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CBS and Ford have teamed up again to run “The Amazing Race” this fall as 11 new teams set off on a global adventure. The new season opener is  Sunday, Sept. 25 (8 to 9 p.m., ET/PT).

Ford’s sponsorship features four best-selling models – Ford Explorer SUV, the fuel-efficient Ford Fiesta and Ford Focus, and the ever-popular sportscar Ford Mustang. 

The Amazing Race teams start their race in the foothills of Southern California, head for the Los Angeles airport in new Ford Explorers to depart on their first leg to Taipei, Taiwan.

Ford Fiesta, Focus and Mustang vehicles will make their way across the globe in additional episodes throughout the season. One lucky team will also win two new Ford Mustangs for finishing in first place in an upcoming leg. The winners will be given the opportunity to customize their Mustangs using Ford’s new Mustang Customizer website. 

This season’s cast includes two Olympic snowboarders, twin sisters, an ex-NFL tight end and two winners of the “Survivor” reality show series.  This season's "The Amazing Race"  will make first-time visits to such exotic locations as Indonesia, Malawi, Belgium and Denmark. Along the way, teams will travel across four continents and through 20 cities, covering nearly 40,000 miles.

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“The Amazing Race” sends 11 teams on a trek around the world. Each team is comprised of two people who have a pre-existing relationship with one another. At every destination, each team competes in a series of challenges – some mental and some physical – and when the tasks have been completed, they learn their next destination. 

Teams who are farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning $1 million.  That's more than enough money to buy their own Ford Explorer, Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus, and even a Ford Mustang.

Good luck to all the teams.

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Ford Fiesta is one of cars driving competing teams in The Amazing Race series on CBS
Ford Fiesta is one of cars driving competing teams in The Amazing Race series on CBS
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Veteran journalist Evelyn Kanter has more than 20 years experience reporting about cars, travel and the environment. An award-winning investigative consumer reporter she's also been known to put on a helmet to roar around a racetrack at warp speed. E-mail her with your comments and questions.

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