Ford UK have revealed a Limited Edition Fiesta – the Ford Fiesta Centura – to mark Ford’s centenary in the UK. 1,000 Centuras to be built. Ford isn’t a British company – even if many of us think of Ford as a patriotic buy – although they’ve been in the UK for 100 years. And […]
2012 Focus ST at Frankfurt. Or could it be the 2013 Focus RS Concept?
Ford are promising a performance Focus at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. We’re assuming it’s a production-ready Focus ST, but could it be the 2013 Focus RS Concept? As the Frankfurt Motor Show looms closer, car makers are starting to reveal and tease their plans, and Ford sent us a press release this week promising […]
2013 Focus RS with 380bhp confirmed
Ford’s Global Small Car Boss, Gunnar Herrmann, has confirmed the next generation 2013 Ford Focus RS will arrive with up to 380bhp. We never really had any doubt that Ford would produce an RS version of the new Focus. Although we did think that the 2012 Focus RS would come with a hybrid setup giving 4WD. […]
Ford Focus Studio: The entry-level Focus arrives
Ford has launched a new, entry-level Focus just in time for the new ’61’ reg. The Focus Studio costs £13,995. Times are tough for many and car makers need to respond to that with cars the public consider good value. Step forward the new Ford Focus Studio. The Focus Studio arrives as the entry-point for […]
Ford adds new Fiesta Style; drops Fiesta Studio price
The new Ford Fiesta Style gets added to the Ford range and the Fiesta Studio gets a £500 price cut in an effort by Ford to sell more bottom-end Fiestas. Yesterday we got a new Fiesta limited edition in the Sport Special Edition and today we see Ford tweaking the bottom end of the Fiesta […]
Ford Fiesta Sport Special Edition launches
The Ford Fiesta Sport Special Edition launches offering matt black paintwork, leather trim and a diesel or petrol option. Another day, another Fiesta limited edition, this time the Ford Fiesta Sport Special Edition. Must have taken forever to come up with that name. This is the follow on from the Fiesta 1600S – which other parts of Europe got […]
Ford B-Max to get 1.0 litre 3-cylinder EcoBoost
Ford has revealed a new 3-Cylinder 1.0 litre EcoBoost engine which will debut in the 2012 Ford B-Max. Reports of the imminent demise of the internal combustion engine have been greatly exaggerated. There’s plenty of life left in old technology yet, certainly enough to throw a spanner in to the benefits of hybrids and BEVs. And if […]
2012 Focus ST final testing
Ford are busy shaking down the 2012 Focus ST around the world ahead of a launch in early 2012. Ford has got the 2011 Focus out in to the real world, and if the number that fly round the roads near here is anything to go by it’s selling very well. Of course, we’re in the heart of Ford […]
2012 Ford Focus ST Spied
We have a spy photo of the 2012 Ford Focus ST out testing ahead of a production ready reveal at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. The 2011 Ford Focus is now starting to hit the roads in earnest (especially on the roads near Cars UK Towers), but what we’re really looking forward to is a […]
2012 Ford Focus ECOnetic revealed
Ford reveals the 2012 Ford Focus ECOnetic, promising 95g/km emissions and 80mpg. With the 2011 Ford Focus now hitting showrooms and the roads, we can start to look forward to the usual ‘secondary’ reveals for the range – the ‘Eco’ and the ‘Quick’. Next year should see the launch of the 2012 Focus ST, and […]