Ford has started to build the electric Ford Focus in Saarlouis, in Germany, alongside the regular Focus, with the Focus EV reaching customers in July. [nggallery id=817 template=customlinks] The electric Ford Focus is already in production, and on sale, in the USA, and now it’s gone in to production in Germany ahead of arriving with owners […]
Ford Focus is the best selling car…in the world
Automotive data experts Polk have declared that the best selling car in the world in 2012 was the Ford Focus, selling more than 1 million. [nggallery id=773 template=customlinks] Polk, probably the world’s leading automotive data analysts, have revealed that the Ford Focus was the best selling car in the world in 2012, selling 1,020,410 cars […]
2012 Ford Focus ST gets 297bhp
Those clever chaps at SuperChips have given the 2012 Ford Focus ST a bit of an ECU tweak to deliver 297bhp and an extra 85lb/ft of torque. When we reported last week that WTC outfit Arena had in roped Ford’s tuner of choice, Mountune, to give the new Ford Focus a makeover, we were a […]
Ford Focus WTCC Edition gets 200bhp
World Touring Car outfit Arena has launched the Ford Focus WTCC Edition with a Mountune performance upgrade offering 200bhp. [nggallery id=1312 template=customlinks] If you only saw the ‘Ford Focus WTCC Edition’ in the headline, you’d be forgiven for thinking that this could be a pointer towards a new Focus RS, or even a tweaked and fettled […]
Ford Focus ST gets 330 Cosworth horses
Cosworth has prepared an extreme Ford Focus ST CS 330 for the 2012 SEMA Show with cosmetic tweaks and 330 hp. The Ford Focus ST finally went on sale in June, the closest thing we’ve got to a Focus RS, at least for now. But Cosworth has prepared their own Focus ST for this year’s SEMA show offering more […]
Ford Focus ST: The Sweeney Premiere
With the Focus ST about to hit the road, Ford’s new hot Focus is front and centre in the premier of The Sweeney movie tonight. [nggallery id=1208 template=customlinks] For readers past the first flush of youth, the cars of Ford and The Sweeney are inextricably linked in memory. From the Consul GT to the MK III Cortina […]
Ford Focus is the best selling car…in the World
In the week Ford built its 350 millionth car, the Ford Focus has been revealed as the best selling car in the world in 2012. [nggallery id=773 template=customlinks] It probably helps that the Ford Focus is now a proper world car, rather than just a European model, but it’s still an impressive claim – the Ford Focus sold 522,181 in […]
Ford Focus 1.0-litre EcoBoost sets 16 world speed records
The new Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost has set 16 world speed records in two days of testing at the CERAM test circuit in Mortefontaine. Who’d have thought that a little 3-cylinder engine in a Ford Focus could ever be an appealing prospect? But it’s become very clear that Ford’s little boosted 3-pot is quite the star and, […]
Ford Focus sells 1,500,000 in the UK
Ford has revealed that the 1,500,000th Ford Focus has rolled out since its launch in 1998 heading for Essex cricketer Jaik Mickleburgh. The Ford Focus has been something of a phenomenon for Ford in the UK and has now racked up sales of 1,500,000 in the UK since it hit UK roads back in 1998. Ford are shouting about the […]
Ford Focus 1.0 litre Ecoboost arrives
Ford has announced that the new Focus is now available with the 1.0 litre Ecoboost 3-cylinder engine in 100 PS and 125 PS options. Back in September, Ford revealed that it planned to install its new pocket-sized engine – the new 3-cylinder 1.0 litre Ecoboost – in to the new Ford Focus, giving the Focus the power […]