It looks like Ford’s next VW-based electric car will be Ford’s take on the Volkswagen ID.5 and be badged Ford Capri. There’s still a lot of love for the Ford Capri – well, the post-1968 Ford Capri, not the earlier Consul Capri – and over the years there’s been much speculation that Ford was about […]
New Ford Explorer EV arrives as a Volkswagen ID.4 in a COWBOY hat
The new Ford Explorer electric SUV/Crossover arrives with American looks and Volkswagen MEB underpinnings. Ford has historically done very well out of the UK market, selling affordable family cars to generations of UK drivers. But the world is changing and Ford is on a mission to change our perception of what owning a Ford means. […]
Ford Puma ST now with 1.0-litre mild hybrid and Powershift auto ‘box
Ford extends the Puma ST offering with a new 1.0-litre mild hybrid engine option complete with Ford’s Powershift auto ‘box. It’s getting on for four years since the Ford Puma arrived as a small SUV/Crossover based on Fiesta underpinnings but with the now almost de rigueur raised ride height. Now, four years on, the Ford Puma […]
1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 sells for an INCREDIBLE £596,250
An ‘As New’ 1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 went across the auction block at Silverstone Auctions this weekend, selling for £596,250. We’ve seen ‘Fast Fords’ from the 1980s turn from unsellable to desirable in the last few years as those who lusted after one from afar in their youth hit middle age and find themselves […]
Ford is throwing its 2,000bhp ELECTRIC Supervan 4 at the Pikes Peak Hillclimb
Ford Performance is taking its latest electric Supervan 4 to this year’s Pikes Peak Hillclimb to show what an electric van can do. Ford has played with giving its Transit Van immense performance in the past, shoving ICE of major output to turn the Transit in to a barnstormer dubbed ‘Supervan’. But big ICE power […]
Ford Mustang Mach E to get new LFP battery to cut costs
Ford is adding a lithium-iron-phosphate battery (LFP) to the electric Mustang Mach E to reduce cost, improve durability and reduce charging time. Ford recently reacted to Tesla’s price cuts by reducing the price of the Mustang Mach E (well, in the US at least), but a price war with Tesla isn’t going to do Ford’s […]
Ford’s EV PUSH costs 1,300 jobs in the UK
Ford’s drive to be a maker of electric cars for Europe sees engineering jobs cut, with 1,300 jobs going in the UK alone. Just a week ago, Jim Farley, Ford CEO, told Blomberg that part of Ford’s lack of profitability – apart from the ongoing impact of supply-chain issues, Covid and Ukraine – was down […]
Could this ‘As-New’ Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 fetch £180k?
A 1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 in as-new condition and just 5,000 miles goes up for sale at Silverstone Auctions this month. It’s not exactly an age since old fast Fords were almost unsaleable, but as wannabe fast Ford owners from the ’70s and ’80s got to the stage in life where they could splash […]
Go to your grave in a MUSTANG – Mustang Mach-E becomes the latest electric hearse
Coleman Milne – funeral car creators – reveal their latest hearse and funeral limousine based on the electric Ford Mach-E Crossover. If you’ve ever been to a funeral, which most of us have, you’ve probably found yourself riding in, or close by, a hearse built by funeral car specialists Coleman Milne. With a range of […]
First look at Ford’s new EV based on VW ID underpinnings
Ford has revealed the first look at a new electric car, based on Volkswagen ID underpinnings, expected to be revealed shortly and on sale in 2023. It’s been clear for some time that Ford is intent on reinventing itself as a purveyor of electric cars and is prepared, just like VW, to consign its successful […]