An ex-works 1966 Lotus Cortina – one of only three ‘Group 5’ works cars – has sold for an impressive £168,750 at Silverstone Auctions. Back in November we reported that a 1966 Lotus Cortina was going up for auction at Silverstone Auctions, and that it was expected to fetch £180-200k. Which seems an awful lot […]
Ford EcoSport SUV sales DOUBLE in 2018 after refinement overhaul
Sales of the Ford EcoSport SUV have soared in 2018 as Ford’s SUVs – EcoSport, Kuga and Edge – account for 21 per cent of European sales. The Ford EcoSport SUV arrived in the UK in 2014 and should have cleaned up in the market; an on the Zeitgeist compact SUV from the UK’s favourite […]
Classic Ford Mustang Fastback becomes the 840bhp ELECTRIC Aviar R67
A Russian company – Aviar Motors – is planning an electric classic Ford Mustang Fastback lookalike complete with an 840bhp electric powertrain – the Aviar R67. Recreating classic cars with modern underpinning is becoming more and more of a thing, with everything from David Brown’s modern take on a 1960s Aston Martin DB to an ever-expanding […]
1966 Ford Lotus Cortina expected to fetch £200,000
A 1966 Lotus Cortina is heading for auction, but as it’s one of just two works cars – and driven by Graham Hill and Jim Clark – it should fetch £200k. We’ve all seen the price of performance Ford Escorts and Ford Sierras go through the roof in the last year – with prices over […]
Ford Focus Active Estate Revealed – more than an estate, less than an SUV
The new Ford Focus Active Estate has been revealed as Ford adds to the already revealed Focus Active with a higher-riding estate version too. When Ford revealed the new Focus earlier this year, it told us there was an Estate version and an Active Hatch version. But it didn’t join the dots and confirm a […]
Ford Mustang Bullitt takes on the Isle of Man TT Course (Video)
The Ford Mustang Bullitt is the latest Ford to take on Europe’s greatest driving roads, hitting the Isle of Man TT Course. Ford has been busy delivering videos of the greatest driving roads in Europe, and they’re back with a second visit to UK roads with the Ford Mustang Bullitt. So far there have been nine ‘Greatest […]
2019 Ford Focus ST SPIED on video
The new Ford Focus ST – the ‘warm’ take on the new Ford Focus – is spied out testing ahead of a debut in spring 2019. The new Ford Focus was officially revealed in April, and it looks to be a much better car than the outgoing Focus; better looking, more capable and better equipped. […]
Ford Mustang “RAGE” sees ASA BAN advert
A cinema advert for the Ford Mustang, encouraging people to live life to the full, has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority in the UK. We’ve had several instances in recent years of the Advertising Standards Authority in the UK (ASA) banning car adverts after a single complaint, so the banning of a Ford advert […]
Ford Escort RS1600 and Sierra Sapphire Cosworth sold for RECORD prices
A 1972 Ford Escort RS1600 and a 1990 Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth have sold for world record prices at Silverstone auctions as classic fast Fords continue to be in big demand. Last month we reported that a stunning 1972 Ford Escort RS1600 was heading to Silverstone Auctions, and that it had a very chunky guide […]
Ford Mondeo HYBRID Estate to launch in 2019
Despite rumours that the Ford Mondeo isn’t much longer for this world, Ford has announced it will launch a Mondeo Hybrid Estate in 2019. Is the Ford Mondeo going to be dropped in the UK and Europe? Probably, but not just yet. In fact, there’s a new Mondeo arriving in 2019. But the ‘new’ Mondeo […]