Ford has announced that the new Focus ST will cost £21,995 and the Ford Focus ST Estate £23,095. Goes on sale 1st June. To be honest, we’ve been expecting the new Ford Focus ST to start heading for showrooms for a while, but for whatever reason Ford has kept delaying its arrival. But no more. […]
Ford takes a swipe at GM’s Facebook spoiler
After GM said it was pulling its adverts from Facebook this week, Ford has stepped in to say it will spend more. Who’s right? The timing of the announcement by GM this week that it was pulling advertising from Facebook was doubtless designed to inflict as much damage as possible on the Facebook IPO. But […]
Ford Mondeo ECOnetic averages 101mpg from Helsinki to Oslo
A Ford Mondeo ECOnetic has averaged 101.25mpg on a 1576 mile drive from Helsinki to Oslo, a new European record. The official fuel economy figures car makers quote are, to a great extent, the stuff of fiction; designed to deliver the best possible results in official testing but with little relevance to the real world. […]
Ford to triple production of EcoBoost engines by 2015
In another clear sign of engine downsizing by car makers Ford has announced it will triple production of its EcoBoost engines in Europe by 2015. The petrol engine is fighting back against hybrids and diesels with downsizing and forced induction creating petrol engines that work more pleasingly than diesels – and with lower particulate emissions – whilst […]
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 EcoBoost: Great for squashing talking toads
Ford in Australia has produced a great advert for the new EcoBoost engines by playing on the Aussie hatred for the Cane Toad. We warn you, if squashed and splatted toads upset you, leave now. For the rest of you… The Cane Toad was introduced in to Australia in 1936 in an effort to curb […]
Ford EcoSport, Kuga, Explorer & Focus ST: Beijing 2012
Ford has debuted the EcoSport, new Kuga and Explorer SUVs as well as the new Focus ST at the Beijing Motor Show. Ford make no secret of their ambitions for the marque in China and have put on a show at Beijing with the Chinese debut of the Fiesta-based EcoSport, the new Ford Kuga, the Explorer SUV and […]
New Ford B-Max Price & Specs – starts at £12,995
The new Ford B-Max will arrive in Ford UK showrooms in September with prices from £12,995 and three trim levels – Studio, Zetec and Titanium. The new Ford B-Max – Ford’s replacement for the slow-selling Fusion – has been on its way for what seems like forever. But finally Ford has confirmed the clever new B-Max will arrive in UK […]
New Ford Explorer Sport: Ford’s SUV gets 350bhp
The Ford Explorer Sport has been revealed, a performance SUV to sit at the top of the Explorer range. The Explorer is not sold in the UK. It doesn’t take an expert to see what influenced Ford when it put together the latest Explorer. It’s a dead-ringer for the products from Land Rover; almost as […]
Shelby 1000 Mustang: A completely bonkers dose of American Muscle Car
Shelby has taken the Ford Mustang GT500 and given it up to 1085bhp to create the Shelby 1000. But it’ll cost you the best part of £150k. Fifty years ago Caroll Shelby changed UK motorways forever by teaming up with AC to produce the AC Cobra which, it is said, was responsible for Barbara Castle […]