It’s reported that with the launch of Spotify in the U.S., Ford are planning to add music streaming to their in-car wi-fi SYNC system. For the technophobes amongst you the headline may sound like a bunch of geek-speak. Spotify? What on earth is Spotify? And Ford SYNC? Never heard of it, you may well say. […]
Fiesta ST Concept (2012 / 2013) to show at Frankfurt
It’s being reported that one of Ford’s debuts at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week will be a concept version of the Ford Fiesta ST. There was a time when it seemed likely Ford would abandon all plans for a hot Fiesta. They seemed convinced that a Fiesta ST would be anathema in our seemingly eco-obsessed times, […]
2012 Focus ECOnetic & Fiesta ECOnetic now even more frugal
Ford has revealed the 2012 Focus ECOnetic & 2012 Fiesta ECOnetic with improved economy and emissions. The Focus ECOnetic is now the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid family car in Europe. If a little fairy from the future had come back in time, even as recently as the 1990s, and told you that a family sized Ford would […]
Ford Evos Concept – 21st Century Capri
Ford has revealed the Ford Evos Concept ahead of a Frankfurt debut, a 2+2 GT proclaiming Ford’s design future. Now they can remake The Professionals; the Ford Capri is back in town and it’s calling itself the Ford Evos Concept. Ford has revealed a the Evos Concept ahead of the Frankfurt motor show, and its swoopy lines […]
Ford Fiesta “Centura” – 100 years of Ford UK
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 […]