Ford has revealed a new 3-Cylinder 1.0 litre EcoBoost engine which will debut in the 2012 Ford B-Max. Reports of the imminent demise of the internal combustion engine have been greatly exaggerated. There’s plenty of life left in old technology yet, certainly enough to throw a spanner in to the benefits of hybrids and BEVs. And if […]
2012 Focus ST final testing
Ford are busy shaking down the 2012 Focus ST around the world ahead of a launch in early 2012. Ford has got the 2011 Focus out in to the real world, and if the number that fly round the roads near here is anything to go by it’s selling very well. Of course, we’re in the heart of Ford […]
2012 Ford Focus ST Spied
We have a spy photo of the 2012 Ford Focus ST out testing ahead of a production ready reveal at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. The 2011 Ford Focus is now starting to hit the roads in earnest (especially on the roads near Cars UK Towers), but what we’re really looking forward to is a […]
2012 Ford Focus ECOnetic revealed
Ford reveals the 2012 Ford Focus ECOnetic, promising 95g/km emissions and 80mpg. With the 2011 Ford Focus now hitting showrooms and the roads, we can start to look forward to the usual ‘secondary’ reveals for the range – the ‘Eco’ and the ‘Quick’. Next year should see the launch of the 2012 Focus ST, and […]
2012 Fiesta ST confirmed
Ford will launch the first hot Fiesta in 2012 – the Ford Fiesta ST – with a 180bhp 1.6 litre Ecoboost & 7 seconds 0-60. Will cost around £18k. We really like the current Ford Fiesta; it’s a cracking little car. It’s just a shame that the closest it comes to being a hot hatch is the little more than lukewarm […]
Ford B-Max: A grown up Fusion
Ford’s replacement for the Fusion – the Ford B-Max – looks to be a properly grown-up compact MPV. Should hit showrooms later this year. The latest Ford Fiesta is one of our favourite small cars. Probably because it doesn’t feel like a small car, more like a down-sized Focus. Which makes it very good. Very […]
Ford Ranger Wildtrak – Geneva debut
Ford debuts its range-topping Ranger – the Ford Ranger Wildtrak – at the Geneva Motor Show. It’s not just the Ford B-Max and the Ford Vertrek that are getting an airing at the Geneva Motor Show this week – it’s Ford’s commercial stuff too. Well, Ford’s pick-up crossed with a car, anyway. Ford are showing […]
Ford B-Max Press Release
Global reveal of the Ford B-MAX at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show Ford is unveiling its dramatic new B-MAX vehicle at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, providing an early preview of exciting innovations from Ford in the small car market. The B-MAX has a unique new body design which eliminates the traditional B pillar and […]
Ford B-Max: Official
Ford reveals the replacement for the Fusion – the Ford B-Max – at Geneva, an upmarket downsized S-Max It’s been a while coming – the Ford B-Max – but it’s finally arrived today in Geneva. Ford’s replacement for the now venerable Fusion is the B-Max, a car which, had it not been for Ford’s financial woes, […]
2011 Ford Focus: new Focus first in Europe to get Ford SYNC
Ford has announced that Ford SYNC will be available in Europe from 2012, first in the new Focus. SYNC allows extensive in-car connectivity including creating a wi-fi hot-spot Ford owners in the US have benefited from Ford SYNC for quite some time. And now owners of the 2011 Ford Focus will be the first to get all that connectivity goodness from 2012. Essentially, […]