Ford has revealed a new sporty Fiesta with a choice of names – Fiesta S1600, Fiesta Sport+ or Fiesta Sport S – depending on where you live. Ford knows its market, and in particular it knows its hot-hatch market. Or in this case, its slightly warmer hatch market. Which explains the different monikers in the […]
Ford sues Ferrari over Ferrari F150 moniker
Ford are suing Ferrari for using the F-150 moniker on their latest F1 car – the Ferrari F150. If you live on the wrong side of the Pond, you’ll know that an F-150 is the single most successful automotive phenomenon on the planet. Part of the Ford F-Series of pickup trucks, the Ford F-150 sells more than […]
‘Groundbreaking’ Ford B-Max at Geneva
Ford will reveal the Ford B-Max at the Geneva motor show together with a raft of electric cars, a cleaner Mondeo ECOnetic and the Fiesta WRC. To be entirely fair to Ford, they haven’t said that there will be a ‘Groundbreaking Ford B-Max’ at Geneva. What they have said is that there will be a […]
Ford Vertrek – 2012 Ford Kuga – at Detroit
Ford reveals the Ford Vertrek Concept at Detroit which will become Ford’s global replacement for the Ford Kuga and the Ford Escape. The picture you see above – minus a few concept fripperies like the huge glass roof – will be the next generation Ford Kuga in Europe. It will also be the next generation […]
Ford C-Max Hybrids at Detroit
Ford has revealed a pair of C-Max Hybrids ate the Detroit Motor Show which are scheduled to go in to production in 2012. Ford are starting to roll out their ‘Eco’ future at the Detroit Motor Show, and first to get the wraps off are a pair of C-Max Hybrids – the Ford C-Max Energi […]
Ford Focus Electric debut
Ford has shown the Ford Focus Electric at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Due to launch late 2011 in US and 2012 in Europe We expected Ford to debut the electric version of the new Focus at the Detroit Motor Show next week until they did the whole ‘Electric Focus Tease‘ thing […]
Ford Model T climbs Ben Nevis: Ford Heritage Images
Ford are celebrating 100 years of Ford in Britain by releasing images from their archives. This image is of a Ford Model T driving up Ben Nevis in 1911. When the good Mr Clarkson decided Top Gear should do a piece about a Land Rover Discovery using its incredible off-road abilities to climb a mountain in Scotland we […]
Ford Focus Electric tease begins
Ford teases the release of new information about the electric Ford Focus at the International CES in Las Vegas on its Facebook page. Ford has promised that there will be an electric version of the 2011 Ford Focus by 2012. Which we’ve gone on record as saying is a daft idea. Why would you want an electric […]
Ford to roll out Stop-Start in a big way
Ford are to roll out Stop-Start on cars in North America from the 2010MY. They hope to offer Stop-Start across the whole Ford range by 2015. Stop-Start is a relatively simple way for car makers to grab more miles out of every gallon of fuel a car uses by simply turning off the engine when […]
2011 Ford Focus Price revealed
Ford has revealed that the 2011 Ford Focus will start at £15,995 for the entry-level 1.6 litre petrol Edge trim level. We’ve had lots of news on the 2011 Ford Focus this year, from the initial reveal of the 2011 Focus at Detroit in January to the preview of the new Focus ST at Frankfurt […]