Volvo buyer Geely has plans to double Volvo sales, open production in China and add new models above the current range. Geely – Ford’s preferred bidder for Volvo – has big plans to turn round the Swedish car maker, according to reports. Central to these will be the building of a new plant in China […]
Ford unveils inflatable seatbelts
Ford has announced an inflatable seatbelt, which will be fitted to 2010 cars in the US before a global roll-out. Airbags started out in the middle of the steering wheel of an S Class Mercedes. Now they’re everywhere and they’re no longer a novelty. We just take them for granted. Except when you jump in […]
Focus RS plus – the Loder1899
German tuner Loder1899 has revealed a tuned Focus RS with lowered suspension and 345bhp. We finally got round to doing a review of the Focus RS last week and came away deeply impressed. The thought of 300bhp through the front wheels seemed like a barking mad idea, but Ford had managed to pull off the […]
Ford Kuga – moving to the USA
Ford are planning to move production of the Kuga from Saarlouis toLouisville in the USA in 2011. The Kuga may replace the Ford Escape as Ford’s small SUV in the US. The Land of the Free and the gas-guzzling SUV/Pickup is changing. No longer do US buyers seem to consider the acerage of the sheet metal […]
Escort Mexico Mk I – The Drive
We take the chance to spend an hour with a 1974 Escort Mexico MK I for a blast round the Cambridgeshire countryside. We recently spent a day in the company of Ford blatting around the Cambridgeshire countryside in a selection of their latest metal. We’ve already done a review of the Focus RS and there […]
Ford Focus RS (2009) Price & Specifications
Full details of Ford’s Focus RS (2009) specifications and price. We recently managed to get round to doing a test / review of the might Focus RS. As you will probably already know, it is a mighty achievement. Ford’s clever RevoKnuckle system has managed to tame – if not completely eradicate – the dreaded torque-steer […]
Focus RS Review – Part 2
Part 2 of our road test / review of the 2009 Focus RS The suspension if firm but not crashy-bashy. You could poodle to work in the rush hour every day and not need a season ticket to the Chiropractors. It feels firm when you’re tearing up the country roads, but reassuringly firm – not […]
Focus RS Review
We finally do a 2009 Focus RS Test, spending some time to review Ford’s performance Focus. I may not hail from Essex – Ford’s home in the UK – but I’ve lived here for the biggest part of my life. So although I never indulged in the Essex-boy blinging of the most prosaic cars on […]
Ford Fiesta Titanium Individual and revised Fiesta range launched
Ford has refreshed the Fiesta range by adding a new model designation – Fiesta Edge – and a new top of the range model – Fiesta Titanium Individual. The Fiesta is a great little car. It’s stylish, well made and great fun to drive – even in ECOnetic guise. And it’s a big sales success […]
Ford Mondeo Titanium ECOnetic launched
Ford has launched an ECOnetic version of the Mondeo Titanium as a five door or estate, offering Eco savings on a higher spec cars for the first time. Were Ford listening to us? Probably not. But when we did the Fiesta ECOnetic Review earlier this year we did make a point of saying that we […]