The Ford E-Transit Custom is revealed as Ford turns its best-selling vehicle in the UK in to a 236-mile range EV. Due to arrive in 2024. Ford turned the Transit electric back in 2020, but that was the full-sized transit. Now, Ford reveals the Transit we all think of as a Transit – the Transit […]
Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6 and Ford Mustang Mach-E – 2022 World Car of the Year finalists
The 2022 World Car of the Year finalists are announced, and it’s a fight between the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6 and Ford Mustang Mach-E. Just last week, when we revealed that the 2022 UK Car of the Year is the Hyundai Ioniq 5, we bemoaned the fact that it now seems impossible for any […]
Ford Model E: Three new electric cars by 2024 including Puma EV and VW ID.4-based Crossover
Ford’s new EV division – Ford Model e – is planning three new passenger EVs and four new commercial EVs by 2024. Ford has now split its passenger car business in to two bits, with Ford Model e responsible for all EV models and Ford Blue responsible for ICE models going forward. Which is probably […]
Ford Mustang California Special arrives in the UK for top-down summer fun
A new Ford Mustang California Special goes on sale in the UK in convertible guise with manual or auto ‘box, V8 engine and prices from £52,105. Ford has managed to move perceptions of a ‘Mustang’ from a V8 muscle car to an electric Crossover with the arrival of the Mach E. But the proper Mustang […]
The new Ford Ranger Raptor REVEALED – and it gets a 284bhp V6 Petrol
The new Ford Ranger Raptor is revealed with added butch and a 284bhp, 3.0-litre EcoBoost V6 petrol engine. Goes on sale in the UK this year. It’s three months since the new Ford Ranger arrived as the Ford half of the project with VW to deliver both a new Ranger and a new Amarok. And […]
The RETURN of the Ford Mondeo – but it’s a China-only Mondeo and not for the UK
The Ford Mondeo may be dead in the UK and Europe, but it’s living on as a new China-only Mondeo saloon due to launch this year. The demise of the Ford Mondeo – once a mainstay on British roads – has been on the cards for a long time, but last year Ford finally confirmed […]
Ford Capri, Cortina, Escort, Granada and Orion RETURNING as Electric Cars?
Ford has filed trademark applications for Capri, Cortina, Escort, Granada and Orion, raising the prospect of old badges for new EVs. When Ford decided to attach the Mustang badge to their new electric SUV, many thought it sacrilege to use such an iconic badge on a new EV SUV. But despite the moans, it does […]
New Ford Ranger REVEALED – looks like a baby Ford F-150
The new Ford Ranger Pick-up is revealed, the first new Ranger for a decade, with new looks and a V6 Diesel-engine option. It’s been a decade since we had a new Ford Ranger, but now we get to see the all-new Ford Ranger – developed alongside VW – as a bigger, bolder, more able pick-up […]
Electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 and electric Ford Mustang Mach-E 5 STAR Euro NCAP
In the latest round of Euro NCAP safety test, the electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the electric Ford Mustang Mach-E both achieved five stars. Are electric cars as safe as ICE cars? Yes, of course they are, even if many non-EV drivers think the batteries are a fire risk and EVs just aren’t safe. Those […]
Electric Ford Mustang Mach-E OUTSELLLS the Mondeo by 3 to 1 in UK and Europe
The new electric Ford Mustang Mach-E is outsold the Ford Mondeo by three to one during Q3 2021 in the UK and Europe. Just like almost every other car maker, Ford’s sales are suffering from supply chain issues and chip shortages, but even taking that in to account, Ford’s sales numbers for Q3 2021 do […]