Ford

New York Taxi Replacements…

January 3, 2011

Apparently, New York state is seeking a new form of transport for the masses who go private hire, as the current taxi is uneconomical and uncomfortable.  The Ford Crown Victoria may be iconic, but it’s also a bit of a joke, coming in at 12 MPG just isn’t acceptable any more, unless your car has [...]

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New Ford Focus ST

November 3, 2010
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The exciting next-generation Ford Focus ST makes its global debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, providing an early preview of the new high-performance model which will be introduced around the world in 2012. This is a car that Ford will be making available to the whole world – so that means it has to [...]

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Focus RS500 Joins Other Ford Legends

September 5, 2010
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The very first Focus RS500 has become an icon and the very first model, PR001, is set to join the company’s heritage collection. This means that the car will be shown at a variety of shows as well as at certain Ford dealers throughout the year. The PR001 is representative of a very small run [...]

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Ford Mondeo – Features

August 31, 2010

Why does the Ford Mondeo continue to prove such a popular car on Britain’s roads? Despite the fact that German marques continue to feature at the top of some people’s lists, Top Gear and many others have said time and again that they’re frankly not sure why anyone buys anything else. The Mondeo really is [...]

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2011 Ford Shelby GT500

August 8, 2010

For many, many reasons the American muscle car represents one of the most iconic, evocative images that motoring can offer. None more so than the Ford Shelby GT500 – a real ‘All American Dream’ of a machine that is capable of being savage or cruising, whatever you see fit. In this video you can really [...]

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The Official Ford Focus RS500 Video

April 11, 2010

Just how good is this final swan song for the final Ford Focus of this generation going to be? Well, I’m pretty sure it’s going to be very special indeed. Just take a look at the video above and see what you think. Imagine having that following you on a B road late at night! [...]

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Ford Wins Two BBC Top Gear Awards

December 8, 2009
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Ford has won two BBC Top Gear awards this year for two extraordinary cars. The first, the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, is Ford’s lowest CO2 emitting model, producing only 98g/km, snapping up the “Green Car of the Year” Award. Of course, that’s not the only reason that it took the prize. It’s a nimble, attractive piece [...]

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Car Companies Being Sold…

August 15, 2009

General Motors have stated that they have until the end of August to ship off Saab to a Swedish consortium (if this is old news to you, then let me explain – GM is another ‘victim’ of the global credit crunch and is now looked after by Mr Obama), so the future of the brand [...]

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Ford Confirms Continuation In WRC

August 5, 2009

I’m sure that all of you WRC fans are happy to hear that Ford confirmed continued commitment to the sport prior to Rally Finland. We can only hope that Subaru returns to join them too (given the low-profile and much derided hatch version of the Impreza it can only do them good).

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Neon Candy – Ford’s New Marketing Machine

October 12, 2008

The new Ford Fiesta is a great looking car and by all accounts is just a brilliant all-rounder. This is confirmed in the fact that it is one of the few cars that will be seeing a global release – making it almost as significant as the Ford Model T (albeit not as groundbreaking). What [...]

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