The Americans from Ford officially announced the EPA fuel economy ratings, figures that place the new C-Max hybrid above its main rival. The car maker claims that the C-Max is more fuel efficient compared to the Toyota Prius V, official figures showing a combined fuel economy of 47mpg. Both city and highway fuel consumption numbers are rated at 47mpg even...
Roush is a company that has been with us for quite some time now and we've constantly been associating them with performance Ford models. The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor is a performance model from the Blue Oval and though we wouldn't put in the same league as a Mustang or GT, it's worthy of the Roush badge. Roush Ford F-150...
British performance tuner Superchips is well known for tweaking various engines but unlike most such tunes, they don't focus on high end stuff. Superchips offer tuning packages for what most of us would refer to as under-powered cars. Which makes it easy to understand why they chose this car to go with now. 2013 Ford Focus It's the Ford Focus...
Ford announced today a one-off model based on the Ford Mustang GT Coupe. We talk about the Red Tails edition, a car inspired from a fighter airplane from World War II. At the exterior, the American model receives a polished aluminum finish, black and red stripes, new 20-inch alloy wheels, a rear wing and diffuser and also quad-pipe exhaust. Ford...
Here is the all-new Ford Mustang RTR, a model produced in partnership with Classic Design Concepts and unveiled by Vaughn Gittin Jr. The new Mustang RTR benefits from a performance package able to improve the total output of the 5.0-liter V8 engine by about 25hp. 2013 Mustang RTR The extra power is obtained thanks to a new K&N air filter,...
Ford announced today their plans to offer the current Mustang model in the Philippines. The company says that they are confident the model will be a success in the respective market. According to Ford, the Mustang will be launched with a 3.7-liter V6 unit capable to develop 305 horsepower. However, there will be a more powerful GT version with a...
The Americans from Ford released official fuel economy figures for the high-performance version of the new Focus, the ST model. To begin with, the new Focus ST packs a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine capable to deliver 252 horsepower and 270 lb-ft of torque. Ford Focus ST Power arrives at the front wheels via a standard six-speed manual transmission, actually the only...
The Americans from Ford released official fuel consumption figures for the new C-MAX Hybrid. From the beginning we find out that the new model is able to return better figures compared to one of its main rival, the Toyota Prius V. According to Ford, the C-MAX Hybrid achieves a fuel economy of 47mpg (5l/100km) - city, and 44mpg (5,3l/100km) -...
The Americans from Ford officially announce that they will compete in the hill climb competition at Goodwood with a powerful Mustang Shelby GT500 but also with the new Focus ST hatchback. The Shelby GT500 packs a 5.8-liter V8 unit developing 662 horsepower and 631 lb-ft of torque. Ford also fitted the muscle car with the Performance Package which includes a...
Though it's not exactly a surprise, the next generation of the Ford Mondeo was spied in Europe wearing the newly designed skin of the 2013 Fusion. In shifting over from the United States to Europe, the exterior look of the sedan has remained pretty much untouched but the interior and engines haven gone through a few changes. The 2.5 liter...
The Americans from Ford announced today the availability of a new special edition for the current F-150 pickup truck. We talk about the Limited Edition, a model which benefits from several goodies such as HID headlamps, new front and rear bumpers, large 22-inch aluminum wheels, grille surround and a chrome mesh for the grille. The exterior also benefits from three...
Interested in buying a Ford Focus? We recommend you wait for the ST model and really get a thrilling car that doesn't seem to have any practical downsides. There's a selection of smaller petrol and diesel engines but you won't guess what the next recommendation would be in terms of powerplant choice. It's the 1.0 liter EcoBoost engine. Yet another...
You know the rule, when you've got a product that sells like hot cakes, you're not going to swap out the recipe and attempt to make donuts are you? That's the justification behind why Ford's 2013 F-150 pickup doesn't seem to be that much different from the generation the Blue Oval sold last year. The changes are applied to both...
Ford released today pricing figures for the new C-Max hybrid, a brave competitor of the Toyota Prius V, mainly considering the smaller starting price. The American model is priced from $25,955 (not including the destination fee), Ford announcing that if you opt for the C-Max hybrid you will extra $555 in your pocket comparing to the Prius V. The details...
Yesterday's leak turned out to be accurate. Ford has just confirmed the sort of pricing they plan to charge for the 2013 Focus ST. While they were at it, the American company filled in some of the blanks of the original leak and even launched an online configurator. The pricing stays at the same MSRP of 23.700 USD or $24.495...
Not officially, but as close to it as possible, the 2013 Ford Focus ST's pricing documents have been leaked online through a forum of enthusiasts of the car. While we wait on confirmation from the Blue Oval we might as well come out with it, the Ford Focus ST is going to get a MSRP of $23.700. Naturally, that will...
Ford officially released today new details regarding the next-generation Escape, the main novelty being the fuel economy figures of the American crossover. To begin with, the less powerful 2.5-liter engine producing 168 horsepower is able to return a fuel economy of 31mpg highway and 22mpg city. Next up, the 1.6-liter 173-horsepower engine is rated at 33mpg highway and 26mpg city,...
Ford officially confirmed that the new Shelby GT500 is powered by a 5.8-liter V8 able to develop 662 horsepower and 631 lb-ft (855Nm) of torque. With such resources, the Americans claim that this is the most powerful series V8-powered car in the world. According to Ford, the 662-horsepower V8 engine returns a fuel economy of 15mpg city/24mpg highway. However, if...
The Americans from Ford decided to reveal the production variant of the EcoSport Concept presented at the beginning of this year. The new Ford EcoSport is a small crossover which will be produced in South America, China, India and also Thailand. Under the bonnet, power comes from a 1.0-liter three-cylinder turbocharged unit delivering 118 horsepower and 125 lb-ft of torque....
Ford have just announced that the electric version of their Focus hatchback is about to make history in the popular sport of NASCAR. Before tofu eaters get to excited and, most of all, before rednecks are going to start beating their wives over how good ol' fashin' V8s are dying, the car won't be racing. The Ford Focus EV will...
