While I'm not a big fan of the 2012 Ford Focus, mostly because its looks and yet I am aware of how many of them will be sold. The leadership of the Blue Oval is also aware of this and therefore they decided to have a word with their part suppliers about it. Apparently there are about 310 suppliers across...
Ford announced the new Fiesta Sport+, a version which brings both aesthetic improvements and some more horsepower under the bonnet. At the exterior we note the Performance Blue color together with two Frozen Whire stripes which give the model a special appearance. To complete the exterior appearance, the Americans fitted 17-inch 5-spoke white alloys and a revised front bumper but...
The new Formula1 vehicle which will be used by Ferrari has been named F150, in order to celebrate 150 years since Italy’s unification. However, the Americans from Ford decided to sue Ferrari for abusive use of the F150 name, as Ford already uses the F-150 name for the pick-up model sold in US since 1995 when the first generation Ford...
At the moment, we're pretty familiar with the eco friendly effect electric vehicles tend to have on the world. Ford however has set out to prove that their Focus EV is also pocket friendly as it offers some seriously low running costs. The first issue with the low running costs advertised for the Ford Focus' electric counterpart is the cost...
Even the mighty fall sometimes, and this is definitely the case of the Ford F-150 pickup, the world's best seller for so long I can't remember off the top of my head. Ford's just announced that they are going to be calling back in quite a number of their most successful product in order to fix something pretty important for...
It seems that the rumors regarding a successor to the mighty Ford GT are multiplying by the month and also gaining more bulk. After we first heard about a simple possibility of the Ford flagship actually making a comeback, even in hybrid form, we now have reason to believe there's more than just rumor in that statement. The last time...
Mark Anthony Riccobono, a blind man, managed to go through the entire Daytona circuit behind the steering wheel of a Ford Escape hybrid without any support from anyone. However, the people from Virginia Tech developed a special system which helped Mark to drive safely the American model on the circuit. Even the model has been fitted with various systems and...
I tend to take sides with Ford, I just like the brand, the products and the ideals. The only trouble is, while they're doing fine, they're still human and sometimes make mistakes. This is how Ford can give you a hot one followed by a cold other. They hire more people and pay them better, they open up new year...
Recently we reported that due to an unexpected incident happened while the Americans from Ford were testing the new Fiesta RS WRC in Sweden, the new competition model got heavily damaged but the two drivers from Ford were unharmed. Initially, the WRC team of Ford planned to introduce the new Fiesta RS WRC at the Arctic Rally which debuts on...
As it turns out, the best selling car in the world is in quite a bit of trouble, so much in fact that the Americans have had to halt production of the Ford F-150. In truth, the Ford F-150 doesn't have any sort of trouble with the selling, the shipping or any such regular situation. The real problem that lead...
Unfortunately for the Americans from Ford, the new Fiesta RS WRC rally model won't be revealed anymore within the Arctic Rally as we previously reported due to an unexpected incident happened while Jari Matti Latvala was testing the new Fiesta RS WRC somewhere in Sweden. The Ford WRC driver agreed that he did a risky move and is fully guilty...
In shaking the aftermath of the giant bullet they dodged, Ford made an announcement which should at least please the company's employees. The Blue Oval plans to make 2011 more friendly on the pockets of its employees by offering bonuses once more. As part of 2009's budget restrains the management at Ford cut back on salary gains from everybody. With...
The earlier revealed Ford Fiesta RS WRC, the competition version of Fiesta designed mainly for the World Rally Championship will debut a little bit earlier according to the American manufacturer. The Arctic Rally which is held in Lapland, Finland has been organized continuously since 1966 and it starts just two weeks earlier than the new season of the World Rally...
Before I go on, I'd like to say that hybrids are good and that fuel economy is what it's all about these days. Now that that's dealt with wouldn't you like to know how according to Derrick Kuzak, Ford's head of global product development, the supercar desert dish of the Ford GT may have a successor on the way? Moving...
Together with the new Ford Focus EV, the Americans from Ford revealed a concept called Vertrek, a SUV prototype based on the same platform used for the new Focus. The new Ford Vertrek Concept adopts the Kinetic design phylosophy and is meant to show us how the next generation Kuga will probably look like. The sleek American concept brings a...
My favorite of Detroit's Big Three, mostly after the bailout story, Ford has made a pretty interesting announcement today. The Blue Oval plans to hire some 7000 people in their manufacturing segment, in order to boost their ca making efforts. With what can only be perceived as good predictions for the future, Ford has decided to increase the number of...
Prodrive, as I'm sure many of you know, is a motoring technology institute. Being the force behind Subaru's WRC cars, they do tend to go along for other contracts. Such as their latest thing with the Ford Falcon FPV. As we've first read quite a few days back, Ford's "standard" FPV Boss 335 GT Falcon is powered by a 5.0...
In the first day of the Detroit Auto Show, the Americans from Ford decided to reveal one more electric model to join the new Focus EV earlier revealed at 2011 CES. We can't talk to much about the new C-Max Energi as they didn't revealed too many details in this regard but however we know that the new electric vehicle...
If you already watched the official video recently revealed for the new Ford Focus EV you noticed the phone app which helps the driver to get all the information about his car very fast and easy. We talk about MyFord Mobile, an application revealed in the same time with the new Ford Focus EV at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show....
The new Ford Focus EV, a zero-emission vehicle developed by the Americans from Ford got revealed recently at 2011 CES. The new model comes with a respectable 160 km driving range while under the bonnet the electric engine is able to develop 125 horsepower. The electricity is stored in a 23 kWh lithium-ion battery which needs about 4 hours to...
