The Ford Fiesta sedan is getting closer to it's launch in Australia as it has been tested by the Australian New Car Assessment Program and will soon see an official debut. The Fiesta sedan shared the fate of the hatch version, scoring four and five-star safety ratings. The ANCAP awarded a five-star safety rating to the seven airbag variant of...
It looks like the Cadillac Escalade is on the first place in the top ten most wanted car list... by thieves. This is the result of a study presented by the Highway Loss Data Institute that concluded that very large luxury SUV's are prone to getting stolen by thieves. There have been an increasing number of theft insurance claims for...
Ford Motor Company has officially announced the release of the Ford Focus RS in Australia, confirming the rumors and hopefully answering the hopes of many people. The Ford Focus RS, powered by a 5 cylinder Duratec RS 2.5-litre turbocharged engine will be producing 300hp and 440 Nm of torque. Ford has modified the exterior look of the car, adding an...
A world premiere took place at this year's Experimental Aircraft Association's (EEA) AirVenture: the fruit of the labour of two of the most renowned Ford Mustang builders was taken home by one lucky fellow in a charity auction held for the Young Eagles program. The bid that won the SR-71 Mustang, for which Carroll Shelby and Jack Roush joined hands...
Some official sources inside the Ford company announced that the French Auto Show from Paris will host the debut of the new generation of Ford Focus ST. A 2.0-liter engine will be available for the sports version Focus ST, an engine that is rumored that will be able to develop up to 250 horsepower. Direct injection will be available for...
Recently Ford has had some issues with their stock pricing due to investor concern about slow sales within the automotive industry and uncertainty over how the company will pay the UAW’s health care trust fund. The news that came from Dearborn today will most likely calm spirits and even make some brokers jump for joy as Ford will be repaying...
Ford's headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, has seen a bit of an assault today, the parking lot was overwhelmed by Ford Thunderbirds and their owners. Why all the hype from owners? Well it's no outrage or anything of sorts, it's something way better, The T-Bird owners have gathered to celebrate the 55 years that have gone by since the first generation...
The already tasty Ford Focus RS just got a bit of extra spice added to the recipe as Ford of France has just released five 5 special edition Focus RS Le Mans editions. These variants of the Ford Focus RS are called Le Mans edition because they pay tribute to the Blue Oval's heritage at the infamous endurance race. The...
According to a recent statement by spokesmen from Ford Motor Company we could be expecting that by 2020 up to 25% of the company's global sales to be hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric vehicles, or any combination of these technologies. Nancy Gioia, Ford’s director of global electrification is the author of this statement but he also mentioned that the figure could...
Ford’s global EcoBoost petrol engine technology is now available with a two liter engine that will find housing in the new Ford Mondeo and will be developing 203 horsepower at 5,500 rpm. The exact same engine variant will be available on the new incarnations of the S-Max and the Galaxy. In the Mondeo the new 2.0 liter EcoBoost engine will...
It would seem that Ford Motor Company have been embracing more and more new media advertising as the latest teaser for the 2011 Ford Explorer is coming from... Facebook. That's right people, Dearborn has chosen the most popular social network to be the provider of some teaser shots of the next car to enter the Ford Explorer dynasty. Facebook fans...
May seems to have become hybrid awareness month as sales of these cars soared the past month and have been the best since last August. As always, leaders of the market have been the Toyota Prius and the Ford Fusion hybrid. Last August hybrids got a boost when gas prices went up to $4 per gallon and as a result...
The car that revolutionized sales records, coming from the company that revolutionized the industry has now claimed back it's title. I'm talking of course about the Mustang, from Ford, and its sales performance for the month of May 2010. On it's first day the 1965 Ford Mustang sold 22.000 and that is a record that still stands today. While the...
Remember the times when Toyota's recall, sticky accelerators and floor mats problems were grabbing headlines left and right? Well, of course you do, because it wasn't that long ago, to be honest, and there are still some lawsuits looking over this particular issue but it's not over. Oh no, there's more bad news to come from the unintentional acceleration problems...
Recently the media that had been pushing on with the Detroit's Big Three and their issues or successes haven't had much else to say other than the proposal which is under works at Ford deemed to kill of Mercury brand. Today, a report from Ford themselves shows that this isn't serious news as the company had been planing to get...
In fairness, while the title may excite some, it's not completely accurate the long line of T-Birds is pretty much done for. While this is a sketch for now, it is most likely that it will remain a sketch forever as Ford has no official plans on it. Ford may not be in a rush to bring back the Thunderbird...
Transonic Combustion is a fuel-injection systems startup company that has announced today that Bob Lutz has joined the company’s board of directors. Bob Lutz recently retired from his nine year position as vice chairman of General Motors and, according to Transonic Combustion's spokesman, will be bringing the company's leadership the experience of a career in the automotive industry that is...
You may remember how March brought an interesting set of news from the European sales market as Ford has got the distinction of the best selling brand of the month mostly due to the introduction of the new Fiesta. This didn't sit very well with the traditional place holder, Volkswagen who took back their crown the following month for the...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed testing the 2011 Ford Fiesta and has officially announced that the new compact Ford Motor Company will be selling in the U.S. after amazing success in Europe will hit 40 mpg highway, making it the most fuel-efficient car in its class. With this in mind, and with the good press the Fiesta has...
Just over a month ago some rumors were put into circulation that referred to Ford making a SuperCrew body stiled version of the SVT Raptor that was going to feature four doors. These rumors have just ended their lives as such when the Blue Oval company officially confirmed that this variant is under way. Another tasty snippet from Ford comes...
