Posted on March 26th, 2008
That didn’t take long. After Monday’s article in the Detroit News reporting that Ford’s U.S. operations were going to be developing its own RWD platform here in the States, the FoMoCo crew from Down Under refutes that story saying, “It’s too early to speculate on that.” With the dollar not holding up like it used […]
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Posted on March 24th, 2008
Ford has apparently finally heard the call and green-lighted development of a new global rear wheel drive platform and a family of vehicles to be built on it. However, unlike General Motors, Ford will not rely on its Australian division to do the heavy lifting. Since the collapse of the U.S. dollar has made the […]
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Posted on March 17th, 2008
If you ever wanted to put an Ford F-150 in your driveway, this summer may be the best time to make your move. As the new 2009 F-150 nears production, Ford is increasing its plant’s output of the 2008 F-150 to ensure enough supply remains during July and August when plant production will be transitioning […]
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Posted on March 14th, 2008
The Brooklands-based tuning firm, Avro Motor Cars, has partnered up with Roush Technologies to offer up a run of ten limited-edition Ford GTs that not only get a fresh coat of orange metallic paint and a some matte-black details, but an extra helping of power. The 720 Mirage spells out its claim to fame in […]
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Posted on March 13th, 2008
The arrival of the production version of the Focus RS won’t be happening until 2009, but during the London Motor Show in July, we’ll get our first glimpse of Ford’s newest road rocket. Top Gear conjured up some unofficial renderings of what the new RS would look like based on the teaser image that was […]
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Posted on March 9th, 2008
Kinetic design has been swallowing Ford of Europe’s product range whole, and took a big bite at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. Alongside the new Fiesta, Ford showed off the production version of the all-new Kuga crossover. Previewed by the concept unveiled at the last Frankfurt show and drawing on styling cues from the Iosis […]
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Posted on March 7th, 2008
If you own a 2008 Ford F-Series truck, your Fun Friday is made less so by the news of a recall for your truck that involves its seats. Apparently, the front driver’s seat on these trucks fail to comply with federal rules for seat back strength, as a weld that connects a bracket and the […]
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Posted on March 5th, 2008
Though Ford has stated that it will only sell the new Fiesta in the U.S. as a sedan, the debut of two hatchback versions at the Geneva Motor Show this week, a three-door and a five-door model, apparently has the Blue Oval boys and girls reconsidering. Ford’s new marketing chief Jim Farley told Automotive News […]
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Posted on February 27th, 2008
The latest addition to Ford’s seemingly ever expanding lineup of crossovers, the Flex, will start showing up at dealerships this summer and it now has a price tag. The new full size Flex SE will be starting off at $28,995 for the front-wheel-drive model, which includes the cost of getting the vehicle from the Oakville, […]
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Posted on February 23rd, 2008
Until recently, Ford had only planned to sell the new Fiesta small car as a sedan in the US market. Judging from the reaction of readers in the comments here when we showed photos of the production version of the car, which is based on the Verve concept, most people disagreed. The vast majority of […]
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Posted on February 20th, 2008
After a quick consult with some tea leaves and a few supplier sources, Jalopnik’s Auto Insider is calling it: the Taurus X will be dead after the 2009 model year. While not a revelation to make you run out and stock up on bottled water, this possible early demise of the Taurus X is the […]
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Posted on February 17th, 2008
It’s a couple of years late to the party, but the all-new Ford FG Falcon is set to arrive in Australia later this year, when it’ll match up with GM’s Holden Commodore sedan and Ute offerings on the sales charts and at Aussie stop lights for years to come. Like the Holdens, the Falcons are […]
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Posted on February 14th, 2008
With two and a half weeks to go before the Geneva Motor Show, Ford has finally released details on the production version of its new global small car. After the Verve concept debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show last September, the speculation began about what it’d be called when it arrived in showrooms. Ford’s marketing […]
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Posted on February 14th, 2008
When Ford introduced the Iosis X Concept back in 2006, it proved that the Blue Oval’s European Kinetic design language could transfer over to a CUV remarkably well. And when the Kuga Concept made its debut in Frankfurt, it was obvious that much of what made the Iosis X such an eye-catcher would come to […]
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Posted on February 12th, 2008
Another day, another hot hatch we can’t have in America. Today’s teaser: the Ford M-Sport Fiest TDCi. This special Fiesta is prepared by Ford’s WRC team M-Sport, which just celebrated a one-two-three-five finish at the Swedish rally, in conjunction with British dealer Stan Palmer Ford.
The rally-inspired Fiesta runs a 99-hp 1.6-liter Zetec S diesel engine, […]
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Posted on February 6th, 2008
Ford sent but a single model into the roiling crossover market battle with GM’s Lambda trio quartet. How did the Edge move 130,000 units alone while GM needed the aggregated sales of the GMC Acadia, Buick Enclave, and Saturn Outlook to close 137,000 deals? Money. It’s a simple case of throwing lots of bucks behind […]
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Posted on February 5th, 2008
Having already taken the wraps off the more conventional four-door sedan, three- and five-door hatchbacks and wagon body-styles in Frankfurt, Ford of Europe is preparing to unveil its new hard-top convertible version of the new European Focus. Unfortunately, this model won’t be available in the US market, so we’ll have to settle for the images […]
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Posted on January 22nd, 2008
As AutoblogGreen points out, Ford will soon be facing tough competition in the compact hybrid CUV segment with the introduction of the Saturn Vue two-mode hybrid. What better time, then, to update the Ford Escape Hybrid and Mercury Mariner Hybrid for 2009? The big news is the addition of a new 2.5L four-cylinder to replace […]
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