After weeks, months and even years of anticipation, deliveries of the new Ford GT have officially begun. Production has commenced at Ford’s Ontario facility, with the first examples headed for customers just in time for Christmas. The first of the 2017 Ford GTs to leave leave the Multimatic assembly facility […]
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Michigan state approves driverless cars, cars without steering wheels
The state of Michigan in the US, home to the big three manufacturers, has officially approved bills to allow autonomous vehicles on public streets. A series of four separate bills were signed into law by governor of the state, Rick Snyder, who stood beside executives from Ford and General Motors, […]
2017 Ford Fiesta WRC car revealed, looks menacing
M-Sport has lifted the veil on the vehicle it hopes will take out next year’s WRC title, the 2017-spec Ford Fiesta WRC. The Fiesta WRC is powered by a 1.6-litre EcoBoost direct injection engine, producing 283kW of power and 450Nm of torque, channelled to the ground via a six-speed sequential […]
2017 Ford Fiesta ST could come with AWD, drift mode – report
A senior Ford Europe engineer has opened up the possibility of an AWD version of the next Fiesta ST, in a candid conversation with British motoring publication, Autocar. Because the seventh-generation Fiesta uses a heavily-revised version of the outgoing model’s B3 platform, also shared with the EcoSport, the possibility of […]
Ford CEO Mark Fields welcomes deals with Trump
Ford’s CEO has said he and the company is open to deals with president-elect Donald Trump’s administration to keep jobs in the US. Mark Fields, president and CEO at Ford Motor Company, and Donald Trump have had a frosty relationship in the past, with Trump calling the outsourcing of some […]
More details & specs on 2017 Ford Fiesta released
More details about Ford’s crucial all-new 2017 Fiesta range have come to light, including technical specifications, chassis enhancements and equipment new to the range. On certain variants, the new Fiesta will be available with pedestrian detection, auto high beam dipping, traffic sign recognition, cross traffic alert and adaptive cruise control. […]
LEGO creates Ford GT Speed Champions to celebrate 50th anniversary
Ford had more than just the all-new Fiesta to crow about at the Go Further event this week, there was an enhanced Transit Custom, special edition Mustang and the LEGO Speed Champions Ford GT pair, with a 1966 GT40 and 2016 GT Le Mans racer for all you LEGO fiends. […]
Ford Territory name not carrying over to Edge replacement
Ford Australia has confirmed it won’t be using the Territory nameplate again when it imports the Canadian-built Edge in 2018, which will be available with seven seats and effectively come in as the Territory’s replacement. The company weighed up the idea, since the Territory was a popular and well-known model […]