When Texas-based American tuning company AMS – the guys that blew the record for most powerful and fastest Nissan GT-R with their 1860kW, 7.44-second quarter mile beast – start talking about Focus RS modifications, the performance car world takes notice. The Focus RS is a missile to begin with, with […]
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2016 Ford Mondeo update on sale in Australia, gets SYNC 3
Ford Australia is announcing the release of the updated 2016 Mondeo (officially MY16.75), complete with a raft of technology upgrades. Ford made a “$2 billion investment in local R&D” over the past six years, and is beginning to flow-on the benefits to its customers in the updated 2016 Mondeo. Highlights […]
Ford & GM using separate software for jointly-developed 10-speed auto
Ford and General Motors have announced they will use their own control software for the 10-speed auto transmission that was developed in collaboration. The joint effort between the two auto giants saw the development of the transmission which will ultimately be used in two rival vehicles; the Ford Mustang and […]
Ford GT 66 Heritage Edition announced, tribute to Le Mans win
A new special ‘66 Heritage Edition’ of the Ford GT hypercar is unleashed off its chain to commemorate the 1966 Le Mans dominance which so embedded the original GT40 Ford in folklore, when it gave Enzo Ferrari’s ego a walloping. Back then Ford managed a podium-sweeping 1-2-3 finish, with the […]
Election 2016: What lies ahead for the Australian auto sector?
The 2016 Australian election result is less than a week away. One area which hasn’t received much coverage is the automotive industry, and its component supplier sectors. Could this be because the public by-and-large accepts that it’s doomed? Although Ford, Holden and Toyota have all committed to closing down their […]
2017 Ford Ranger update announced; SYNC 3, Euro 5 powertrain
Ford Australia is announcing the model year 2017 Ford Ranger update, bringing a number of technology revisions to the increasingly popular ute. All models except the XL Plus come standard with a rear-view camera, front parking sensors on the XLT, and SYNC 3 for XLT and Wildtrak grades. There’s also […]
2017 Ford Focus RS500 spotted at the Nurburgring (video)
Ford has been caught redhanded, testing an exciting new prototype believed to be beginnings of the rumoured Focus RS500. The new Focus RS500, yet to be officially confirmed by Ford, is set to extend on the already-riveting performance credentials of the regular Focus RS. There’s talk of a boosted up […]
Sporty Ford Mondeo ST-Line announced in Europe
Ford is using the Goodwood Festival of Speed (FoS) to showcase the new Mondeo ST-Line, which gets a number of sporty visual enhancements. Ford launched the ST-Line on the Focus and Fiesta earlier this year. It’s similar to what Volkswagen does with the R-Line selection or BMW’s M Sport packages, […]