Ford Australia has announced the all-new 2012 Ford Focus ST, including specifications and pricing details. The hot hatch hits the market at $38,290, sporting a turbocharged four-cylinder engine and various performance highlights. The Focus ST has been on sale around the world for a few months now. It has been […]
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2012 Ford Kuga Trend review
The 2012 Ford Kuga Trend is easily the best-sounding compact SUV on sale at the moment. Its 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbo engine is derived from the grin-inducing Ford Focus RS‘s power source, while the jumped up body allows you to have some fun off road. 2012 FORD KUGA TREND – PROS […]
Video: 2012 Ford Focus ST Estate wagon gets a little sideways
Ford Europe has released a new promotional video which demonstrates that owning a wagon can be just as fun as owning a sporty hot hatch, with the 2012 Ford Focus ST Estate wagon. The 2012 Ford Focus ST Estate wagon was first unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. It […]
New Ford Focus RS to get 2.3L EcoBoost, if given green light
Earlier this month it was reported that Ford is considering producing a Ford Fiesta RS instead of a new Ford Focus RS. Some more details have emerged on the potential Focus route. At the recent launch event of the 2012 Ford Focus ST (2013 model in Australia), Ford’s chief engineer […]
2013 Ford Focus ST gets overboost function
Ford Australia will introduce the new 2013 Ford Focus ST hot hatch later this year. The new model will replace the previous five-cylinder XR5 Focus, sporting a 2.0-litre turbo engine and various performance highlights. One of those performance highlights, we’ve just learned, is an overboost function of the turbo system. […]
Ford Fiesta RS instead of new Focus RS? – report
In 2009, Ford launched the muscly Ford Focus RS, and as far as we know, a new model is in the making. Or is it? According to word on the net, a Ford Fiesta RS might be on the way instead. The Focus RS was the fastest hot hatch on […]
Ford vehicles to shed up to 340kg by 2020 with carbon fibre deal
Is a carbon fibre Ford Focus on the way? Well, it might sound farfetched now, but under a new co-development deal between Ford and Dow Automotive Systems, carbon fibre is set to be incorporated in the development of many upcoming models. All automotive companies are looking to improve overall fuel […]
New Ford Focus RS to get at least 320hp (238kW) – report
As previously thought Ford is working on a new Ford Focus RS, ready to supersede the hot hatch of 2010. The new model is set to come with at least 320hp (238kW), and in five-door form only. The new model is set to feature a new 2.3-litre four-cylinder turbocharged engine, […]