The Latest News, Announcements And Rumours From The World Of Cars
Please welcome the new second-generation 2013 Ford Kuga freshly revealed in Geneva. And though it seems but five minutes since the original Kuga arrived (2008) the Ford Escape SUV was due for replacement in America. And under Ford’s new one global policy, we Europeans had to cut along. This is the end result, which will [...]
This is the Ford Focus. It’s also their first completely electric car…ever. And it’s on display at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show now. Powered by a 23 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, the Focus Electric has a target range of 100 miles and can be recharged in 3-4 hours. Based on the fossil-fuelled five-door hatchback, most [...]
This is the new Ford Fiesta ST, unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. And it’s real. First we saw the three-door Fiesta ST concept at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. Then the five-door ST concept appeared at the 2011 LA Auto Show. But this time it’s a real production version which will reach UK [...]
Ford has finally revealed the special door arrangement used by its new compact MPV, the B-Max. Click here for full details about the rest of the B-Max They’ve removed the B-pillar (ironic given the car’s name) and installed sliding rear doors. Of course, sliding rear doors are nothing new. Several cars already use them, including [...]
New car sales in Britain rose just 0.03% during January 2012 compared with the figure from 12 months ago. That’s an increase of just 200 cars to 128,853 during the month, but represents welcome signs of stability given the state of the economy. Top 10 Best Selling UK Cars – Jan 2012 Once again the [...]
The finalists for the prestigious World Car Of The Year awards have been announced. Two awards are up for grabs; the World Car Of The Year 2012 and the World Performance Car Of The Year 2012. The ten finalists in each category were selected by a jury of 66 international car journalists from Europe, Asia [...]
This it the new 2013 Ford B-Max. Just a year after the concept first appeared, Ford will pull the covers off the production version of their new mini MPV at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March. So as the dull Fusion trundles its way into the history books, what have we got to look [...]
Fans of downsized engines rejoice. Ford has announced that the Focus will be hauled around by their 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine from February 2012. The new engine promises significantly improved fuel efficiency and class-leading CO2 emissions despite similar performance to a 1.6-litre engine. Click Here For The Original Post About The 1.0-litre EcoBoost It will also [...]
The annual What Car awards ceremony took place in London on January 11th and awarded 17 prestigious titles. Judged by a panel of journalists from the What Car magazine headed by editor Chas Hallett, German manufacturers did exceptionally well, collecting 10 of the 16 category awards and the overall car of the year title. Winners [...]
This is the new 2013 Ford Mondeo, revealed to coincide with the launch of the new Ford Fusion at the 2012 Detroit Motor Show. Confused? Ford no longer makes market-specific models, so each model has to be used around the world. In America the Fusion is a Mondeo-like family saloon unlike the blue-rinse shopping buggy [...]
