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2011 LA: Ford Fiesta ST Concept comes to LA with two additional doors

The 2012 Ford Focus ST wasn’t the only model the company performance department showed today at the 2011 LA Auto Show. The Ford Fiesta ST Concept, which originally made its debut in Frankfurt in September, now comes to LA with two additional doors as a 5-door hatchback. Click here for more news on the Ford Fiesta. [...]

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Ford Fiesta ST 5-door Concept to debut at 2011 LA Auto Show

At the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September, FoMoCo unveiled the 3-door Ford Fiesta ST Concept. With the LA Auto Show on the way later this month, Ford will be holding the North American debut for the Fiesta ST Concept – however, this time, instead of 3-doors, there are 5-doors. “The Ford Fiesta ST Concept [...]

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Consumer Reports: Ford’s reliability has fallen, Chrysler on the rise

Consumer Reports: Ford’s reliability has fallen, Chrysler on the rise

In Consumer Reports’ 2011 Annual Auto Survey, Ford, which has been the model of America reliability for many years, is slowly starting to fall. Consumer Reports attributes three of the Dearborn automakers newest models for the fall in reliability. “The new Ford Explorer, Fiesta, and Focus all had below-average reliability in their first year,” Consumer [...]

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Ford will show off custom Focus and Fiesta models at 2011 SEMA show

Ford is bringing many different tuner versions of its Fiesta and Focus models to this year’s SEMA Show, with the brands 110-year history in motorsports to support them. Seven different versions of the 2012 Focus hatchback and sedan have been selected by Ford to be shown. Tuners behind the creations include 3dCarbon, ID Agency, Seeda, [...]

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Ford Fiesta Metal Special Edition, only 1,000 to be made for the UK

Ford of Europe has introduced a new Fiesta special-edition model known as the Ford Fiesta Metal. Only 1,000 units of the Ford Fiesta Metal Special Edition will be produced, each featuring exterior styling upgrades, a Piano Black painted center stack bezel, air vent rings and interior door handles, ebony leather sports seats and 17-inch black alloy [...]

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2011 Frankfurt: Ford Fiesta ST Concept gets 177-hp 4-cylinder EcoBoost

Joining the Ford Focus ST at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show is the new Ford Fiesta ST Concept, another addition to the company’s ST lineup, which expands on its vision to take the performance badge global. “Our strategy is powered by the One Ford global product plan and extends the reach of exciting Ford performance [...]

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Ford Fiesta Centura celebrates 100 years in Britain

Ford Fiesta Centura celebrates 100 years in Britain

Ford is obviously known as an American automobile manufacturer. However, Ford’s prominence is also very well established in the European market, thanks to Ford’s UK branch. To celebrate Ford being in Britain for 100 years, Ford has just unveiled a special edition Fiesta for the UK market. Called the Ford Fiesta Centura, the special edition [...]

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Ford Fiesta 35th Birthday, 15 million sold since birth

Ford Fiesta 35th Birthday, 15 million sold since birth

The European-born Ford Fiesta, which we happen to be just getting for the first time in this country, celebrates its 35 birthday and production marker of 15 million units this year. To celebrate the Fiesta’s birthday, Ford has announced that they introduced two new colors for the Fiesta with some new exterior updates as well [...]

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Porsche gets highest ranking in 2011 APEAL Study by J.D. Power

Porsche gets highest ranking in 2011 APEAL Study by J.D. Power

For the seventh consecutive year, Porsche is the highest-ranking nameplate in the 2011 APEAL Study by J.D. Power and Associates. Hyundai also improved from 2010 more than any other nameplate this year, while Jeep and Chrysler also improved considerably. BMW and Dodge each had three models each that received the segment-level awards. BMW models receiving awards [...]

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Ford announced Gymkhana World Tour dates, coming to U.S. on July 23

Ford announced Gymkhana World Tour dates, coming to U.S. on July 23

As announced last week, Ken Block and Ford have teamed up to launch a Gymkhana World Tour, which will feature stops in Austria, Australia and the United States. “Designed to bring the Gymkhana experience to a live audience, each GWT stop will be unique not only in its location but in the content and layout [...]

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