Fans of the new and well-received Ford Focus will be pleased to hear that the Dearborn-make will be apparently offering a real-man’s cog swapper for the top spec Focus Titanium. Yes, that means the Focus Titanium will be receiving three pedals and a manual shifter. WOO! It may not seem like outstanding news to the [...]
Though it ‘tis a tad dear at $40,000 the first electric Focus is an important symbol for the most profitable of the ‘Big Three,’ which Ford delivered to their first customer, Google right before Christmas. The car itself is on paper pretty similar to the now ubiquitous Nissan Leaf: range of 100 miles, top speed [...]
The 2012 North American Car and Truck of the year finalists have been revealed, at the Automotive Press Association luncheon in Detroit. After being voted on by a group of 50 full-time automotive journalists, finalists in each segment have been revealed. In order to be eligible for the award, North American vehicles must be new [...]
Ford may be an American company, but when it comes to a factory fresh, rough and ready Focuses for the average consumer, the offerings are lacking. You are not going to find a Golf R fighter on this side of the pond, but Ford have just announced pricing on a race-ready Focus: the ST-R, unveiled [...]
Given that there is now going to be a three cylinder, 1 liter Ford Focus, it makes sense that the company will now be building an all electric version of Ford’s very popular economy car. In keeping with this trend of efficiency, Ford say that a third of their 2012 vehicle line will offer models [...]
All of the editors over at CARandDRIVER have sat down and chosen their top 10 cars for 2012 that are available for sale in the United States. As always, the cars on the list don’t have to be the newest, and they don’t have to be expensive as nothing over $80,000 is even allowed to [...]
Ford of UK today introduced the sporty Focus Zetec S, a model developed specifically for the UK market. “Zetec S models have always been popular with UK customers and so we are delighted to welcome our new Focus Zetec S to the range,” said Anthony Ireson, Ford Britain marketing director. “With sporty exterior body styling [...]
Here’s a story that might not surprise many of you that are in the market for a new car. While the midsize segment is one of the most popular in the United States – that’s slowly changing. Soon enough you’ll see less and less Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Ford Fusion type vehicles on the [...]
After making its world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September, the 2012 Ford Focus ST is making its stateside debut today at the 2011 LA Auto Show. Power for the 2012 Focus ST 5-door hatch will come from FoMoCo’s 2.0 liter EcoBoost 4-cylinder turbo making 247 horsepower with a peak torque of 265 lb-ft. [...]
As confirmed last week, Ford will show the new 2012 Focus ST at the 2011 LA Auto Show next week. The Dearborn automaker has just released a bunch of new images of the U.S.-spec Focus ST, which will go on sale on our side of the world starting early next year. Overall, the Ford Focus [...]
