According to people familiar with the matter, FoMoCo has started shipping its Focus Electric hatchback to dealers this weekend. Insiders said that about 350 Ford Focus Electric units will be sent to a total of 67 dealers in California, New Jersey and New York over the next couple of weeks. Each dealer will receive about [...]
You asked for them so we’re keeping them coming – here is our third Top 10 things you need to know about car ‘x’ – today, we’re taking a look at the 2013 Ford Focus ST. Let’s get it started. Check out our other Top 10 things you need to know lists. Top 10 things you [...]
Following the pricing details released last night of the 2013 Ford Focus ST, FoMoCo has finally posted the online configurator for the new sports hatchback. As usual, I built a fully loaded 2013 Ford Focus ST with Equipment Group ST3 ($4,435 option), the $495 Tangerine Scream color option, leather seats and everything in between. The [...]
If you’re ding the happy-dance after reading that title – you definitely should be. According to a leaked dealer document, pricing for the 2013 Ford Focus ST will indeed start at $23,700 ($24,495 when you add $795 destination) – that undercuts the $23,995 Volkswagen GTI by $295 and the $24,000 MazdaSpeed3 by $300. Click here [...]
It has recently been revealed that Nascar’s premier electric pace car will be the 2012 Ford Focus Electric, and will lead the field on April 28th for the Sprint Cup Richmond 400. Ford’s participation in the event is also part of the brand’s marketing campaign, with motorsports fans making up 35 percent of potential car [...]
After creating a Ford Mustang that produces a jaw-dropping 1000hp that made its debut at the New York Auto Show a few weeks ago, it seems this would be a tough model to top for Shelby. Shelby president John Luft says, however, that even though the car broke into four-digit horsepower figures, the Mustang has [...]
The 2013 Ford Focus Electric car will become the first all-electric pace car to ever lead the field for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the Richmond 400. The Focus Electric will perform all pace care duties at Richmond International Raceway on April 28 as long as it doesn’t run out of batteries. Click [...]
Not a stranger to using social media to promote its vehicles, Ford is now using Facebook to promote the all-new and zero-emissions Focus Electric. The company has launched a new game called ‘Plug N Play Electric City with the 2012 Focus Electric’ where Facebook users can take their friends and themselves on a little ride [...]
Speaking to Australia’s Car Advice, Ford’s vehicle line director for small cars, Gunnar Herrmann, says that the next-generation Ford Focus RS has been delayed. Check out more news on the Ford Focus. He said that Ford ‘needs to determine the technological and performance direction for the new Focus RS.’ “We are not working on [the new] RS right [...]
If you live in California and are considering buying the new Ford Focus Electric – we have some good news for you. Ford has confirmed California Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Resources Board (CARB) has given approval for owners of the new 2012 Ford Focus Electric to drive in the HOV lanes. Click here for more news [...]
