Mulally: Ford looking into subcompact cheaper than the Fiesta
Speaking at the sidelines of a company event last week, Ford CEO Alan Mulally told Automotive News Europe that the company is considering a low-cost Fiesta-based subcompact to sell globally. He killed...
View ArticleReport: Ford to pull from WRC by the end of 2012 season
Fans of the World Rally Championship might be disappointed to hear that Ford will be withdrawing their presence at the end of the 2012 season, according to RACER. Ford of Europe reportedly announced...
View ArticleFord becomes official partner of Formula DRIFT Championship 2013
Drifting was initially popularized by fans of import sport compacts and now professional drifting has found a soft spot in the hearts of the young crowd and a more active audience. To get closer to...
View ArticleConsumer Reports Auto Reliability Survey: Ford falls sharply, Cadillac top...
Consumer Reports today revealed the details to its 2012 Annual Auto Reliability Survey and Ford Motor Co. is not going to be happy with the results. Consumer Reports says that a bunch of reliability...
View Article2014 Ford Fiesta to get the 1.0 liter EcoBoost in the United States
Besides announcing the sale of the 500,000th Ford EcoBoost equipped model, FoMoCo confirmed today that it will be bringing the smallest engine ever, to the United States. The company will start selling...
View ArticleReport: Ford woking on extracting 150-hp from its 1.0 liter EcoBoost
Earlier this week, FoMoCo confirmed that its 1.0 liter EcoBoost engine will be offered in the Ford Fiesta in the United States starting next year. The engine is good for pumping out 123-hp and 148...
View Article2014 Ford Fiesta will offer MyFord Touch
Say what you will about Ford’s MyFord Touch infotainment and connectivity system, but the company has no plans to stop offering what it says is a very popular feature with its customers. FoMoCo...
View Article2012 LA Preview: 2014 Ford Fiesta ST zooms into the States with 197-hp
As promised, Ford announced today that the high-performance Fiesta ST will be available in the United States very soon. The new 2014 Ford Fiesta ST will be making its North American public debut at the...
View Article2012 LA Auto Show: 2014 Ford Fiesta 1.0 liter EcoBoost
Making its stateside debut today is the brand-new 2014 Ford Fiesta, which now gets a 1.0 liter EcoBoost engine that pumps out 123-hp and 148 lb-ft of torque. “Customers want cars that are expressive...
View Article2012 LA Auto Show: Ford Fiesta ST
Hot compact hatchbacks is a great niche for any automaker to compete in. Lately FoMoCo has been jumping in on the action. First the Dearborn automaker decided to take the segment by storm with the...
View ArticleVideo: The making of Gymkhana 5
Earlier this year, Ken Block dropped the much-anticipated Gymkhana 5. While drooling over all the stunts and crazy drifting done by Block, we usually wonder what it goes into making a Gymkhana video....
View ArticleFord’s 2012 U.S. sales top 2 million
FoMoCo has announced that its sales topped 2 million in the United States in 2012 – making it the only automotive brand in America to do so last year. Ford also said that its Focus is on track to...
View ArticleFord to standardize auto stop-start on 70 percent of their North American...
Ford officially announced to be standardizing auto start-start systems to much of its model range following some rumored reports that the Dearborn automaker was going to do as such. This is obviously...
View ArticleRecalls: Ford issues recall for 101,000 cars, 12 models over a variety of...
Ford announced another recall for some 101,000 vehicles total in North America as a precautionary measure as no accidents or injuries have been reported. While a variety of models were recalled over a...
View ArticleReport: Ford may revisit CVTs for better fuel economy figures
When Ford attempted their first stint with Continuously Variable Transmissions, things did not bode well for them. The Dearborn automaker ended up having terrible customer feedback and experiences with...
View ArticleReport: A Ford Fiesta RS could happen
Ok, so we know Ford likes to do hot hatches–the Focus ST, the Fiesta ST, and the once Europe only Focus RS, are prime examples (the next-gen Focus RS will be come stateside for the first time ever!)....
View ArticleReport: A Ford Fiesta RS just won’t happen
Some rumors were abound regarding the Ford Fiesta, suggesting Dearborn could go as far as introducing an RS version of the Fiesta to sit above the Fiesta ST. This all sounds plausible given Ford is...
View ArticleRumormill: A faster Ford Fiesta is on the way to sit above the ST, but it...
There’s been a lot of stir and commotion for the excellent idea of an RS version of the Ford Fiesta. However, not too long ago, a report said that Ford isn’t actually interested in producing a Ford...
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