There is slowly a steady decline on diesel cars here in the UK, with the preference becoming mild hybrids and fully electric vehicles. Earlier this year Skoda dropped the diesel versions of the Kamiq due to poor demand and Seat did the same with the Ibiza and Arona as customer demand for the diesel versions was low. Now this week, Ford has axed all diesel versions of the Fiesta in […]
This week, Ford has announced a new limited edition version of the existing Fiesta ST with the ‘ST Edition’. Only 500 units are to be produced, with 300 coming to the UK. Changes include gloss black detailing on the diffuser, spoiler and new more vibrant ST badges. New alloy wheels which are 8kg lighter than the standard wheels and the Edition has the same adjustable suspension that came on the […]
Back in May this year, Ford shared some tease videos and photos online of an upcoming Puma ST, the current Puma has already won What Car? of the year and now Ford has a new high performance version of the baby SUV. This is Ford’s first performance SUV to be launched in Europe, the company already launched an ST version of the Edge in the US recently and now we have […]
This week, Ford unveiled a new special edition of the Ford GT dubbed the “Heritage Edition” and it pays homage to the 1966 Ford GT in which Ken Miles won at the Le Mans 24 hour race. The special edition car has a unique red and black exterior which is a modern take on the 66′ car, with 98 numbers on each side as well as exposed carbon fibre. On […]
Today, Ford has expanded the line up of the current Fiesta, with a new mild-hybrid option. Ford starting offering its cars with an electrical boost starting with the new Kuga and Puma and now, the Fiesta can be specced with it too. As it does in the Puma, the hybrid system uses a 48v belt driven starter and generator to supply a small boost of power for the engine, 15lb […]
Ford has recently taken the decision to stop production of the small city car, the Ka+ and the two medium sized people carriers the C-Max and the B-Max in Europe in order to be more profitable and to meet buyer demand. The outgoing Ka+ is based on the last generation Ford Fiesta in order to keep costs down and is also sold in India and other markets. The C-Max and […]
Ford announced the new Mustang Mach-E a few months ago, it also appeared on London streets back in February. In the last few days, Ford has revealed some more specs about the car, as well as the pricing here in the UK. Ford has said that a lot of buyers have registered interest in the Mach-E in the UK, stating the order books are “healthy.” Ford Mustang Mach-E will start […]
Ford has been getting involved with electrifying its commercial vehicles for a little while here in the UK, with the plug-in-hybrid Transit Custom panel van, but it isn’t a full electric van. Ford has also proved that it can produce a fully electric vehicle with the new Mustang Mach E SUV which has an impressive range and a reasonable price. Ford announced last week that the Ford Transit, the larger […]
Last week, people in London on the roads near Marble Arch were seeing the new Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV, with deliveries here in the UK scheduled to be later in the year, sometime in the autumn. Ford has also said that dealers here in the UK and parts of Europe would be getting earlier access to the Mach-E than the dealers in the US, hence the early reveal of the […]
Back at the end of November, Ford UK announced that the new high performance version of its Ranger pickup truck – the Ranger Raptor is starting to be trailed by select police forces across the UK. Initially, South Wales Police had access to the pickup and in November, Autocar spoke to Ford who said several “covert teams” had asked about the Raptor and that they were “hopeful” more forces could start […]
