Joining the refreshed range of Fiesta hatchbacks in Europe is the facelifted, commercial version of the series aptly named the Fiesta Van, which is available to order now in Britain, with customer deliveries from early January 2013. Read more »
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Facelifted Ford Fiesta Van Gains Aston Martin-Esque Schnozzle
Joining the refreshed range of Fiesta hatchbacks in Europe is the facelifted, commercial version of the series aptly named the Fiesta Van, which is available to order now in Britain, with customer deliveries from early January 2013. Read more »
Ford Focus ST vs. VW Golf R and…Subaru BRZ in MT's Head2Head
What are the criteria for comparing one car against another? Well, basically, they should belong to the same category; have similar performance stats and, perhaps more importantly, be close in price.
The new 2013 Ford Focus ST and the soon-to-be replaced VW Golf R that are featured in latest episode of "Head 2 Head" from Motor Trend are a match in two out of these three criteria: they're both compact hatchbacks and each gets a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine producing 256hp in the VW and 252hp in the Ford.
Read more »Here's What Happens When You Feed Your Ford Too Much Eggnog…
These festive days, every company and their mother are tapping into the Christmas atmosphere – yes, carmakers included.
Among other initiatives for the holiday season, the Ford Motor Company launched a special app that allows users to either use preloaded images of one of its models or if they prefer, just take a picture of their own ride's grille, and then with the magical help of software, make the cars say what’s on their mind.
Read more »EVO Drag Races Shelby GT500 Mustang and Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe
The Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe and the Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang are two different cars from two separate schools of thought that we seriously doubt will ever be cross-shopped by consumers even in North America where they are both available. In Europe, even if one wanted to, you can't officially buy the Ford.
Despite their many differences, there's one thing that both cars lay claim to being good at: straight line acceleration, and it is this aspect of the two sports models that UK car magazine EVO set out to put to the test with a good ol' fashion drag race.
Read more »Smooth Criminal Filmed Stealing Police Car, Manages to get Away!
You just can't trust thieves these days. A burglary suspect in White Settlement, Texas, who was handcuffed and left alone in the rear seat of a Ford Crown Victoria squad car, was able to steal the patrol vehicle and make a successful getaway.
Darren Porter, 41, was filmed from another police car parked right behind rolling down the window, opening the door and jumping into the driver's seat before he stole the patrol vehicle!
Read more »Check Out the New 2014 Ford Fiesta ST in 80 Photos and on Film
Ford is not only betting on the growing small-car market in the U.S. with the Fiesta but it is also testing the waters with a new performance variant of the hatch named the Fiesta ST that will make its North American debut at the LA Auto Show.
Like the bigger Focus ST, the Fiesta ST is the result of the collaborative efforts from the Blue Oval's European and American divisions.
Read more »Ford Adds 123HP 1.0-liter EcoBoost to Facelifted 2014 Fiesta, Claims 40 MPG Plus [58 Photos + Video]
With fuel prices on the rise and federal and state mandates about fuel economy, U.S. manufacturers and buyers alike are beginning to see the advantages of downsizing when it comes to both vehicles and their engines.
Ford’s Fiesta, which has been redesigned for the 2014 model year and will launch at the LA Auto Show this week, is probably one of the best examples.
That’s because apart from the cosmetic changes, such as the larger trapezoidal grille that resembles that of the Fusion mid-size saloon (…or Aston Martin models), Ford’s subcompact will be offered in the States with the firm's new 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine.
Read more »Chris Harris Puts Ford’s Focus ST Against Opel Astra OPC and Renault Megane RS
Hot hatches are the Swiss Army knives of the automotive world in that they can do almost everything. Their humble underpinnings mean that they are as practical as any hatchback in everyday use, their tuned chassis and powerful engines can scare a sports car or two on twisty roads and they are, comparatively affordable.
There was a time, not so long ago, that putting anything more than 200-horses on the road through the front wheels was considered a recipe for terminal power understeer. Things have certainly changed and, as Chris Harris points out in the video that follows, front-wheel drive hot hatches have really become very competent.
Read more »2013 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Impresses with Sky High Wheelie, Scares with Crash that Follows…
There's no question that drag racing is a dangerous sport and if anything else, it's clearly a matter of when rather than if a driver will crash their car.
Thankfully, the person driving the black 2013 Ford Cobra Jet Mustang at the Cecil County Dragway in Northeast Maryland last week for the Annual ABM Nationals, was able to walk away from a very scary crash, which occurred immediately after his car performed an admittedly striking wheelie.
Read more »Classic 1970s Ford Falcon XY GT Slams into 1960s Holden EK
An accident is an accident, and no matter what kinds of cars are involved in one, it all comes down to the well-being of people. We're glad to say that the passengers of the two cars seen in this video made it out alive and well suffering only "bumps" and "bruises", according to the driver of one of the vehicles.
What makes this incident of particular interest is that the two vehicles are classic Australian models, including an early 1960s Holden EK sedan and an early 1970s Ford Falcon XY GT, though we don't know if it was a replica or an original (say double 'ouch' if it’s the latter…).
Read more »Fun Times: How 'Yoopers' Turn Left on a Frozen Road
Those of us who live in the so-called snow-belt regions, where roads often resemble ice-skating rinks during the winter months, have become accustomed to mishaps – so much so, that some people venture out with a camera in hand and just wait for something to happen.
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan, whose residents are frequently referred to Yoopers, which is derived from "U.P.-ers", is one of those regions where winters tend to be long, cold, and snowy – not the best combo for driving around anything on wheels.
Read more »C&D Puts the VW Passat Against Newcomers Ford Fusion, Honda Accord and Nissan Altima
It's the most popular passenger car segment in the U.S.A. with well over 1 million annual sales and four representatives in 2011's list of the 10 bestselling models overall, including the Toyota Camry that finished 3rd behind the Ford F-Series and Chevy Silverado trucks, followed by the Nissan Altima (4th overall), Ford Fusion (6th) and Honda Accord (9th).
We are talking of course about the mid-size category, which is the subject of Car & Driver's (C&D) magazine latest comparison test.
The publication took its previous winner, the North American market VW Passat (not to be confused with the Passat sold in other regions) that beat the Toyota Camry and Hyundai Sonata, and compared it against three newcomers, the 2013 versions of the Ford Fusion (to be sold in Europe as the new Mondeo), Honda Accord and Nissan Altima.
Read more »MT Puts Ford’s Claims to the Test, Pits C-MAX Hybrid Against Toyota Prius V
The Toyota Prius is the best-selling hybrid in the world. Which is unsurprising, really, considering that it is currently in its third generation and its line-up has been expanded with both bigger and smaller variants.
It’s also squarely on the sights of Ford, which is constantly comparing its new C-MAX Hybrid against the Prius V, which is the minivan version of the series, be it in commercials or sales figures.
It has gone as far as saying that its own model is “better and more-fuel efficient” than the Prius V.
Read more »Ford Genk Workers Protest, Burn Tires and Set of Fireworks at Company's HQ in Germany
Ford of Europe's decision to close its Genk plant in Belgium and leave some 4,300 workers without a job by the end of 2014 didn't sit well with the factory's employees.
Some 250 workers from the Genk plant travelled in busses from Belgium to Ford's European headquarters in Cologne in western Germany on Wednesday, November 7, to protest the company's plans to close the factory.
It didn't take long for things to get nasty with the angry protestors burning tires and setting off fireworks in the front of the Cologne-Niehl site, which they had blocked.
Read more »AmericanMuscle's 2013 Mustang-Themed Calendar Video is NSFW
In the rare event that you are not familiar with the internet slang "NSFW", it's a shorthand for "Not Suitable/Safe For Work", though, in this case, we wouldn't blame you if you replaced the word "work" with "wife"…
Back when the sun was shining and the birds were singing in the Northern hemisphere, Ford Mustang aftermarket specialist AmericanMuscle gave us a sneak peek of its 2013 calendar shoot out with a behind-the-scenes video.
Read more »Reckless Taiwanese Tour Bus Operator Causes Two Car Accident on Highway
From the first day we get to sit behind the wheel of an automobile, we are all told to check our mirrors and look over our shoulder before attempting to change lanes. As simple as this may sound, some drivers continue to have a problem grasping the concept…
From what we can tell by looking at this video, the person operating the tour bus in Taiwan's Hsinchu City didn't even turn on his blinkers when he abruptly entered the middle lane forcing the driver of the silver Toyota Corolla to lose and spin out of control.
Read more »Why Did You Pull Me Over Officer?
Ford has come up with some nifty innovations for the gas tank and fuel filler over the years, but somehow we don't think that the Blue Oval ever incorporated a gas station's fuel hose directly into one of its cars…
The police officer in this video, presumably from Russia or one of the former Soviet Republics, agreed with this assumption when he spotted a white-colored Ford Mondeo driving on the road with a gas hose hanging from the fuel filler.
Read more »New Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Concept Sports Twin-Turbo 5.0-liter EcoBoost V8 [w/Video]
There's a new racier pony car making its debut at Sin City's SEMA Show and it's called the Mustang Cobra Jet Concept.
It's a prototype version of Ford's factory-built turnkey drag racer that replaces the 2013 Mustang Cobra Jet's 5.0-liter V8 unit that's available with or without a supercharger with a new iteration of the V8 featuring a pair of turbochargers incorporating the brand's EcoBoost technologies.
Read more »Pfff…Ford Redoes 2013 Focus ST vs. VW Golf GTI Video, Takes Gittin Jr.'s Mustang Out of the Picture…
It has been almost two months since Ford published the third episode of its "Focus ST Sessions" web on August 29, only to remove the video a few hours later, without ever explaining why it did so.
Now we see that the Blue Oval has re-launched the clip under the new title "(Abandoned) Block Party", again featuring the Focus ST versus the VW Golf GTI Mk6 with professional drivers Ken Block and Vaughn Gittin Jr. taking the wheel. Obviously, you will be wondering if Ford changed anything in the latest clip.
Read more »New Ford Focus ST Hits it Off with a VW Scirocco R on a Hill Climb
The conversation in this video may sound Greek to you, but that’s only because…it is Greek. Apart from an exorbitant debt, which may or may not kick started the Eurozone crisis that's knocking even on Germany's door, the Mediterranean country has quite a lot of mountains, too.
Its new car market may have sunk near the bottom of the Marianas Trench and fast cars are naturally not a priority for a large part of the population, but this doesn’t mean that car nuts or motoring journalists have vanished from the country.
Local publication Drive has taken advantage of one of those mountain passes to stage a hill climb fight between a pair of front-wheel drive hot hatches powered by 2.0-liter turbocharged engines separated by just 15HP.
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