A closer look at the 2011 Ford Focus
Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in Ford | 1 Comment »It's now a couple of weeks since Ford presented the 2011 Focus at the Detroit Auto Show. With the dust settled, let's take a closer look at the funky sheet metal carving a new direction for Ford. They call it ...
Mark Webber’s hot hatch test
Sunday, January 17th, 2010 Posted in Ford, Formula 1, Renault, Volkswagen | No Comments »Mark Webber has spent some time on the off-season trying his hand as a motoring hack. At least, that's how it's been presented in UK daily newspaper the Telegraph. Given the icy conditions it was little more than a bit ...
Detroit: 2011 Ford Focus
Monday, January 11th, 2010 Posted in Ford, Motor Shows | 3 Comments »Ford have just released new images of their 2011 Focus at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Production will commence later this year, with European and North American sales to commence simultaneously in early 2011. The new Focus has ...
Would you like fries with that?
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 Posted in Ford | 8 Comments »According to some the Ford Focus RS already has too much power for its front wheels to handle. But German tuner Mcchip-dkr clearly doesn't think that way. If you hand them your RS, along with €4500, they will return it ...
Autocar: Scirocco R v Focus RS
Monday, November 30th, 2009 Posted in Ford, Volkswagen | 2 Comments »This video from Autocar, featuring the Volkswagen Scirocco R and the Ford Focus RS is a bit of a tease really. You see, neither car is currently available in Australia. Worse, it doesn't look like that situation is going to ...
Block and Atkinson to form Monster WRC duo
Friday, October 16th, 2009 Posted in Ford, Motorsports | 6 Comments »Reports are emerging that gymkhana phenomenon Ken Block and Australian rally driver Chris Atkinson are set to join a new Ford WRC team backed by Monster Energy drinks. This could explain why the two guys were recently filmed behind the ...
How much fun is this thing!
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 Posted in Ford, Motorsports, Random videos | 3 Comments »Want to see what Ken Block and Chris Atkinson can do with a seriously tricked out Ford Escort rally car? Thought so. The old Ford might look old skool on the outside, but it's a little bit fancy on the inside. ...
Peak Performance - It’s no Climb Dance, but it’s still pretty good
Monday, August 3rd, 2009 Posted in Ford, Motorsports | 8 Comments »Back in 1990 Jean Louis Mourey gave the motoring and cinema world Climb Dance. A five minute epic, if there can be such a thing, capturing Ari Vatanen's mad scramble up the famous Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Fast forward 19 years ...
You can take the boy out of Queanbeyan…
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in Ford, Formula 1, News | No Comments »...but you can't take the Queanbeyan out of the boy. No doubt, recent access to a high powered Aussie muscle car brought back plenty of Monaro Street memories from Mark Webber's youth. Imagine if he had the keys to FPV ...
DR TV - Hot hatch test
Thursday, March 19th, 2009 Posted in Ford, Holden, Honda, MINI, Random videos, Renault, Subaru | 1 Comment »Six of the best hot hatches. An empty aerodrome all to yourself. How could you say no? Chris Harris from Drivers Republic certainly couldn't, and he took the opportunity to see what's what in the world of hot hatchery. The ...
Fifth Gear drives 2009 Ford Focus RS
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Fifth Gear, Ford | 5 Comments »Jason Plato from Fifth Gear has been handed a set of keys to the new Focus RS. It's a pretty wild looking thing, and with 300bhp (225kW) powering the front wheels it sounds like a recipe for disaster. However, thanks ...
1970s Ford GT stash uncovered in South Africa
Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in Ford | 11 Comments »Many readers will have great memories of the Australian muscle car era. The best years were the 1970s and one of the best examples of the age is the XW/XY Ford Falcon GT. Not as many of you will remember ...
Eric Bana’s “Love the Beast” - Sydney premiere
Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in Ford, News | 3 Comments »Eric Bana's feature length movie about his first car Love the Beast is due in cinemas on 12 March. Sydney residents, however, have the opportunity to see the movie next Thursday 26 February with a special screening at the Hayden ...
Automotive industry supports Bushfire Appeal
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 Posted in Audi, BMW, Ford, Holden, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, MINI, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, News, Nissan, Toyota | 1 Comment »Following the lead of Mercedes-Benz, two more manufacturers have donated cash towards the Victorian Bushfire Appeal. Honda Australia, through its Honda Foundation, has pledged $200,000 to the cause. Joining Honda in today’s announcement is Nissan Australia and Nissan Motor Co. in ...
Ford names Geelong local Martin Burela as new President and CEO
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 Posted in Ford, News | 2 Comments »Ford today announced Martin Burela its new President and CEO. The appointment comes after the shock resignation last month of former president Bill Osborne. Raised in Geelong, Burela started working with Ford Australia in 1984. An engineering graduate of Ford ...
