Ford Develops Carbon Fibre Tech for More Fuel-Efficient Cars
Ford Motor Company today unveiled a prototype carbon fibre bonnet that could help lower fuel consumption. The carbon fibre reinforced plastic Ford Focus bonnet displayed at the Composites Europe event in Dusseldorf, Germany, is constructed from the super-strong material more usually associated with hand built racing vehicles or high-performance super cars. The prototype bonnet is […]
Ford EcoBoost Engine
Ford EcoBoost Engine Technology: More with Less It’s a simple fact: Even with advancements in technology, the majority of vehicles worldwide – millions of vehicles – will be powered by petrol. Ford’s new EcoBoost™ petrol turbo direct-injection engines can help provide up to 20 percent better fuel economy without sacrificing power that drivers want. EcoBoost […]
Ford’s new 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine wins 2012 “International Engine of the Year”
Ford’s new 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine also wins “Best New Engine” and “Best Engine Under 1.0-litre” in the awards presented by Engine Technology International magazine, based on votes cast by 76 journalists from 36 countries around the world Ford Motor Company’s new 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine – which launched to acclaim this year in the Focus in […]
Ford’s 1.0-Litre Ecoboost Powered Race Car
A unique Formula Ford race car powered by Ford’s tiny 1.0-litre EcoBoost petrol engine produces a supercar-beating performance at the legendary Nürburgring track in Germany Unique road-legal racer records the 11th fastest lap ever at the Nürburgring’s famed Nordschleife circuit – 7 minutes, 22 seconds – higher on the list than such 600+ horsepower supercars as […]
Rhodes Run
The Rhodes Run, South Africa’s iconic breathtaking trail run, is staged in the tranquil beauty of the southern Drakensberg mountains surrounding the Victorian-era hamlet of Rhodes. The idea of the race came during a discussion between Rhodes property owners over a couple of drinks one night in 1986. The intention was to put Rhodes back […]
Donation to Baviaanskloof Honorary Conservators
A significant portion of each entry fee to the Baviaanskloof Trail Run is channeled directly to conservation in the Baviaans. On a somewhat blustery and rainy first day of Spring a wind-swept Baviaanskloof Trail Run Race Director Evie Raubenheimer handed over a donation to Scott Rollo, Chairman of the Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve Honorary Conservators, at the Eastern Cape […]
Focus Marks Milestones as World’s Top-Selling Car
Focus Marks Milestones as World’s Top-Selling Car and Ford’s 350 Millionth Vehicle Produced in 109-Year History Ford’s 350 millionth vehicle rolls off the line IHS Automotive global data shows Focus as the best-selling single car nameplate in the world for the first six months of this year Focus attracts new customers to the Ford brand […]
Atlas Security In Good Hands
The Atlas Group was established in Port Elizabeth in 1923. The primary scope of the family business then and for the next 70 years was commercial and domestic laundry, dry-cleaning and textile dying. Addy Schewitz conceived Atlas Security Systems in 1985. The pioneering concept was the introduction of wire free security systems and portable panic […]
One-Of-A-Kind 634kW 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Cobra
Friends of Carroll Shelby, including Ford Motor Company, Shelby American, Ford Racing and many others have built a unique 2013 Shelby GT500 Cobra as a tribute to the late Carroll Shelby. Ford is also announcing a renamed road at its Product Development Center in Dearborn, Mich., as a tribute to Shelby as well. Cobra has […]
Ford wins Total Economy Run
Well done FORD FIESTA!!! For two days and 1105km, 53 crews in cars and bakkies from 21 manufacturers took to the Mpumalanga Lowveld at the weekend for the 36th annual Total Economy Run, to name the most efficient vehicles in the passenger market today. Manufacturers and dealers entered petrol, diesel and hybrid-powered models in various […]
