Scribante Saturday 03 May 2014
The third round of the Bridgestone Production Car Championship was held in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, 03 May. The Ford Racing Dealer team has made huge strides in the last 12 months and the Focus EcoBoosts are definitely becoming a force to be reckoned with. This was proven by Gary Formato when he won the […]
Ford Continues to Go From Strength To Strength
Figo • The Figo underwent a facelift at the end of last year. • Car Magazines “Budget Car of the Year” for 2012 and 2013 Fiesta • Our 1 litre 92 Kw, 170 Nm, 4.3 l per 100 km EcoBoost engine won the prestigious “International Engine of the Year” Award – in 2012 and 2013 […]
2012’s best-selling car was…
Ford’s Focus outsold all other vehicles in 2012 by a huge margin, according to market researcher RL Polk & Co. The US automaker sold more than a million Focus units globally, topping perennial sales champion Toyota’s Corolla by more than 147 000. THREE FORD’S IN TOP 10 Third was Ford’s F-Seriestruck, followed by Chinese automakes […]
Car’s Best Hot Hatch 2013
Having thoroughly impressed the CAR team when we tested it for the December 2012 issue, the ST overcame three much-vaunted rivals in the shape of the Renaultsport Megane 265 Red Bull edition, the Opel Astra OPC and BMW M135i when CAR track-test ace Deon Joubert and renowned British journalist Chris Harris joined us for the […]
Europe’s top-selling hot hatch
The Ford Focus ST was the best-selling hot hatch in Europe in the last three months of 2012, according to figures from automotive data intelligence provider Polk. The Focus ST accounted for 44 percent of all sales during this period — ahead of VW Golf GTI with 33 percent and Renault Megane Sport with 12 […]
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 […]
The 2013 Ford Focus ST isn’t just fast, it’s frugal!
• Highly efficient new 2.0-liter EcoBoost® engine helps 248kph Ford Focus ST achieve 7.4L/100km highway, 10.2 city and 9.04L/100km combined • Six-speed manual-only Focus ST bests manual-equipped Volkswagen GTI and MazdaSpeed3 in fuel economy ratings • 2.0-liter EcoBoost variants now offered on Focus, Fusion, Flex, Explorer, Escape and Taurus The 2013 Ford Focus ST isn’t […]
