Ford News

The Mustang has been a race car as long as it’s been in production, initially in the Trans-Am series in the 1960s and 1970s, then more recently in the Grand-Am series. That tradition will continue in the all-new 2008 FR500S, designed for the Mustang spec series entitled the Ford Racing...

Ford’s Crown Victoria, or Crown Vic as its affectionately known, was once the image of an American police patrol car. If you saw one in your rearview, you instinctively tapped your brakes - just in case. Times have changed, however, and the Crown Vic just isn’t as popular as it used to...

Tuning company Roush has taken the covers off a new version of the Ford Mustang called the P-51A, which was debuted at the SEMA Auto Show in Las Vegas today. The car was designed along the lines of the legendary WWII fighter with which it shares its name, and with 510hp and 691Nm (510lb-ft) of...

Saleen has announced the launch of a new 465hp supercharged Mustang 100 lucky customers will be able to scoop up for $49,995. The new car is called the Saleen S281 RF and is available in only two colors, black and alloy. The performance coupe is based on Ford’s 4.6L V8 Mustang but picks up a...

Ford will once again present one of the biggest displays at the upcoming SEMA auto show with no less than 13 vehicles, nine of which will be based on the not so big 2008 Focus. Ford wants to hit home that it’s no longer a manufacturer of just large SUVs and pickups. According to the executive...

Just days ago, Ford Performance Vehicles revealed the Falcon-based Cobra sedan and ute. Today, at the 2007 Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, FPV unveiled its first-ever vehicle not based on a Falcon, the F6 X. The new SUV is based on Ford's Territory family of vehicles. Images and...

Ford was founded on technological innovation. One of the first American carmakers to successfully employ assembly lines, it has since charted many industry firsts. Through its partnership with Cosworth, the company supplied the motors that powered 176 Formula 1 Grand Prix wins. The unparalleled...

Australia's love affair with muscle cars is nearly as long, and recently much more ardent, than America's. The 1978 Ford Cobra XC, based on the 1977 winner of the Bathurst 1000 endurance race, kicked off the Aussie Cobra brand in style. Carrying on the tradition of big power and big iron is the new...

Ford has released two limited edition versions of its Euro-spec Focus hatchback to commemorate its recent successes in WRC. The more exclusive of the two is the Focus WRC ST 525, of which there will be just 150 examples. The car features a five-cylinder motor displacing 2.5L, hence the...

Ford’s Aussie subsidiary and its FPV performance division were set to unveil two new models at next week’s Sydney Motor Show but images of the new cars were leaked ahead of the reveal. The cars are based around Ford’s Falcon sedan and its Territory SUV but both have undergone...

Ford will be launching its new Kuga crossover with only one engine option, a diesel engine mated to a six-speed auto gearbox. Set to go on sale in May next year, the new vehicle will come in either Zetec or Titanium specifications with a 136hp 2.0L TDCi diesel being the only engine option. Towards...

Following last year’s release of the popular 427R Ford Mustang, performance tuner Roush has released a new edition of the same car dubbed the 428R. Set to go on sale through Ford dealers next month, the new 428R will be limited to just 200 examples and, with 435hp and 400lb-ft of torque under...

Chrysler has already signed up with Chery Auto to source a new small car from China to sell in South America and eventually the States, and now Ford is considering doing the same. Unlike Chrysler, Ford has its own production site in China and has just established a new research and engineering...

Final bids for the two premium brands were to be due at the end of this month, but Ford has now extended the deadline by two weeks. Credit issues are suspected as the root cause for the delay. No official reasons were given for the move, but the bidders are thinking it's planned to give them more...

As part of its cost cuttings efforts Ford will be reducing the number of models it develops for unique markets and will instead offer a single global product with tuning and equipment levels suited for local tastes. The new system, however, will only affect global models, which means North American...

One of the potential bidders for Jaguar and Land Rover has pulled out of the race, citing uncertainty over the supply of components from Ford post sale as well as fears the brands won’t meet impending stricter emission planned for Europe in 2012. India’s Mahindra & Mahindra, which...

Ford wants to have no part of Jaguar or Land Rover following its eventual sale of the Premier Auto Group labels. The announcement was made by Ford’s Euro boss Lewis Booth who also revealed the Blue Oval hopes to have the deal completed by early next year at the latest and expects all...

Earlier this year, Ford offloaded Aston Martin from its Premier Auto Group, and, more recently, it confirmed the sale of the Jaguar and Land Rover labels. Now, attention turns to its remaining premium brand, Volvo. Previous reports suggested Volvo would be sold following the sale of Jaguar and Land...

Ford's Kuga crossover bears the face of what's to come from behind the blue oval's doors, but few cars exemplify the make's present design philosophy as well as the Focus. The newly redesigned Focus will be unveiled at today's Frankfurt Motor Show, facelifted to mesh well with its bigger brother...

The Frankfurt Motor Show is a strange place for the unveiling of a biofuel powered American muscle car but that in fact will be the case when Germany’s FourMotor presents its new BioConcept Mustang GT RTD at next week’s show. Though labelled a concept, the car has been raced in the...