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The new king for Ford, and all manufacturers, is SUV – and electric. And Ford has come into this area with a big bang, the Mustang Mach E. A big muscle machine, albeit a quiet one, with an iconic name and a very affordable price.
It’s the petrol-electric version of Ford’s big-selling Mondeo and the brand’s answer to the likes of the Volkswagen Passat GTE, Lexus IS 300h and Toyota Prius.
P11D Value, £26,505 5-door, 5-seat hatchback Engine: 1.5-litre four-cylinder diesel Power/torque: 120ps/270Nm Economy/CO2: 48.2mpg/110g/km Performance: 0-62/mph, 10.7 secs/117mph What is it? The Ford Focus has been in the top-two UK best-sellers pretty will since launch, vying for the number one spot with smaller stablemate, the Fiesta. Ford has sold 2 million Focus cars in the UK, 7 million in [...]
WE’VE been driving this sporty version of the excellent Ford Kuga SUV - the ST-Line. Fitted with a 2.0-litre diesel powering the front wheel, the ST-Line offers all the comfort and practicality you would expect of an SUV, but with a performance edge thanks to the ST-Line specification. This includes an uprated chassis with thicker anti-roll bars and a ride [...]
Ford Fiesta 3 Door 1.5T EcoBoost ST 3 200PS P11D Value: £21,985 BIK band:28% 3-door hot hatch 200ps 1.5 litre, 3cyl petrol/six-speed manual Economy / CO2 Emissions: 47mpg / 136g/km Performance: 6.5 sec /144mph What is it? We said in 2017 that the 140bhp ST-Line Fiesta was pretty exciting, but nothing compares to the real ST. Out now and with [...]
Ford Fiesta Active X 1.0T EcoBoost (125PS) P11D Value: £21,045 BIK Band 2018/19: 23% 5-door, 5-seater hatchback 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbo petrol/6 speed manual 125ps/170Nm, Economy/CO2: 56.5pg/114g/km Performance: 10.4secs/119mph What is it? NEW car buyers seemingly can’t get enough of high-riding SUVs, crossovers and 4x4s. So here is a new offering from Ford – the Fiesta Active. Very much in the [...]
There's a new Ford Focus - what's it like for business motoring? Here's our Ford Focus 1.5-litre EcoBlue ST-Line X diesel review
The Ford Kuga ST-Line is the sporty version of Ford's popular Focus sized SUV. What's it like on the road and to live with?
Ford Focus Vignale 1.5 EcoBlue Auto diesel P11D Value: £27,550 Company car tax band: 28% BIK tax: £129 (20%) / £257 (40%) Five-door hatchback 182bhp/300Nm, 1.5-litre 4cyl diesel/6-spd manual box Economy (comb)/CO2: 64.2mpg/116g/km Performance: 10.2sec/120mph Ford Focus Vignale 1.0L EcoBoost 125PS P11D Value:£TBA Company car tax band:24% BIK tax: £115 (20%) / £229 (40%) Five-door hatchback 182bhp/300Nm, 1.5-litre 3cyl diesel/6-spd [...]
Ford Mondeo ST-Line Edition Estate P11D Value: £27,280 BIK band: 25% (28% 2018-19) 5-door Estate 178bhp / 400Nm 2.0 litre, 4 cyl diesel/6-speed manual Economy (comb) / CO2: 62.8mpg / 119g/km 8.4sec / 137mph ST-Line, as in this Ford Mondeo ST-Line Edition Estate, is to Ford what S line is to Audi, or M Sport is to BMW. All show, and [...]
Ford Edge ST-Line 2.0 TDCi AWD Powershift P11D Value/BIK (2017/18) £40,015 / 32% Body Type 5-door SUV Power / Torque 207 bhp / 450 Nm Engine / gearbox 2.0 litre, 4 cyl diesel/six-speed auto AWD Economy (comb) / CO2 47.9 [...]
I HAD an interesting conversation recently with a fellow social media user on Twitter. It went along the lines of: He: I can’t believe who would want to pay so much money for an Edge Vignale model. It’s only a Ford. Should buy Audi/BMW/Mercedes etc. Me: Actually plenty of people do go for Vignale or top-end Titanium X Ford models [...]
P11D Value/BIK band: £17,400 / 19% 5-door hatch 138bhp 1.0 litre, 3cyl petrol/six-speed auto Economy / CO2 Emissions: 62.6mpg / 102g/km Performance: 9.0 sec /125mph What is it? Could 2017 be the year of the supermini? We ask, as so far we’ve had all-new versions of key rivals such as the SEAT Ibiza, the Volkswagen Polo and now we’ve got [...]
Ford Kuga 2.0TDCi 180 ST-Line What is it? The face-lifted second-generation version of Ford’s mid-sized SUV and we're trying the Ford Kuga 2.0TDCi 180 ST-Line. Outside, you’ll spot the face-lifted Kuga by its freshened front and rear styling. Inside there is the latest Sync3 touch-screen infotainment system plus an electronic parking brake. It also has an improved safety kit. We’ve [...]
Ford Focus 1.5T ST-Line What is it? Ford is the latest manufacturer to cash in on its sporting brand and for those who perhaps can’t afford or don’t need the proper ST, there’s now an ST-Line - a Ford Focus 1.5T ST-Line. Replacing the former Zetec-S trim, the main changes for ST-Line models are a sportier bodykit, honeycomb grille, lowered stance [...]
MONTH two with our Mondeo Vignale 2.0 TDCI has seen us take the premium estate on longer trips and further appreciate those special Vignale features. The alarm goes off at 5am on a Tuesday morning and ahead of me is a 100-mile trip for a launch at the infamous Goodwood Motor circuit starting at 9am! An easy trip you might [...]
What is it? THE Ford KA+ is Ford’s new Indian-built city car that replaces the outgoing rebodied Fiat 500-based KA car. Designed to slot in below the established Fiesta supermini, the KA+ is more practical and spacious, but has it got the measure of city car rivals such as Vauxhall’s Viva? We took on UK roads in the range-topping Zetec [...]
Ford Mondeo Vignale 2.0 TDCI 180 Powershift Estate The idea of a premium Ford Mondeo costing over £30,000 and bringing in new company car buyers to the brand wasn’t universally welcomed at launch last year. But the plan appears to have worked, with 650 Mondeo Vignales finding homes across the UK. Ford Mondeo Vignale specialist Gates of Stevenage [...]
Ford Edge 2.0 TDCi 210 AWD PowerShift Automatic What is it? This is the car that Ford hopes will give it the edge against other big SUV rivals such as the Audi Q5, BMW X3, Hyundai Santa Fe, Volvo XC60 and Volkswagen Touareg. Well, it’s finally in the UK and we’ve had the chance to drive the Ford Edge 2.0 TDCi [...]
Ford S-Max Vignale 2.0-litre TDCi Bi-turbo Powershift Auto What is it? First came the Mondeo and just over a year on we have this, the second model in Ford’s range to receive the ultimate luxury makeover - the Ford S-Max Vignale MPV. This is just the beginning for the Vignale badge too, as Kuga and Edge versions will be next. What’s hot [...]
