Posts Tagged ‘Focus’

  • Ford to unveil their ECOnetic range in Geneva
    Ford will unveil their ECOnetic range at the Geneva Show in March. The ECOnetic range will feature the new Ford Fiesta with a 1.6-litre Duratorq TDCi diesel engine which will produce a total of 90-hp. Ford’s Fiesta ECOnetic will feature good CO2 emissions of only 98g/km, while averaging a combined fuel-economy of 76.3mpg UK. There will also be a Ford Mondeo...
    by Dean at February 19th, 2009 at 03:02 pm
  • More details and a video of the Ford Focus RS
    Pricing for the 2009 Ford Focus RS has already been released, but it seems like the official details on the technical specs of the RS have been kept undercover, until now. The Ford Focus RS will have 300-hp along with 440Nm of torque from the 2.5-litre 5-cylinder Duratec engine. The engine will be boosted to this power thanks to a Borg Warner K16 turbocharger....
    by Dean at February 2nd, 2009 at 05:02 pm
  • New dual-clutch PowerShift automatic gearbox for Ford’s mini-cars
    Ford Motor Company have announced that they will be introducing their new dual-clutch PowerShift 6-speed transmission onto the 2010 small-cars. The dual-clutch PowerShift transmission can be seen in the Lincoln C Concept. With the use of the new ‘box the cars will drop 30pounds, due to the dual-clutch PowerShift being 30pounds lighter than the 4-speed automatic...
    by Dean at January 21st, 2009 at 11:01 am
  • Ford starts production on the Focus RS
    Ford have finally created the first production version of the all-new Ford Focus RS. The car rolled off of the Saarlouis plant in Germany. The Focus RS features a 2.5-litre turbocharged 5-cylinder engine with 300-hp and 44Nm of torque. Ford’s Focus RS will have front-wheel-drive and it will get from 0-100km/h in 5.9 seconds with a top speed of 263km/h....
    by Dean at January 20th, 2009 at 04:01 pm
  • Next Ford Focus might benefit from the Lincoln C Concept engine
    The new Lincoln C Concept was at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, and there is a big chance that the model might be an opening for Lincoln in a new segment. Lincoln’s C Concept also signals a new powertrain for the next-generation Ford Focus which would boost fuel-economy by around 23 percent. The current Ford Focus features a 2.0-litre naturally aspirated 4-cylinder...
    by Dean at January 19th, 2009 at 11:01 pm