Ford EcoBoost Technology Goes Global
Tweet There have recently been intriguing hints that the Ford Motor Company are going to reveal a new concept vehicle at the Shanghai Motor Show to further their aims of producing truly ‘global’ vehicles of which the Focus is currently pre-eminent. They have been especially tight-lipped about this but have no problem in talking up [...]
It’s All About Family Cars
Tweet Most adults remember those carefree casual pre-parental days when you could drop the folding roof, engage sport mode and take off on a random driving adventure. Then, one day, a happy announcement is made and the responsibilities start to pile up. Time to think family. Now, the family unit can come in all shapes [...]
Why endurance racing is the winning formula
Tweet Traditionally, endurance racing has always been the cauldron of competition that has forged the future of road car technology. The gruelling struggle against both fellow competitors and the cruel mistress of reliability that is round the clock racing breeds performance – but performance that lasts. For example, dual-clutch gearboxes, disc brakes and direct injection [...]
New Ford Focus Makes Big Impact On New Car Market
Tweet Ford is reaping the rewards of new and improved technology on the 2011 Focus after the hatchback proved the second most popular model in the UK last month. The latest Focus has more technology than the previous generation in terms of the production process and driver aids after it revealed it had invested some [...]
America or Germany – Just who makes better cars?
Tweet Now there is a question? And it is probably one for which there is no definite answer because who gets to define what criteria are used to judge cars against? A German was of course the first person to patent a petrol driven motor car when Karl Benz officially registered his Motorwagen in 1886….but [...]
Car Manufacturers Compete for Technology
Tweet As a company, Ford has never been particularly renowned for being an innovative or technologically advanced car manufacturer. Instead, they have tended to follow the market, but now, along with Toyota and General Motors, they are hoping to make significant changes to their in-car systems with the help of California’s Silicon Valley. This move [...]
Sat Nav in your rear view mirror
Tweet Like it or not, the Satellite Navigation system is here to stay, unless of course all of the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites fall out of their orbits or an Electromagnetic Pulse wipes out all of our technology. To be honest if either of these apocalyptic scenarios occurred, I think that we would have [...]
The New Ford C-Max
Tweet The new Ford C-Max MPV goes on sale from next month and it will be the latest in a long line of people carriers to hit the streets this year. So with five different engine types and two trims, how does Ford’s latest offering shape up? Both the five-seat C-Max and its bigger brother [...]
