03 Sep 2010 - 11:45:16 am
Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) is the official performance car division of Ford Motor Company. It was established in 2002 with headquarters in Melbourne. The FPV actually traces its origins back to 1991 when Ford Australia entered into a collaboration with British automotive engineering firm Tickford, to manufacture high-performance versions of the Ford Falcon range. The partnership saw the inception of the Ford Falcon XR6 and the Ford Falcon XR8 variants. However, Tickford was acquired by Prod
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03 Sep 2010 - 11:32:51 am
Ford Fiesta, as a Ford-tuned hatchback vehicle, prides itself with a highly responsive mechanism. It utilizes the combination of speed pumped by the 1.6L Ti-VCT Duratec 14 engine and handling that is supported by an electric power-assisted steering (EPAS). This is a rather smart function where the steering wheel adapts to the car’s speed for that optimum feel. At low speed (as in parking), the steering wheel adjusts and becomes feather light whereas higher speed entails a proportionally heavie
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03 Sep 2010 - 11:30:52 am
Ford Australia has been manufacturing the Ford Falcon since 1960. The Falcon is a full-size car and each model from the XA series of 1972 has been specifically designed, engineered and built in Australia and/or New Zealand after the American Falcon was phased out. With the peerless longevity of its Australian production, the Ford Falcon is one of the largest selling names in automotive history, selling more than three million vehicles in six generations to 2003. As of July 2007, Ford has been m
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09 Apr 2010 - 05:22:27 pm
Ford is oozing with confidence about its new Fiesta, and for all the right reasons. Both three-door and five-door Fiestas touched down in Australia with either 1.4-litre or 1.6-litre Duratec four cylinder engines driving the front wheels. Ford dealers will have three models to push from their showrooms: the entry CL, mid-range LX and range-topping sports Zetec model with the 1.6-litre Duratec Ti-VCT four cylinder. The LX will only be available as a five door hatchback while the CL and Zetec will
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09 Dec 2009 - 01:34:18 pm
Almost a decade into its lifespan, the
Ford Focus is still holding its own especially in a small-car segmented dominated by imported vehicles. A lot of credit goes to the comprehensive facelift that Ford gave its current model. The 2009 Ford Focus is blessed with a new coupe body style along with a sleek new interior. Its fuel economy has been much impro
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