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What happens when you merge the front half of a Ford Mustang with the rear half of a Ford GT? You get the GTT, a creation by Californian design house Zero to 60 Designs. Set to debut at SEMA next week, the Mustang and GT mashup isn’t just a show car. …

Parked alongside tricked out Ford F-150s and hotted up Mustangs at next month’s 2016 SEMA show will be three modified Focus RS from Ford Performance. The Focus RS is already packing enormous punch from the factory, ripping up 257kW of power and 440Nm of torque from its specially tuned 2.3-litre …

Since launch, the latest-generation Ford Mustang has quickly become a tuner favourite. And here’s one from German tuner HS Motorsport getting the usual power, suspension and wheels treatment. The Mustang GT Convertible packs a 5.0-litre V8 engine under the bonnet that delivers 306kW and 530Nm in factory form. With a …

The Ford Escape will return to Australia in 2017 to replace the Ford Kuga with a lower starting price and more efficient powertrain. The Escape is essentially a face-lifted Kuga with the following key changes over the Ford Kuga: Refreshed design inside and out for a distinctive look. Improved specification …

Ford today closes a chapter in Australia as it bids farewell to 600 manufacturing employees and shutters its manufacturing plant for the last time after 91 years of building cars in the country. 160 manufacturing employees have been or will be redeployed from Ford’s plants to new design and engineering …

Fancy a hatch-only Ford Focus ST but need a boot? Not a problem. Ford go-fast expert SS Tuning has released this ‘Ford Focus ST sedan’, a special build using a standard booted Focus and all the performance bits from the Focus ST hot hatch. The Focus ST sedan gets the …

It seems more wheels are better. At least when it comes to SUV. It all started with the Mercedes G63 6×6. Kahn then created their Flying Huntsman and more recently, the Jeep Wrangler Tomahawk by Chinese company, G. Patton. Now Hennessey Performance is jumping on this 6-wheeler bandwagon with their VelociRaptor …

European buyers are now able to order their 2016 Ford Fiesta ST with a pair of rear doors for the first time. The five-door model will go on sale alongside the three-door model and promises to bring additional practicality while retaining the performance of the Fiesta ST. The model’s 1.6-litre …

The Ford Focus RS’ 257kW of power and 440Nm of torque are apparently not enough for the folks at Hennessey Performance, who have developed a power upgrade package for the hot hatch. Called the HPE400, the package consists of a remapped engine control unit, a high-flow air filter, and a …

Ford is expected to launch the most powerful Mustang ever in late 2017 and testing is said to be already well underway, according to new reports. The new model is set to replace the previous generation’s Shelby GT500 and could pack a fire-breathing 530kW and a colossal 900Nm. The performance …

Not happy with ‘just’ 257kW from your Focus RS? This Mountune performance upgrade might just be your answer. Co-developed by the race engine and road car performance specialist and Ford Performance, the upgrade boosts peak power from the Ford 2.3-litre EcoBoost engine by 21kW to 278kW and peak torque by …

The revised 2017 Ford Kuga is not due to arrive into Australian showrooms until early 2017, but images of the new compact SUV have already been released, and here’s a closer look. New updates for the fascia include a stretched trapezoidal grille to unify the new Kuga with the rest of the …

Ford Australia has today announced it will be adding a fourth model to its SUV lineup. The new model, to be based on the Ford Edge, will essentially replace the Territory after sales end in 2017. “Ford will continue to be ready for SUV growth to reach even higher record …

The all-new 2016 Ford Mustang GT Convertible is currently the cheapest V8-powered open-top sports car you can buy in Australia. At $63,990 plus on-roads, the pony car costs almost $100k less than the next nearest V8 cabriolet. To step up from the Mustang without losing cylinders, you’ll be looking at …