Posted in Ford Focus on Mar 2nd, 2010
Ford has announced that it will combine the American and European high-performance divisions it currently has into one. Rather than working simultaneously on different high-performance versions of Ford cars, the talents of both divisions can be combined to bring better cars onto the market faster. This seems like a real no-brainer, until you [...]
Posted in Car Reviews, Car of The Year, Ford, Ford Focus, Hybrids, car shopping on Feb 28th, 2010
Each year, Consumer Reports recommends Top Picks for a variety of car and truck segments. Vehicles on the Top Picks list combine high scores from Consumer Reports` tests with above average reliability, as reported by Consumer Reports readers. Consumer Reports also compiles a list each year of American made Top Picks for consumers [...]
Posted in Automotive, Ford Focus on Aug 22nd, 2008
It’s called the Racecraft Focus RS2, but I’d be hard pressed to find anything racy about it. Steve Saleen is a man who made his mark on the world by modifying Ford Mustangs. Now he is focusing (no pun intended) on the company’s budget-oriented Racecraft brand.
The first offering is the RS2 Focus. A tarted up [...]
Posted in Automotive, Cars For Commuting, Ford Focus on May 5th, 2008
Ford Motor Co. is on a good streak. First of all, they’ve posted numbers that have the company hitting sales records as of late. Now news is out that Ford’s smallest offering, the Focus, has increased it’s sales numbers 88% compared to the same time last year! That’s gotta be reason to celebrate in my [...]
Posted in Automotive, Ford Focus on Nov 13th, 2007
The new 2008 Ford Focus has added something pretty exciting, the new Sync infotainment system.
“A joint effort between Ford and Microsoft, Sync is essentially a small PC running on a version of Windows Auto (click here for our video comparison test of Detroit’s new in-car tech). It has a zippy, 400-MHz processor with 256 MB [...]
