FORD CUTS PRICES OF MUSTANG MACH-E

In response to increasing competition in the premium EV market Ford Australia has announced significant cuts in the prices of its all-new Mustang Mach-E fully-electric SUV range. Commenting on the news, Andrew Birkic, Ford Australia President and CEO said: “This price reduction is a major positive for our customers and demonstrates our commitment to delivering the best products and great value to our customers. As the EV market continues to evolve, we are responding to it.” Although it shares a name with Ford’s famous pony car, that’s where any similarities… Read more

FORD RANGER PLATINUM 3.0L V6 4WD TURBO-DIESEL

Platinum Ranger is the last stop before you get to the top of the range, the Raptor, which is almost another $10K plus on-roads. Dropping back, one gets you the 2.0-litre four-cylinder Wildtrak X, with Platinum sandwiched between them. There are so many grades of Ranger these days, with so many special editions to come when sales start to slow that it’s hard to keep track of them. The spreadsheet detailing the grades and equipment they come with is mind blowing. It must be working for Ford, however, because Ranger… Read more

FORD EVEREST REACHING NEW HEIGHTS

Some of Ford Ranger’s magic must have rubbed off on Everest because it’s now one of the top 10 best-selling cars in Australia, second only to the Toyota Prado in its segment. The last time we drove Everest we were pleasantly surprised by the wagon and the latest, third generation model is no exception, in keeping with the market response. It’s ironic because sometimes we critics can bag the crap out of a car, then stand back amazed as it sells its socks off. Go figure. STYLING Everest adopts the… Read more

NEW FORD F-150 NOW BEING DELIVERED

Ford Australia has kicked off customer deliveries of the iconic Ford F-150. To mark the milestone, the company recently invited select owners to tour the RMA Automotive facility in Mickleham, north of Melbourne, where the vehicles are re-manufactured into right-hand drive. The customers met Ford Australia’s Product Development engineers as well as RMA Automotive leadership for an in-depth tour into the facility, which can re-manufacture up to 20 F-150s each day, using an assembly line with 65 individual stations. The re-manufacturing process takes around 22 working hours over three days… Read more

MUSTANG BREAKS THE $100K BARRIER

Ford’s Mustang tops the $100,000 barrier with the arrival of the new, seventh generation Pony car. The latest Mustang will be available in three models when it gets here next year: EcoBoost, GT — and all-new Dark Horse. Prices start from $64,990 for the EcoBoost fastback, with an auto and turbo four-pot. The 2.3-litre turbocharged four-cylinder model offers 232kW of power at 5500 rpm and 475Nm of torque from 3000 rpm and is paired with a 10-speed automatic. Next up is the V8-powered GT manual and auto, priced from $77,002… Read more

TRACKING THE PLUG-IN HYBRID RANGER

Ford’s best-selling Ranger ute will get a plug-in hybrid option, but don’t expect it before 2025. It’s part of Ford’s plans to offer a wide range of powertrain options in the mid-sized utility segment. The first-ever plug-in hybrid delivers more torque than any other Ranger, with a 2.3-litre four cylinder turbocharged petrol engine, electric motor and rechargeable battery system. EV drive modes will give customers more flexibility in deciding how and when to use the EV battery power. It can be driven in pure electric mode for more than 45km…. Read more

NEW FORD MUSTANG MACH-E – SPECS AND PRICES

Ford Australia has released full specifications and pricing on its new fully-electric Mustang E-Mach SUV, due here in the 4th quarter of this year. The first production Ford ever developed from the ground up to deliver pure-electric, zero-emission driving will come in three variants: Select, priced before on-road costs from $79,990, Premium ($91,665) and GT ($107,665). Select and Premium are both rear-wheel drive, GT is all-wheel drive. Select features a 71kWh battery and single electric motor that delivers 198kW and 430Nm, with a range of up to 470km (WLTP). Premium… Read more

E-TRANSIT VAN IS FORD’S FIRST AUSTRALIAN EV

Ford Australia’s first fully electric vehicle has arrived in Australia and it’s not a passenger vehicle but a delivery van. As the name suggests the new E-Transit is based on Ford’s van of that name which has been on sale here since the 1970s. The choice of a commercial vehicle makes a lot of sense given that they typically spend most of their time moving around within urban areas thus reducing the range concerns that hover over passenger vehicles. Ford Australia has E-Transit forms an important part of Ford Australia’s… Read more

RANGER DANGER – AMAROK ABOUT

Mercedes-Benz gave it a crack with the X-Class utility. A re-badged, reskinned version of the Nissan Navara, buyers saw right through the charade. Now, Volkswagen is heading down the same path with the release of its latest Amarok 4×4 ute – a Ford Ranger under the skin. Amarok sits on the same platform as Ranger, with the same engines and transmissions. Designed and conceived in both Germany and Australia, it will be built by Ford at its South African assembly plant in Silverton as part of a 2019 Ford-VW global… Read more

MUSTANG MACH-E: FORD OPENS THE BOOKS

Forget Tesla. Forget MG EV. Ford’s Mustang Mach-E is almost on the boat. Due to arrive in Australian showrooms late this year, you can reserve your Mach-E now. Reservations, rather than orders, for the five-seat electric SUV can be made online from Wednesday this week – we’re not sure what the difference is? Although it shares a name with Ford’s famous pony car, that’s where any similarities end, we’re afraid. Mach-E is a completely different beast and sits on Ford’s Global Electrified 1 (GE1) platform, a heavily reworked version of… Read more