Archive : Ford

Ford has presented in mini MPV, the B-Max built on the Fiesta platform at the Geneva Motor Show. Here is a round up of the car’s features and capabilities. Dimensions and design features Sliding rear doors with a B-Pillar-less design and sliding doors to provide obstruction-free entry for rear seat passengers – the entry aperture is 1.55 meters, twice the competition’s offer. At [...]

Ford has unveiled a kick-activated tail gate system for the Kuga SUV at the Geneva Motor Show. By performing a kicking action under the rear bumper, shoppers can now open their tail gates to load up minus the hassles. Ford spent six months and several volunteer kickers were used to perfect the system at Ford’s Human Machine Interface laboratory. It employs two sensors under the rear bumper that [...]

Ford has put out some more details on the Torneo Custom Concept that breaks cover at the Geneva Motor Show later today. The Torneo concept with Kinetic Design touches and a passenger car-like cockpit, is likely to be the building blocks of a successor to the internationally famed Ford Transit van. We are outlining some of the details that stand out from the rest - ECOnetic Technologies – Start-Stop [...]

Ford’s B-Max mini MPV has been previewed using two photographs showing an orange colored example. The five-seat MPV based on the Fiesta platform will be produced at Craiova, the Dolj County capital in Romania from mid-2012. The B-Max will be formally presented at the Geneva Motor Show next month, a year after the concept was seen. Styling from last year’s concept car has been largely retained [...]

The MPV version of the Fiesta will be mass produced in Spring 2012 in Romania, Wards Auto has reported. The Ford B-Max was shown in its concept form at the Geneva Motor Show and the production model is likely to come out very close to the concept. It will sport sliding doors and a 1.0-liter EcoBoost petrol engine and will be 11cm longer than the Fiesta hatchback. The Craiova plant in Romania has already [...]

The One Ford philosophy has started gaining real ground with the new B-Max. They aren’t being very creative with the name though (Ford C-Max being the older brother). Ford is yet to show the production version but it is said to be very close to the concept unveiled in Geneva three months ago. The One Ford philosophy is about sharing platforms amongst the various Ford models as well as selling [...]

The video you will now see will chill your bones. This scary video is of a 265 MPH crash that took place last month at Bonneville World Finals. Danny Thompson was the driver of this world’s fastest Mustang when this incident took place. The Mustang was lifted from the ground, flew 110 feet before it touched mother earth. Fortunately Danny escaped unhurt. This horrific accident left not even a [...]

The chaps at The Motor Report have put together a series of drawing of what’s waiting in the Ford Focus Platform. After the launch of the third generation Focus in hatch and sedan forms, a 3-door hatch will join the line-up. For overseas markets (from Australian perspective) a station wagon version of the Focus is expected in a couple of years’ time. Featuring Kinetic styling, the Ford [...]