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Ford has released the image of five door Fiesta ST concept. The five door Fiesta ST Concept is almost same like three door head turner car that debut at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show. It is 1.6 litre EcoBoost turbocharged petrol engine sits under the bonnet produce of 132kW power and 240Nm torque. It is same power and just 10Nm fewer power than Volkswagen Polo GTI. The Fiesta will be equipped with six speed manual transmission and could accelerate from 0-100km/h in less than 7 second and the top speed is 220km/h. The Fiesta ST will feature front bumper and fog light design, Y-spoke 17 inch five spoke alloy wheels, large rear spoiler and bold diffuser with twin exhausts. The production model should make debut next year and probably will launch early in 2013.
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Source :- Caradvice
Ford Kuga (weird name),a new car that being previewed as concept at Detroit motor show in January. The concept is powered by 1.6 litre Ecoboost engine or 2.0 litre turbodiesel.
It will reveals in the next month’s LA motor show and likely be launched under the One Ford strategy. The next Kuga will be launched a Geneva 2012 and more different engine line-u annd front-end styling to the Escape. For UK market, the new Kuga will be reach in 2012.
Source :- Autocar
If UK market on 2012, how about Asian?
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that Ford F-150 models has fault for corroding gas tank straps on May 2011. less than 3 months, Ford has been recall about 1.1 million of the pickup. The gas tanks straps being recalled due to possible corrosion from road salt and other ice melting chemicals. The fault only happen to 21 cold weather states (not include Malaysia) and the District of Columbia.
The vehicle including F-150s from model years 1997 to 2004; F-250s from model years 1997 to 1999; and Lincoln Blackwoods from model years 2002 to 2003.
Ford spokesperson tell that the vehicle that involves in this problem is older and higher mileage that the straps can corrode after the trucks spend more time in high corrosion environment.
Source :- Bloomberg
One of famous brand from Ford, fiesta has celebrated their 35th birthday. Their birthday also get a sales milestone after reached 15 million units last months putting the car as top 10 most popular automobiles of all time. The Ford Fiesta was the best selling small car in Europe from 2009 -2010 and maybe this year.
Their starting production were in Valencia, Spain in 1976. The economical and practical front wheel drive small car become hit in Europe and produce 1 million Fiesta in January 1979.
After some revolution of the model, the current model is more than 50cm longer than the original car and 115mm wider and 113 mm more taller. The latest Ford Fiesta ST will unveiled at 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September and the var will powered by 1.6 litre direct injection turbocharged EcoBoost petrol engine.
Source :- CarAdvice