The wait is over for the new Ford Focus. The latest generation model is now available at Ford dealerships across the country – and we got a chance to take it for a spin at its Irish launch in Dublin. The new Ford Focus is being offered in a choice of petrol and diesel...
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FORD has described the new Focus RS as a game changer. The new model, an All-Wheel-Drive, was previewed today in Cologne, ahead of its global reveal at the Geneva Motor Show next month. The third generation Focus RS boasts a 2.3-litre EcoBoost engine that can produce ‘in excess of 320PS’. This engine shares its...
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New car sales are expected to top 100,000 in 2015 – the highest figure since 2008. Figures released today by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show a 31 per cent year-on-year increase in new car sales in January. Some 29,948 151-plate cars were registered last month. The top three selling car brands...
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Ford hopes to ‘blow people away’ with the new Ford Focus. Strong and proud are two words Ford has associated with the new model, which will be available in Ireland later this year. Unveiled in Barcelona, the new model offers a ‘bolder, more evotive exterior design’ as well as ‘an intuitive new interior’ and...
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‘You’re kidding me!’ – the reaction was the same (though not always as polite) with every single person I played the Guess the Size of the Engine game with when I was test driving the new 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine in the Ford Focus. The 1.0-litre EcoBoost is a clever little invention from Ford which...
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Ford’s economical 1-litre EcoBoost petrol engine models arrive in Irish dealerships this week, launching in the Ford Focus. The small engine is available in a choice of 100PS or 125PS and is the most fuel efficient petrol engine in its class. The 100PS version promises combined fuel consumption of 4.8litre/100km, with emissions of just...
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World Rally Championships star Jari-Matti Latvala was one of nine drivers to set 16 Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) speed world records in the new Ford Focus 1.0-litre EcoBoost. The records were set at the CERAM test circuit in Mortefontaine, France on distances ranging from 1km to 4,104.7km. They included tests from a standing...
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Ford has announced two new models in its Focus range. The Focus Limited Edition Series comprises the Focus Zetec S and the Titanium X and Ford hopes they will extend the distinctively sporty and premium feel of the range. The Focus Zetec S is available as a 1.6l TDCi diesel engine with the option...
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