Under the One Ford policy where any model they produced globally, subject to meeting local demand and legislation requirements, could be sold in any market, the EcoSport compact five-door SUV first saw light in 2013 to meet low cost South American markets. As the compact SUV market grew worldwide for such sized models production was increased with the EcoSport also being built in … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Ford EcoSport ST Line 140
Ford aims to punch above its weight with the latest EcoSport, writes Robin Roberts. It was launched in South America in 2004 but the model we know today is the second generation which appeared in 2012, was updated in 2014 and again in 2017 for global sale, and manufactured in six plants. Currently in the UK there are nearly 20 versions of the EcoSport in ST-Line, Titanium … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: New Ford Mustang Convertible 5.0 V8
The first official Ford Mustangs came to Europe and the UK in early 2016 and now we have the updated 2018/19 versions with added safety equipment, revised engines, increased personalisation options and a variety of styling tweaks, writes David Miles. As before the Mustang is available in two-door 2+2 seater Fastback Coupe and Convertible forms, but now with the choice of … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Ford EcoSport 1.0 manual 2WD
The latest Ford EcoSport compact SUV is the best yet after a troubled start in 2014, but it's still behind rivals, says David Miles Under Ford’s then current ‘One Ford’ global vehicle policy, to meet the demand for SUVs, which started in 2010 and has grown rampantly since then, Ford brought their Brazilian designed chunky looking EcoSport to the UK and Europe in 2014. Poor European sales due … [Read more...]
Tradelines 14 March
Ford sales grew 8% in Europe's 20 markets in February, marking its best February in 10 years and after a 21% jump to 12,000 in the UK. The growth was powered by strong demand for SUVs up nearly 37% in February, driven by record EcoSport sales up 68 %, record Kuga sales up 28% and “Ford of Europe built momentum in February, continuing our best start to the year since 2008,” said Roelant de … [Read more...]
Ford and Honda newcomers announced
The Ford EcoSport compact SUV is being relaunched with models now coming from Romania. It gets updated interior and equipment but its main change is the inclusion of a new 125ps EcoBlue diesel engine in 12 months time with a six-speed manual gearbox producing 119gkm CO2. With initial deliveries towards the end of this year, the latest EcoSport will be available with 100ps 1.5 TDCi diesel and … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Ford EcoSport Titanium 1500TDCi 5sp
The expression “needs must” is something that Ford assiduously adhere to in their model range. They simply cannot afford to not be represented in a model sector, particularly if it’s a growing sector. So the Ford EcoSport MPV based on the Fiesta platform was really a forgone conclusion. It had to happen. Ford make good workmanlike MPVs in the Galaxy or more sporting S-Max SUV and … [Read more...]
Trade lines
Thousands of UK families face a flat Easter as tyre-related callouts - over one of the busiest periods on UK roads - are likely to hit one every 45 seconds, according to research by AA Tyres,. And with more than 15 million cars on the roads over the Easter period, almost four million motorists** could be “dicing with death”, as separate research provided to the AA by TyreSafe, the … [Read more...]