Ford Everest Titanium In recent years, LCVs (light commercial vehicles) like Ford’s Ranger, have been turned into SUVs. Everest is one such result. I saw Ford demonstrate their Ranger at the last Sydney Motor Show and here are some pics from inside. Ford had cunningly set up a display by stacking shipping containers. With several together at angles and [...]
My previous favourite Ford, the Focus ST comes in at $43,325 (on road NSW) which is a full $12,520 cheaper than the RS, so is the RS worth the extra bucks? In a word, yes. It is glorious. The 2.3 Ecoboost the star pony in Ford’s stable. In various modes of tune, it powers many models, including Mustang. How [...]
Above and Below: Roadside comfort stops over 40c. note BEWARE OF SNAKES sign. What kind of snakes did they mean? Above: the Mustang at Chez Kelly. Above: 28 to 43 Below: Chez Kelly, GEMBROOK VIC Below: Melbourne’s outer ring Below: Mustang stands out in a carpark Arguments aplenty swirl around the mystical Mustang. Is it an icon, or merely [...]
Above 3 photos: A view over the vinyards from the room. ABOVE left Roche Winery Lunch, ABOVE Hunter Valley Resort, RIGHT RIGHT: near Mooney Mooney Bridge We drove the 4 cylinder and 8 cylinders and you can click on the links to see the story. Mustang is a muscle car, sure, but there have always been engines more [...]
First, a little about phone mirroring: Ford is equipping 2017 Mustangs with Apple Carplay/Android Auto, hoorah. It turns the car audio system into an extension of a smart phone, and at last, makes hands-free use easy. Most people have trouble reading car manuals, but worry not, every smart phone user knows how to recharge their trusty personal assistants. Using [...]
Yes Yes Yes oh YES: Very reliable, economical, roomy, easy to drive Oh dear me no: getting old, lacks gadgets, dull I’m fond of Focus even though she is getting a bit long in the tooth. The mid-life freshen-up got a new front end which eliminated the big gap between the grille and bonnet in the old model. No matter [...]
Mustang is Ford’s new Muscle car imported from the good ol’ USA. It is ferociously fast and drinks like a drag queen. Those who know me know that I’m very fond of American muscle, and no I don’t mean the kind found at Venice Beach, although…… The GT’s blistering Coyote 5.0L V8 is not force-fed air by a turbo. [...]
When I’m old (er), I’m going to sell up and head for a mountain where I shall build a cabin with my bare hands. Actually it will probably be a couple of fitted out shipping containers off-grid. I picture myself surrounded by green trees with thick ancient trunks, and a view out to the ocean in the distance. I can [...]
Thanks Brent: FORD’S latest generation Mustang is both a stayer and a sprinter, a solid workhorse when it comes to performance but a bona fide show pony whenever it is time to glam it up. LET ME SAY right from the start that I have never been a lover of automotive retro styling. The classic influencing the new kid [...]
Holden, Ford and Toyota will stop making cars here very soon. In a few years, auto manufacturing will be just a distant memory after the anti-manufacturing federal government killed off the subsidies last year. It was an odd move considering the tens of billions Australia spends subsidising the mining and fossil fuel industries, but clearly manufacturing wasn’t a priority. [...]
