Used Ford Fairlane and LTD: 1997-2007 Fairlane and LTD are long wheelbase versions of the Ford Falcon. For decades, these super-sized Fords have had their own specific shape to make them stand out from shorter – dare we say smaller? – brother. However in the early 21st century Ford Australia decided to save money by […]
Review of used Ford Escape ZD
Read moreReview of used Ford Escape ZD You have to grow if you want to be ahead of your competition, fail to keep up with the speed and you will lose. That’s what happened to the Ford Escape, which vanished as new and better SUVs overtook it. Part of the problem for the Escape is that […]
Review Ford Mondeo 2015
Read moreReview Ford Mondeo 2015 With the impending departure of the Ford Falcon, the latest fourth generation, the slightly smaller version of the Mondeo, launched in Australia in April this year, is more important than ever. When Mondeo first appeared on the market in 1992, it was marketed as a “world car” – hence the name […]
Review of territory Ford used: 2004-2015
Read moreReview of territory Ford used: 2004-2015 Ford Territory is arguably the best car ever designed by Ford Australia. Indeed, some people even say that it may be the best automotive design in Australia. The territory is based on the Ford Falcon and shares some of its mechanical components, especially in the powertrain, but many parts […]
Review Ford Escape
Read moreReview Ford Escape Richard Berry tested on the road and evaluated the new Ford Escape with specifications, fuel consumption and judgment at its Australia launch in Victoria. Prince, John Mellencamp, Snoop Dogg and Melbourne. They all changed their name but later thought better about it and changed it again. Smart decision, too. In fact, Melbourne […]
Ford Everest Trend Bi-Turbo 2019
Read moreFord Everest Trend Bi-Turbo 2019 Innovation is hard, but convincing people they should buy a smaller engine sometimes harder. That’s why, when Ford launched the Everest range for 2019, it stopped pulling the bigger 3.2-liter five-cylinder diesel from the range. It is still offered on the base-level Ambiente and Intermediate Trends that we test here. […]
Ford Mustang R-Spec 2020
Read moreFord Mustang R-Spec 2020 The thirst for power is one of the nearly impossible to extinguish. As with money, you have more and more of what you want (or so I’m reliably informed by people who really have money), and so you can never really be satisfied. But if anything is approaching, it’s a new […]
Ford Territory Review
Read moreFord Territory Review That’s an interesting question with the amount of research and planning going into all-wheel-drive wagons based on the Falcon, but like a shark, it needs to keep moving forward. The answer we’d like to suggest, not much after increasing more than 1,000 quality “kays” behind the Territory steering wheel on one of […]
Review of Ford Fairmont
Read moreReview of Ford Fairmont Predictable claims about improvements to every new model from most automakers lead to a level of skepticism every time a new model arrives, but Ford certainly deserves a pat on the back with BF. While we haven’t yet driven the base-model XT, the Fairmont Ghia six-cylinder top ($ 52,860) carries most […]
Review of Ford Territory TX
Read moreReview of Ford Territory TX The new six-speed auto, available with all drive versions, will go a long way to deal with this problem. Like its Falcon sibling, the allwheel transmission wagon with the ZF gearbox fitted is a revelation. Our test car, the TX all-wheel drive, costs from $ 43,990. Capacity and torque increase […]