2012 Ford Ranger Wildtrak 3.2 diesel automatic road test review by Oliver Hammond

2012 Ford Ranger Wildtrak 3-2 diesel automatic road test review by Oliver Hammond photo - front Ridge Hill 6

Don’t get me wrong – I absolutely love haute cuisine, umpteen-course taster menus and the like. But I’m equally at home with a good old, honest, supersized burger and chunky fries. In fact, I’m often a teeny bit envious of the guy who presents the TV show ‘Man vs Food’. In my case, ‘All things big or beautiful’ are the order of the day. Cue the 2012 model Ford Ranger. It’s certainly big. But is it any good? Exterior The new, 2012 Read The Rest...

2012 Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost review by Nick Johnson – “Smiles per Mile”

My Car Coach review Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost by Nick Johnson

Hands up then, who has heard of the term ‘downsizing?’ Any takers? No? Well 'downsizing' is a term used to describe the trend for installing a very small engine in a car which translates to low running costs but improves the power output by adding a turbo or supercharger. The theory is you get an environmentally friendly car that does not operate at a snail’s pace but does it work in practice?   Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost Price: From £16,445 Available: Now The only practice Read The Rest...

Ford Fiesta Metal 1.6 TiVCT Duratec 134PS Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond

Ford Fiesta Metal 1-6 TiVCT Duratec 134PS Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond - Gargrave 04

Think Ford and chances are that a lot of you may well think Fiesta. Since its launch in 1976 the Fiesta has enjoyed a fantastically successful life – and still does to this day. The year 1980 heralded the first ‘sport version’ of the Fiesta, in the form of the 1.3L Supersport, which paved the way for the eponymous XR2. My first Fiesta memories are of the third generation model in the late 80s/early 90s, on family holidays in the Read The Rest...

Ford Focus Estate 1.6 Duratec petrol manual Ti-VCT 125PS Titanium Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond

Ford Focus Estate 1-6 petrol manual 125PS Titanium Ti-VCT road test review by Oliver Hammond - front 2

The first two generations of Ford Focus were both generally accepted as class-leading in the dynamics stakes and for providing great all-round propositions. With this third generation model, has the Focus just got even better? Kinetic Design that blows your mind? In recent years, Ford has harped on about its Kinetic Design ethos and to be honest, who can blame them, as the new Mondeo which debuted in that James Bond film looked amazing to many, me included – and Ford carried their success on with Read The Rest...

Ford Mondeo 1.6 Diesel ECOnetic Titanium X Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond

Ford Mondeo ECOnetic Titanium X road test review - Oliver Hammond - scenic 1

The ‘flower power’ ECO version of Ford’s latest facelifted Mondeo holds its head up high in the family car and all-important company car segments with its impressive build quality, lengthy features list, great styling and road presence and frugal economy. After a week behind the wheel, read Oliver Hammond’s views on how the Ford Mondeo 1.6 diesel ECOnetic Titanium X stacks up. In Titanium X guise, the latest facelift version of Ford’s acclaimed Mondeo hatchback looks great with its tastefully sporty, Read The Rest...