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Review: Ranger Platinum 3.0 V6 4×4 auto

Platinum is an essential metal in automotive design, not just as a brand badge. A crucial part of most exhaust after-treatment systems, platinum helps…

Ranger designers rethink mixed reality

Ford’s T6 series platform has truly become the brand’s global car of the 2020s. Everest and Ranger are built on the advanced T6.1 series…

Review: SYNC and Ford’s Everest SUV

Everest is Ford’s most premium vehicle in the South African market. Fans of the American brand might counter that statement with Mustang, but Ford’s…

Review: Ford Everest 2.0 Sport 4×4

Everest 2.0 Sport is the contemporary option for Ford’s most loyal followers, who have families. And a sense of driving adventure, which includes wilderness…

Ford Ranger V6 first drive

Ranger V6 double-cab promises much. But does it deliver? We drove the new Ford bakkie over some very steep Western Cape terrain, to test…

Can Everest 3.0 conquer Fortuner?

Everest is marketed as Ford’s seven-seater luxury vehicle for adventurous South Africans. But can this new one, justify its price? After much anticipation and…

Ford launches ‘park the car’ campaign

Ford is at the forefront of future mobility, with strong demand for its new battery-powered bakkies far outstripping supply. It has a strategic target…

Ford EcoSport Active is not mellow yellow

EcoSport is Ford’s compact crossover product presence in the local market. Although the platform is nearing ten years in age, demand remains strong. Much…

Ford’s potent V6 engine for new Everest SUV

Following the reveal of its latest Ranger double-cab bakkie, Ford has confirmed the engine specification of its SUV twin, the Everest. As with the…

The 2022 new Ford Ranger is a bakkie for the future

Ford’s has a huge presence in the global bakkie business. Is it telling that the world’s best-selling vehicle is still a Ford, the American…

Road test: Ford Ranger XLT Double Cab FX4 4×4

The Ford Ranger is a car that is in constant battle with the Toyota Hilux for the title of South Africa’s most popular bakkie. It…

Ford Shelby Super Snake orders open in SA – here is the price

Ford South Africa has revealed the specification details and production numbers for the 2021 Shelby Super Snake, as well as its local price. The…

Road test: The Ford Ranger Sport Pack upgrade

It might be one of South Africa’s most popular vehicles, but what is the best Ranger you can buy? The XL grade sits in…

FX4 Ranger bakkie brings new Ford Connect tech

The introduction of a new FX4 variant to the Ranger bakkie portfolio ushers in a new era of digital technology for local followers of…

Freestyling with the latest Ford Figo

Ford has added some crossover appeal to its affordable car range, broadening its Figo range with two new Freestyle derivatives Although the Ford Figo…

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

The Fiesta and EcoSport have well-documented issues with security, but now Ford has identified a new car in its range with a similar problem….

Here’s how much you’ll pay to fix your Ford’s locks

After its Twitter statement acknowledging its vehicles’ weak locking system last week, ford South Africa has finally issued a detailed statement on what it…

Ford’s weak lock fix won’t be free for South African consumers

Ford hasn’t had a good few years when it comes to its vehicles PR. In 2016, it was the Ford Kuga that would spontaneously…

Ford’s Pretoria plant produces its 500 000th Ranger

Ford’s Silverton assembly plant in Pretoria has reached a new milestone this week. 500 000 Ford Ranger vehicles have been assembled at the plant…

4 second-hand Ford models for pretty good prices

Owning a car is pretty much a necessity in South Africa. Even with public transport and ride-sharing services, it’s not always feasible to go…

Ford could recall Kuga due to spontaneous combustion

After a Ford Kuga “spontaneously” combusted this week, many other Kugas have followed suit and gone up in flames. Zwakele Mncwango, is the latest person…

The new Ford Figo: beware the lag

When Ford first launched the Figo into the South African market back in 2010, it was pretty clear that it had VW’s Polo Vivo…

Ford Focus ST: feel the power!

“Be careful, it’s fast”. That was the warning given to me by a Ford representative when he dropped off the Focus ST at Burn…

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