Ford ups production of F-Series, Edge, Escape, Explorer
Ford will reduce its traditional 2-week summer shutdown at plants making many of its SUVs and trucks, including the F-Series, Edge, Escape and Explorer.
Ford will reduce its traditional 2-week summer shutdown at plants making many of its SUVs and trucks, including the F-Series, Edge, Escape and Explorer.
For the 2015 Ford F-150, the company took a bold bet and shifting its basic construction material from steel to aluminium to save weight, improve economy.
Sharing but a name with the European Ford Kuga, the third generation Ford Escape is powered exclusively by a 4-cylinder engines.
After a long teaser campaign, the FG X Ford Falcon was unveiled in mid-2014 with a new front and rear, and powerful V8 XR8. Production will stop in 2016.
As with the Mark III Ford Focus range, the ST received a more corporate look in 2014. It gained a 136kW/400Nm diesel that joins the 184kW/360Nm petrol.
The second generation Ford Edge brings with it edgier styling (sorry), and will be sold around the world, including North America, Asia and Europe.
Prior to its mid-life facelift, Ford gave its 2015 model year Explorer an optional sportier appearance package.
The first generation Ford Escape was given a North America-specific facelift in 2006 with new chunkier body panels and a minimal amount of plastic cladding.
In 2014, the Ford Focus was given a facelift that gave it the company’s current corporate look with an Aston Martin-style grille, new headlights and bonnet.
The Mark II Ford Focus RS employed turbocharged 2.5-litre 5-cylinder engine borrowed from Volvo. The FWD car had a mind-bending 224kW/440Nm.