Ford Focus 2023 News

Get them quick! Suzuki Baleno, Mitsubishi Pajero, Ford Fiesta ST and other discontinued models are expected to sell out forever soon!

By Tim Nicholson · 26 Jun 2023

Saying a final goodbye is always hard. Especially when it involves a much-loved name. We are talking about cars, of course. It’s always disappointing to hear about another famed hot hatch going the way of the dodo, or a cheap and cheerful hatch being discontinued for safety reasons.

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Fast Fords and Volkswagens for Australia! British tuner Mountune officially comes Down Under with facility in Tasmania

By Chris Thompson · 24 Apr 2023

A British tuning company Mountune, best known to Australians for a recent partnership with Ford for the Focus and Fiesta, is officially making Australia its newest base of operations.

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Ford NZ beats Australia! The cool hybrid SUVs, sports 4WD and hot hatch weapon Aussies are denied

By Byron Mathioudakis · 01 Apr 2023

Australians used to have one of the broadest selection of Fords in the world. Over the past decade, however, we've lost beloved local models like Falcon and Territory, the respected Fiesta, Focus and Mondeo engineered in Germany, as well as the EcoSport and Endura; most spiced up a range that was widely regarded as a cut above.

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Have you driven a Ford EV, lately? The hybrid and electric cars, SUVs and utes with legendary names that Australians deserve to drive - should the Ford Explorer, Maverick and more make it Down Under?

By Byron Mathioudakis · 25 Mar 2023

Since the beginning of this decade, models like the Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle (EV), reborn Explorer and Bronco SUVs and the trailblazing Maverick ute have really connected with consumers.

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Rust in pieces: From Ford to Toyota and Mitsubishi - here are all of the models we farewelled in 2022

By Andrew Chesterton · 27 Dec 2022

It has been among the weirder new-car years on record in Australia, with most models hard to come by — with lengthy ordering queues and shipping delays — and their prices seemingly only heading in one direction. And it all looks like it will continue into the new year, too.

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'Murica! Ford to cash in on American roots in shift to electric cars

By Chris Thompson · 14 Dec 2022

Ford is leaning more heavily on its American heritage, as it shifts towards an electrified future with a very different-looking European line-up.While Ford in the US is seen as the brand with models like the macho F-150 truck and the iconic Mustang, Ford'

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Could the Ford Focus and Fiesta ST hot hatch live on in an electric future?

By Stephen Ottley · 01 Oct 2022

Ford Australia’s decision to drop the Focus and Fiesta ST hot hatches seemingly brought the carmaker's hot hatch era to a close. But the global head of Ford Performance believes there is still a future for the small performance cars, albeit in electric form.

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