Ford Focus News
MG 3, VW Golf and more wait times revealed
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By Tim Nicholson · 07 Jul 2022
Anyone in the market for a new car right now knows how challenging it can be to get into a new model immediately.A high number of variants of most top models are on backorder with customers facing lengthy wait times, in some cases more than a year.However
Enjoy hot hatches while you can...
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By Stephen Ottley · 11 Jun 2022
Enjoy the golden age of hot hatches while you can, because all signs point to a very different future for the pocket rockets we’ve come to know and love.
These models might not get a next generation
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By Tim Nicholson · 19 May 2022
With the shift to electrification, most car makers are redirecting their resources away from internal combustion engine models to electric vehicles.As a result, manufacturers are making tough decisions about the ongoing viability of some model lines.Model
How Ford lost its Focus
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By Stephen Ottley · 14 May 2022
Ford has a long history with small cars dating back to the Cortina, Escort and Laser. But the current Focus looks set to be the end of the line, with sales in steep decline and the Blue Oval no longer seen as a major player in the small car market.
Sales losers deserving a second chance
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 02 Apr 2022
Cars, just like any other product, can often struggle in the marketplace because they’re ahead of their time.
Episode 216 - Best new cars coming to Australia in 2022!
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By CarsGuide team · 04 Feb 2022
Episode 216 - Best new cars coming to Australia in 2022!
Small car sales decline could be terminal
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By Tim Nicholson · 23 Dec 2021
Small passenger cars like hatchbacks and sedans have, traditionally, been one Australia's favourite vehicle types.However, according to sales figures, small passenger cars could eventually become a thing of the past.It's a huge turnaround given the popula
Ford confirms facelifted Focus ST pricing
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By Justin Hilliard · 21 Dec 2021
Ford Australia has announced a higher starting price and a new flagship grade for the Focus ST hot hatch from 2022, with the recently revealed facelifted version due in the second quarter with a longer list of standard equipment
Ford drops all Focus variant but ST hot hatch
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By Tim Nicholson · 14 Oct 2021
Ford Australia has discontinued all of its mainstream Focus variants with the exception of the ST hot hatch as part of the small hatchback's mid-cycle facelift.That means the ST-Line and jacked-up Active will no longer be offered when the updated Focus hi
Can Subaru's new WRX keep up?
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By Tung Nguyen · 13 Sep 2021
Subaru has finally lifted the cover on its all-new 2022 WRX, but reception to the fifth iteration of small car to wear the hallowed badge is ... tepid, according to much online rhetoric.'Not enough of a power bump', 'the styling is too plasticky', 'touchscr