Ford Focus News
rx-2Fresh looks above, same old car underneath!
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 12 Sep 2021
It can’t be easy for a carmaker to conceive, design, engineer and launch an all-new model, only to find that it doesn’t quite hit the mark, runs out of sales puff, or finds itself looking old before too long.
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From Ford Laser Sport and TX3 to the Focus ST
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 29 Aug 2021
A new Ford Focus is coming. And we have the old Ford Laser to thank for it.
Ford Focus ST adds extra heat with Edition
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By Justin Hilliard · 25 Aug 2021
Ford’s flagship hot hatch, the Focus ST, has levelled up with a new high-performance variant, with the Edition introducing sporty features that were previously unavailable
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Cheap new cars, trucks and SUVs you can buy
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 15 Aug 2021
We all do it. Look at new-car prices, think ‘maybe one day’… then that day arrives and the prices have leapt higher than toilet paper sales on the eve of yet another lockdown.
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New car no wait
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By Laura Berry · 01 Aug 2021
You’ve probably heard that customers are waiting months for their cars to arrive after they’ve bought them due to the disruption caused by COVID-19, but CarsGuide has tracked down dealerships in Sydney and Melbourne where you can buy a new car and drive it away with waiting. That’s right, even during a lockdown, Sydneysiders.
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Why hot hatches are getting more expensive
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By Stephen Ottley · 11 Jul 2021
Australia’s favourite hot hatches have sky-rocketed in price in the past five years, with some models now costing more than 25 per cent more than they previously did.
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Ford Focus gets ST-3 treatment
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By Tung Nguyen · 20 Apr 2021
Ford Australia will serve up just 200 examples of its new Focus ST-3, which adds more equipment and increases pricing for the brand's flagship hot hatch.The ST-3 is available with an automatic transmission only, priced at $47,990 before on-road costs, mak
SUV, small car and pick-up resale superstars
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 20 Mar 2021
Unless you were prudent enough to buy a Toyota FJ Cruiser - more on that later - most new cars are not great financial investments.Most will depreciate to less than half their original purchase price within four years, and then continue to slide until the
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The hot hatch as you know it is going
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By Stephen Ottley · 23 Jan 2021
It's shaping up as a good year for hot hatch fans, with the updated Hyundai i30 N, all-new Hyundai i20 N, Toyota GR Yaris Rallye and Volkswagen Golf GTI all on the way.
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Plan-B alternatives to Mustang, XV, GLC, 330i
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 25 Oct 2020
Not everybody wants to drive what everybody else drives. It’s human nature to want something different, something better, something cooler.