Ford Reviews

The Ford Ranger line-up attracts plenty of attention but most of that is directed at the higher-specced utes in the range, such as the FX4, Wildtrak or the Raptor - but what about the entry-level variants that are more suited to work than play? Are they worth your consideration? We throw 800kg of horse feed in the back of a Ranger XL 4x2 to see how it performs with a load onboard.

With a downsized 1.5-litre turbo-petrol three-cylinder engine, can Ford's new Fiesta ST hope to match the fun and thrills of its rivals in the light hot hatch segment, or even its predecessor?

The growing popularity of mid-sized commercial vans equipped with seating for five or six, generically known as crew vans, has seen an increasing number of rivals from mainstream manufacturers enter the market with a second row of seats.One of the more recent competitors is the Ford Transit Custom DCiV, available in a choice of short or long wheelbase configurations and Custom or Custom Sport trim levels.

So you need a hardcore off-road wagon that can scramble up a craggy mountain and smash through mud holes, but also cope with the drudgery of day-to-day life and all the practical considerations that come with it? Well, we've got four very interesting players in the rugged 4WD SUV segment that could well fit the bill.

A new-gen Escape is just around the corner, but does Ford's current Escape ST-Line still have what it takes to deliver a winning mid-size SUV?

When it comes to serving up acres of space for passengers and stuff, there isn't an SUV on the planet that can keep up with a van. But is Ford's Transit Custom too work focused to really cut is as a people mover? We put it to the family test to find out.

There's an old saying that if you want to become really good at something, then just keep doing it. That certainly applies to Ford and its iconic Transit van, which following its launch in 1965 has evolved through four generations, an expanded choice of variants and total production of around 10 million units.

The Ford Ranger recipe for success appears to include a lot of special edition ingredients - like this, the new 2020 Ford Ranger FX4, which is a gap-filler that slots between XLT and Wildtrak variants.

Have you ever looked at a Mustang GT, what with its 5.0-litre V8 churning out 339kW and 556Nm, and thought to yourself, 'yeah, it’s ok. But it could use more grunt'? The 2020 Mustang R-Spec is the supercharged super 'Stang you've been waiting for...

Ford is a making a habit of providing answers to questions that have not been asked. First there was the Baja-inspired Ranger Raptor, a unique version of Australia’s favourite Ford ute with pumped-out guards, a tougher frame and sublime long-travel suspension inspired by ‘pre-runner’ pick-ups used by US off-road race teams.Although we weren’t aware of any pent-up public demand for such a vehicle, regular sightings of Raptors these days suggest Ford’s ‘build it and they will come’ approach was the right one. Now just about every ute manufacturer is offering (or working on) a more specialised premium-priced variant of its top-shelf model in trying to match it.The blue oval is using this bold strategy again with the Transit Custom Sport. As its name suggests, this is a more athletic version of Ford’s mid-sized commercial van, which among numerous industry gongs claimed CarsGuide's 2019 Tradie Car of the Year award.Most folks think of vans as little more than shipping containers on wheels but, like the Raptor, Ford is again challenging the consumer to think outside the square (or rectangle in the case of a shipping container).After spending a week in Ford’s latest automotive thought-bubble, we have to admit it may be onto something here, too. From go-kart and motorcycle racers to surfers, scuba divers and personal trainers, the Transit Custom Sport may well have widespread appeal for those that need the practicality and load-carrying capacity of a van with a sportier image to go with it.