New models - Ford - Falcon - LPiAIMS: Ford to unveil plethora of productNo fewer than five new models to headline Ford’s Melbourne show exhibit28 Jun 2011 FORD’S Melbourne motor show presence will be almost exclusively focused on its surfeit of upcoming new models, including the new Falcon LPi, redesigned Focus range, all-new Ranger one-tonner, facelifted Territory and fresh Mondeo EcoBoost. All-important pricing and fuel consumption figures for Ford’s new-generation liquid-injection Falcon LPi models will be revealed on the day before they become available in late July. Similarly, pricing for the Blue Oval’s vital new Focus small car range – which makes its Australian debut on Friday before it arrives in showrooms in August – will also be announced. Not far behind will be the Australian designed and engineered Ranger utility, which will make its first local appearance in XLT and flagship Wildtrak 4x4 dual-cab versions, but will not match its mechanical twin in Mazda’s new BT-50 by appearing in extended-cab guise as seen at the recent Bangkok show. From top: Ford Ranger Wildtrak, Ford Mondeo EcoBoost, Ford Territory. Ford will, however, announce the five Australian finalists for its Ford Ranger Global Challenge competition, which attracted 1376 suggestions for ways to test the new Ranger. The winning entry – as judged by the public based on internet videos of the Ranger challenges – will win a dual-cab Ranger ute. Naturally, Ford will take the opportunity to show the facelifted Territory SUV range – including the first diesel versions – that began reaching forecourts this month, as well as the upgraded Mondeo range that officially goes on sale on July 1. The latter is headlined by Ford’s first EcoBoost turbo-petrol engine for Australia, where a higher-output version of the force-fed direct-injection engine will power Ford’s first four-cylinder Falcon by next February. The Falcon range will receive a facelift before then in October, but it will not be seen at the show. While FPV is expected to present a limited-edition ‘Black’ model in Melbourne, Ford’s 2011 AIMS stand will also feature a concept car twist by presenting the final two Mad Max concepts created after-hours by Ford designers Simon Brook and Nima Nourian. A Top Gear magazine reader poll will determine the favourite of the two. Ford has said it will not produce a full-size version of either 40 per cent scale model, but is keen to highlight its design capability in Australia - in this case via two young Monash University graduates. Read more8th of June 2011 Wagons ho! Ford Territory shippedNew Ford Territory rolls out of factory after delay to fix computer glitch7th of June 2011 First drive: Ford sexes up Mondeo with EcoBoostCrisp new Mondeo EcoBoost provides tantalising taste of upcoming turbo-four Falcon1st of June 2011 Ford confirms Australian Focus specsBlue Oval shoots for top of the class with high-spec, high-tech new Focus17th of May 2011 Public to put Ford Ranger through pacesGlobal Ford competition to let the public push the all-new Ranger to its limitsAll new modelsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chery Brabham Chrysler Chevrolet Cupra Citroen DS Dodge Fiat Ferrari Foton Ford Great Wall FPV Haval GWM Honda Holden Hyundai HSV Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Pagani Opel Porsche Peugeot Ram Proton Rolls-Royce Renault Saab Rover Smart Skoda Subaru SsangYong Tesla Suzuki Volkswagen Toyota Volvo Motor industry news |
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