RESEARCHERS AT THE University of Technology Sydney are busy working on a new active suspension system that could entirely eliminate body roll when cornering. This would especially benefit top-heavy vehicles such as 4WDs and crossovers, making it harder for them to roll over.

Active suspension (systems which automatically react to road surfaces and vehicle [...]

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FORD AUSTRALIA HAS CONFIRMED that it will not pursue plans to produce the Focus locally, instead opting to invest $230 million ($42 million of which has been contributed by the Federal Government’s Green Car Innovation Fund) in the development of three new fuel-efficient powertrains for the volume-selling Falcon and Territory.

Headlining the new range will be [...]

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FORD AUSTRALIA IS TODAY announcing plans to drop local production of the Focus, intending to instead manufacture 2.0 litre four-cylinder versions of the Falcon and a V6 diesel version of the Territory, in addition to the existing range.

At the time of writing, this announcement is being made at Ford’s Broadmeadows HQ.

Ford Australia boss Marin [...]

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Ford has revealed its new-look SY Territory MkII, featuring key exterior design changes, fresh interior environments, a revised model line-up and a host of additional equipment now fitted as standard.

Two Territory models – a Territory Ghia AWD and a Territory TS RWD, are on display at the Motor Show to give customers a first look [...]

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Alloy wheels now standard on the Falcon XT

Ford Australia has provided an update of the specifications and pricing for the FG Falcon range. Starting with Falcons produced in September, the FG Falcon XT will be fitted with 16-inch alloy wheels as standard equipment.

The new 16-inch alloy wheels replace the 16-inch steel wheels [...]

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A Diesel for Ford Territory? (Apparently yes…)

It’s official brothers and sisters - straight from the horse’s mouth – an oil-burner is being assessed for the engine bay of the Territory. Ford boss, Bill Osborne, has confirmed to respected industry magazine, VACC’s Australian Automotive Workshop (AAW), that Ford Australia is “actively investigating” a diesel for its [...]

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Official information on Ford’s new for 2008 Falcon is here. Designated the FG, it ushers in a range of vastly improved engines and sharp clean styling that maybe not quite the wholesale change some were hoping for, but is attractive non-the-less.

Ford enthusiasts may lament the dropping of the Futura and Fairmont nameplates which are no-longer [...]

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If you like your SUV’s a little ‘warmed over’, then FPV’s new Territory F6X should appeal. FPV gave us a taste of the first Territory based addition to their range, when they unveiled a rather ordinary looking F6X Concept at last years Sydney Motor Show.

Now its time for the main event, with Ford announcing [...]

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The road to record sales of 1 million+ vehicles in Australia is still clear with the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) releasing the vehicle sales figures for May today.

A total of 88,597 vehicles were sold in May which is a 6.2 per cent increase over May 2006 sales. Year to date sales of motor [...]

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