At the beginning of the 2009 Ford will suspend Car production in their Factory from Spain, Almussafes for 21 days. This is due to the Crisis and will affect the 5.177 people working there. They say that no one will be fired and there is no need to worry since Renault announced a similar thing.
Well, Ford wants to sell the Factory from Blanquefort, France that produces Automatic Gearboxes for Models delivered in Thailand, US and Australia. They`ll finish the current production in 2011 and they hope to finish the negotiations until March 2009.
The French Govern wanted to save the jobs of those 1600 workers from the factory and selling it is the best course of action. The new buyer wants to extend the Factory and thus to hire new workers. They didn`t said who the Buyer is.
On his debut in London they said that this new RS model will have a 2.5 Liter, 5 Cylinders turbocharged engine capable of sending this little car from 0 to 100 Km/h in just 6 sec with a Top speed of 260 Km/h. Later on they said that the new RS will accelerate from 0 to 100 Km/H in 5.9 sec and a top speed of 263 KM/h.
Well, it`s not a big difference but the price is. The new RS will cost 39.000 Euros while his smaller brother the ST with an engine delivering 225 Horsepower will start from 29.980 Euros.
The ne w RS will be available in 3 colors: Performance Green”, “Indianapolis Blue” si “Frost White”, with green or blue interior. I can hardly wait new photos with a Indianapolis Blue RS.
Camilo Pardo and the guys from Heffner Performance made a special edition of the Ford`s super pony the GT. The Twin Turbo Kit produces just 900 horsepower and can get to 150Mph in just 1/4 Mile. Now that`s a good car for drag races. Off course they modified the interior and the exterior as well but the changes are quite subtle.
"The car features a number of key aesthetic improvements the designer had wanted to include from the factory including:
Unique Roundel and Number Graphics
Heritage racing-inspired paint job
Flat black BBS wheels
Concept-Style rear bumper treatment from Classic Design Concepts
Black-lip mirrors
Aluminum seat grommets
Chrome Shift ball
Lasercut door trim rings from OEM supplier Quality Metalcraft
Wide-shaft shiter
Wrinkle black valve covers
Flat black gas cap and door latches
T&A Shocks lowering
Polished exhaust tips
Brembo caliper graphics"More Pictures Below:
A truck full of brand new Ford Ka burned to the ground in Poland. Well that`s definitely a bad start for the new Ka and a great loss for the dealer. Around 10 cars burned to the ground and the cause of the fire is still unknown. What a pity.
