MODIFIED FOCUS RS MK2: “IT’S A BIT MENTAL”
Matt Bell on 16th September 2021
Understatement of the year goes to Steve Hill, owner of this bonkers modified Focus RS Mk2 with whopping 722bhp under the bonnet!
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TUNED SIERRA RS500 COSWORTH: WHEN LESS IS MORE
Matt Bell on 9th September 2021
After 30 years of modifying and racing Fords of all ages, Ali McMillan created his ideal tuned Sierra RS500 Cosworth.
MODIFIED ESCORT RS TURBO S2: LITTLE RED BOOSTER
Matt Bell on 2nd September 2021
The S2 RS Turbo was the king of the scene back in the 1990s. So, what would happen if someone from that time period hung onto their hot little Ford and continued steadily modifying it through the ages? Well, the modified Escort RS Turbo S2 you’re looking at it is the result…
MODIFIED FIESTA ST MK7: CIVIC UNREST
Matt Bell on 26th August 2021
He sold a fast Honda and found himself missing the high-octane lifestyle, so Gregg Smith bought and modified a Fiesta ST Mk7... And it’s now even faster.
FORD SIERRA SAPPHIRE COSWORTH 4X4 BUYING GUIDE
Matt Bell on 19th August 2021
It’s a YB’d Sierra that won’t try to kill you on every journey; the Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 4x4 has shed its taxi image to become the cheapest, most usable – and oh-so-tuneable – Cossie of all. Here’s how to buy a good one.
FORD’S GREATEST HOT HATCHES
Matt Bell on 17th August 2021
Ford officianado Graham Robson tells us what he deems to be Ford’s greatest hot hatches, and why…
BAGGED FOCUS RS MK3: SAINT OR SINNER
Matt Bell on 12th August 2021
With a demonic 440bhp motor and slammed on air-ride suspension, this heavenly bagged Focus RS Mk3 has got style, performance and practicality in one package, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t ruffled a few feathers along the way…
FORD PUMA BUYING GUIDE
Matt Bell on 10th August 2021
Never mind the overblown new Puma SUV – the real Ford Puma is a purebred fast Ford with sublime handling, svelte styling and a bargain-basement prices. Now’s your chance to invest.
ESCORT RS COSWORTH TRACK CAR: REBORN IDENTITY
Matt Bell on 5th August 2021
Having spectacularly crashed out of its former life as a Group N rally car, this Escort RS Cosworth track car has enjoyed a masterful rebirth at the hands of MJ Racing – and now it’s out there taking names on the track…
GROUP A FORD ESCORT RS1600I: MOTORSPORT MEMORIES
Matt Bell on 29th July 2021
Tasked with returning this RS1600i to the track, Guido Pitzen went a step further and recreated Gerstmann Motorsport’s 1985 European Touring Car Championship Group A Ford Escort RS1600i racer.
FORD TRANSIT CONNECT RS: COMMERCIAL SUCCESS
Matt Bell on 23rd July 2021
The MS-RT Transit Connect is pretty cool in stock form, but pretty cool was not enough for Jo Lawrence. Behold, the world’s first Ford Transit Connect RS.
TUNED FOCUS ST MK2: (ANTI)SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
Matt Bell on 22nd July 2021
Spitting flames and howling like a jet fighter through a screamer pipe while it deploys a riotous 515bhp directly to the tarmac, Danny Tanton’s tuned Focus ST Mk2 certainly fulfils his ambitions of building a car worthy of that infamous ASBO nickname.
CONCOURS FORD SIERRA RS500 COSWORTH: BLACK MIRROR
Matt Bell on 15th July 2021
With 450bhp on tap, this Concours Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth is a very dark (and shiny!) horse that’s taken home a title.
FORD MUSTANG S550 BUYING GUIDE
Matt Bell on 8th July 2021
Always fancied a Mustang, but never wanted to drive a LHD car in the UK? Well, since the arrival of the S550 you can now have a proper UK-spec, RHD Mustang. Here’s what to look for when buying one…