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Restomod

Restomod Ford Escort MK1 coming soon

Between 1967 and 1975, Ford produced one of its most historically significant road, racing and rally icons, the Ford Escort MK1. Now this car is coming back to the market as a restomod project of the British company Boreham Motorworks, and it will debut on December 12, 2024.

The car will be based on the first generation Escort, and will be built according to original designs that are more than 55 years old. It comes with the message: “Our heritage guides us, and our future insists on it. We will not forget our heritage, we will develop it.”

The British company has released the first photos of the covered car, and what can be seen are the headlights with LED light signature and wider fenders. Boreham Motorworks emphasizes that they understand that true automotive passion comes from the connection between driver and machine.

“The Ford Escort Mk1 embodies that spirit, combining timeless design with performance that inspires confidence and joy. We design for the road, not the track. We embrace everything drivers love about cars,” said Ian Muir, chief executive of the British company.

The car will be produced in a limited edition and will be powered by a petrol engine mated to a manual gearbox.

More information coming soon.

Source: Boreham Motorworks

EV

2025 Ford Puma Gen-E

Although Ford is struggling to survive in the European market, and the latest information about the reduction of production at the Cologne plant shows the situation facing the American manufacturer. However, Ford is not thinking about giving up on all-electric cars, so they have launched a new model on the European market, the Puma Gen-E.

The Puma Gen-E is slightly different visually from the hybrid version, and this primarily refers to the new front bumper with a closed grille and more elegant intakes inspired by those on the Mustang Mach-E, and a new rear spoiler. Inside, the digital cockpit with a 12.8-inch digital instrument cluster and a 12-inch infotainment screen has been retained. The center console with a new storage compartment is positioned slightly higher. The luggage compartment has also been increased to 574 liters with an additional 43 liters under the hood. Also, the Megabox compartment under the trunk floor is larger and is now called the Gigabox.

In terms of powertrain, the Puma Gen-E is powered by a single electric motor mounted on the front axle with 168 hp (123 kW), which puts it in second place, behind the ST model with a 1.0-L EcoBoost Hybrid and 170 hp (125 kW). It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 8 seconds with a top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph). It is equipped with a 43 kWh battery that provides a range of between 347 and 376 km. Thanks to 100 DC kW fast charging, the battery is charged from 10 to 80 percent in about 23 minutes.

Ford announced that the car will be manufactured in Romania and the first deliveries can be expected at the end of Q1 2025. Speaking of price, the Puma Gen-E in Germany starts at 36,900 euros.

Source: Ford

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2025 Ford Puma Gen-E
News

Ford is reducing production at the Cologne plant

The European electric vehicle market has been unstable for a long time, so due to the drop in demand, some manufacturers are deciding to reduce production. One of them is Ford, which announced that it is reducing production at the Cologne plant in Germany.

Ford has invested $2 billion in the facility to prepare it for electric vehicle production, but a rapid decline in demand for electric vehicles is holding back production of the Explorer and Capri models. Both models use Volkswagen technology, as clones of the ID model, and do not give the expected results. Employees will have no choice but to work one week and take another week off until the Christmas holidays.

Back in September, the American manufacturer realized that the too fast shutdown of cars with internal combustion engines, on which the manufacturer built its image for many years, was a failure. That’s why he started strongly advocating the return of ICE cars.

Gunnar Herrmann, Member of the Supervisory Board, believes that Ford’s survival depends on ICE cars and in a statement to the German press, he was more than clear that the current production at the factory where he is responsible is too small to justify two-shift operations. He also stated that he advised Ford managers in the United States that the focus in Europe should remain on ICE cars, but Ford’s headquarters in the United States do not intend to reconsider this decision and save what can be saved.

Source: Reuters