Since the day of its release, Ford’s EcoBoost engine has attracted a lot of critical acclaim for being powerful and fuel-efficient at the same time, at least in comparison to a V8. The Ford F-150 pickup also has EcoBoost powertrains on offer which have now improved for 2017.
Here is a list of all the recalls for the month of October, many of which are relevant to GCC-spec vehicles.
The strongly-contested crossover segment has numerous players nowadays, but one stalwart that has consistently done well in the Middle East market is the Ford Edge. Introduced a decade ago, the Edge has been a segment leader for several years. It also offers the third best resale value among all cars in the UAE, according to a report by CarSwitch. The Edge has been redesigned from the ground up for the latest generation that debuted in the region this year, and Ford has massively stepped up its game.
Hennessey Performance from Texas has revealed the renderings of a new bonkers machine, the VelociRaptor 6X6. The VelociRaptor 6X6 is a 600 hp, twin-turbo, six-wheel drive super truck based on the Ford F-150 Raptor.
Swedish magazine Teknikens Värld, well-known for their “moose” tests that involve swerving a car to the next lane, then swerving back to the original lane, has performed these tests on a variety of pickup trucks, with interesting results.
Here’s a list of all the recalls for the month of September, some in the United States and some globally.
The month of August has registered a bunch of recalls in the U.S. that might affect the cars in our market as well. The Takata Airbag related problems continue to surface, with Jaguar Land Rover initiating a recall for the same in the past month.
The Ford F-150 is easily the most technologically-advanced truck in its class. Where else can you get an aluminium-bodied fullsize pickup with a turbo engine that makes it quicker than a V8? That got your attention.
With the Takata Airbag issue calming down slowly, the month of July registered a lesser number of recalls. Here is a list of vehicles that went back to meet their maker in the past month.
A belated Ramadan Kareem to everyone. As the most popular website among real car shoppers, we are in a good position to see exactly what people here are interested in buying, simply by looking at our internal stats. Our site is especially popular in the UAE, as Dubai is our home base. So here’s a rundown of the top ten cars being researched the most on DriveArabia.com this Ramadan in the UAE, which is where 200,000 of our 500,000 unique visitors come from every month.