The 2010 Motor Show season starts this week with the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Previously a show, full of announcements, the economic downturn and the state of the local car industry has pushed this show to an also-ran in the Motor Show season. The biggest news is the worldwide debut of the new all-world Ford Focus. Previously

‘The side numbers were usually the first thing that spectators saw of my Escorts.’ These words from motoring legend Ari Vatanen, are for most, what epitomize the story of the Ford Escort. They were always driven the hardest and usually, the most sideways. In their prime, the Escorts won more rallies, races and rallycross events than any

The first three races of the 2009 British Touring Car Championship may have lacked the usual outcome of season debuts - ie. half the cars ending up as scrap - but it certainly didn't lack for action. Initially pole man Mat Neal lost the lead off the line to the Rob Collard and Colin Turkington's BMWs. There was the usual dogfight on the sprint

Following our post last month on the forthcoming Ford Focus RS, Ford have now released images and basic information of the new model, which will make its world debut later this month at The London Motor Show. The car will go on sale in Europe in early 2009 with other markets following. This Focus will not be available in North America. Compared to the

Ford Europe have released two 'teaser' images (Black car) of the forthcoming Ford Focus RS, testing at the Nurburgring. This comes just after Car Tribes released images which it claimed to be the new Focus RS. It does seem, to match! According to Car Tribe, it will be powered by a 2.5 Litre engine, 280 bhp and front wheel drive. 0-60 in around