Ford Will Continue to Produce the Barra – Ford has decided it will continue to produce the four liter straight six in Australia for at least 5 years more. According to Federal Industry Minister Kim Carr, the engine — made at Ford’s Geelong-based casting plant — is likely to be a member of Ford’s powertrain [...]
Lindsay Lohan Assault Rehab – Troubled celebrity Lindsay Lohan is under investigation for alleged battery of a worker at a live-in drug and alcohol rehab clinic, police say. Police said they were called to the Betty Ford Center in California on 12 December after a report of an assault. US media reported the incident occurred [...]
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Territory Turbo Production Halted – The local car maker confirmed to Drive that the Territory Turbo Ghia model (pictured) has been axed as a result of the stricter vehicle emissions regulations that came into effect on July 1. The Turbo variant joined the Territory range in 2006, two years after the model first launched, surprising [...]
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Ford Police Interceptor Revealed – FOLLOWING NEWS THAT it has been developing a replacement for the iconic Crown Victoria police cruiser, Ford in the US has today revealed the new 2012 Ford Police Interceptor. Early reports had suggested that Ford, like GM with the Holden Statesman, had earmarked the proven Australian Ford Falcon as a [...]
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P-Plater Blows 19 Times The Limit – P-Plate driver Joanne Grosse has recorded one of the nation’s highest ever blood-alcohol readings. Her reading was a staggering 0.385 -19 times the legal limit for a P-plate driver. She was so drunk when she was caught by police that she could barely speak, a court was told [...]
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