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Five Star Falcon

The all-new FG Falcon has become the first Australian-built car to receive a 5 (five) star rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).

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Q&A with Ken Block, Ford Rally, X Games Driver

Ken Block, Ford Rally, X Games Driver5/5/2010
Ken Block, 2005 Rally America Rookie of the Year and a three-time medalist at X Games, is teaming with Ford in 2010.  Block, who co-founded DC Shoes, a worldwide leader in performance skateboarding shoes and a renowned action sports brand, is driving a Ford Fiesta in Rally America and will also drive a Fiesta in the X Games.  In addition, he'll campaign a Ford Focus RS on a part-time basis during the 2010 World Rally Championship season before competing full time in 2011. 

Block achieved global fame as a national rally driver through his popular viral video campaigns.  Ad Age named his Gymkhana TWO film the No. 4 Viral Video of 2009.

Block recently chatted live with fans on theFordStory.com and answered other questions posed by @Ford Online.  Below are excerpts from those conversations.

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FPV Appoints Allan Moffat as Ambassador

FPV Appoints Allan Moffat as Ambassador1/2/2010
Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) today announced the appointment of racing legend Allan Moffat as its official Ambassador.

Moffat will represent FPV at major events and in some exciting new programs throughout 2010, as Ford's performance arm steps up its activities in the new decade.

The four-time Bathurst winner has a long history with the Ford brand, which started in the late '60s as a factory team driver and culminated with the famous 1-2 Falcon hardtop team victory with Colin Bond at Mt Panorama in 1977.

"I am delighted to welcome Allan Moffat to our team," FPV General Manager Rod Barrett says.

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Super-strong Focus rally car returns to action in Sweden

Focus Rally car returns3/2/2010
The Focus RS World Rally Car that saved Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila from serious injury during a violent crash in Portugal last season will return to competition in the opening round of the 2010 FIA World Rally Championship in Sweden next week.

Such is the car's strength that, despite plunging almost 200 metres down a hillside when it rolled 12 times, it has been rebuilt by the BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally team for Rally Sweden – with Latvala and Anttila again behind the wheel.

Latvala's accident in Rally de Portugal on his 24th birthday was one of the most dramatic in the sport's history.  The Focus RS WRC rolled down the hillside for almost 20 seconds but both Finns walked away from the wreckage with just cuts and bruises.  Television footage of the crash has been watched more than 765,000 times on the YouTube video sharing website.

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Industry News
Hybrid Camry cuts fuel bills and emissions

9/2/2010
The most advanced car ever built in Australia, Toyota's Hybrid Camry, has been officially launched to the market.

Australia's first locally built hybrid car, Hybrid Camry is poised to slash fuel bills and reduce environmental impact compared with other similar-sized family cars.

The secret behind its seamless power and exceptional fuel economy is the world's leading hybrid technology, Hybrid Synergy Drive.

Using just 6.0 litres of regular unleaded petrol to travel 100km*, Hybrid Camry is almost 32 per cent more frugal than the automatic petrol Camry - which was already the most fuel-efficient Australian-built car. For someone travelling 20,000km a year in a Hybrid Camry, the savings on fuel alone will be 560 litres or $14 a week based on a pump price of $1.30 a litre. The savings rise to more than $16 a week with fuel costing $1.50 a litre.

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    V8 Supercars Australia has confirmed its final 2010 calendar which includes the City of Ipswich 300 at Queensland Raceway while omitting the Perth...
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