Like the Explorer once was, the new Everest is based on a stretched version of the overseas Ford Ranger pickup. Previewed in concept form over a year ago and made specifically for the Asia-Pacific market, the new Ford Everest is designed to be more refined on the road and more capable off of it. And at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Beijing today, the Blue Oval revealed the all-new version you see here. While the Explorer may have shifted from a truck-based sport-ute to a car-based crossover, Ford still offers buyers on the other side of the Pacific a Ranger-based SUV in the form of the Everest. Diluting either aspect is sure to end in disappointment for everyone involved.įord reveals all-new Everest SUV at Asia-Pacific forum Thu, ![]() We loved the old Focus RS - shown above in RS500 trim - because it was generally bonkers and plenty exclusive. It is an extreme car - something more than ST," he said. "What is clear is that the RS shouldn't be a series, or a car badge that we have in our portfolio all the time. But de Waard has made it clear that Ford of Europe is now focused on squarely on the next Mustang, even though there may be more RS models on the way eventually. That statement runs contrary earlier rumblings that suggested Ford would launch its next-generation Focus RS in 2015 and follow the hatch with a spate of other vehicles with an RS badge. According to Roelant de Waard, Ford's president of marketing in Europe, the automaker will probably never offer more than one RS performance model for sale at the same time. ![]() Ford will probably never offer two RS models at the same time Mon, Īutocar has some sour news for fans of go-fast Ford products.
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