When we contacted the...
When we contacted the Midlands 4x4 marque, a spokesman told us: "No decision has been made yet." However, our sources insist the Disco will appear first at the New York Motor Show in early April. As Americans don"t buy diesels, this will be a petrol model - leaving the way clear for the oil-burner to take the stage for the first time at the British exhibition a month later.
Here’s are a couple...
Here’s are a couple of Fords that serve up pace as well as space. The blue oval has revealed that its rakish S-MAX and versatile Galaxy MPVs will get the powerful new 2.2-litre turbodiesel engine from the Mondeo.
Boasting 172bhp and a tree sump-pulling 400Nm of torque – increasing to 420 with an over boost facility - the latest oil-burner serves up strong performance. Acceleration from zero to 60mph takes 9.4 seconds in the S-MAX, with the Galaxy is just 0.2 seconds behind. However, both the seven-seaters will return over 42mpg.
Elsewhere in the range, 2.0-litre TDCi motors mated to an auto transmission get a power boost of 10bhp to match the 138bhp of the manual gearbox cars. Also added to the firm’s people carrier line-up is flexi-fuel variant. Using a 2.0-litre petrol motor, the car can run on either bioethanol or unleaded.
Finally, the entire S-MAX and Galaxy range now get bluetooth hands-free phone connectivity as standard.
Prices start at ÷£17,800 for the S-MAX and ÷£19,800 for the larger Galaxy.