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The cars : Ford Sierra development history

Keith Adams — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:08:56 +0000

Replacing the Cortina was never going to be easy – it was a British icon, and a top-seller for more years than the company’s rivals care to mention. That led Ford of Europe down the path of radicaliasm… and as we all know, customer resistance soon followed. However, the ending was a good one. Streamlining [...]

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Not their finest hour : Ford Sierra 2.0 (i4 engine)

Mike Humble — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:50:29 +0000

Mike Humble To quote David Grohl of Foo Fighters fame (the nice man of rock), I have a confession to make: I like the Ford Sierra. It took 14 years after its launch for me to really appreciate it, though. Being the age that I am, I grew up loving and worshipping cars that were [...]

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Concepts and prototypes : Ford Probe III

Keith Adams — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:01:11 +0000

Keith Adams Back in 1981, when the development of the Ford Sierra (project Toni), was reaching its latter stages of its development, management felt the need soften the buying public. The styling, penned by Patrick Le Quement, was as avant garde as its predecessor, the Cortina’s, was conservative. So, the design team produced a more [...]

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In Memoriam: Ford Sierra 1.6 Ghia E-Max

Mike Humble — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:08:29 +0000

Mike Humble takes another look at some of the less likely extinct cars in the UK, according to data supplied by the brilliant How Many Left? website based on DVLA data. Pictures: Andrew Elphick and Words: Mike Humble 7: Ford Sierra 1.6 Ghia E-Max Over the years, I have owned three Sierras – one of which [...]

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