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Ford’s Australian Investment Brings More Excitement (528)

• Ford is investing in Australia like no other automaker with $2 billion in R&D the past six years and even more to launch a record number of products, including five performance vehicles by 2016 and new Mountune Performance products for Fiesta ST and Focus ST
• Mountune Performance products are expected to arrive by mid-year and will be available for the first time in Australia through the Ford Licensed Accessory program and backed by a comprehensive Ford warranty.
• Performance boosted with Fiesta ST rising to 158kW at 6000rpm and 320Nm at 3000rpm and Focus ST increasing to 202kW at 5500rpm and 400Nm at 2750rpm.
• Mountune has been designing and engineering race, rally and road car performance products for more than three decades.
• Ford’s Australian engineers tested the Mountune Performance products at the Lara proving ground while Mountune has tested all kit upgrades on British roads as well as the world famous Nurbürgring Nordschleife.

Ford’s commitment to Australia continues to grow beyond billions in local R&D as it expands its award-winning lineup, including the launch of Mountune Performance Kits so Fiesta ST and Focus ST can tune in even more excitement to the already acclaimed hot hatch duo.

“Our Australian R&D and product investments are paying off as we transform Ford in Australia and customers respond to our new vehicles,” says Graeme Whickman, President and CEO, Ford of Australia. “We think our new Mountune Performance packs will bring even more excitement as we expand our performance vehicle lineup as part of plans to launch 20 new vehicles by 2020.”

The kits will be available in Australia by mid-year for the first time after being added to the recently announced Ford Licensed Accessories (FLA) program for 2016. Introduced in February 2016 the FLA program will allow Ford Australia to grow the range of accessories available for sale, back them with a comprehensive Ford warranty, offer aftermarket accessory products, including some bearing the Ford logos, that have undergone a robust governance process and quality assessment by Ford.

Once installed, Fiesta ST power increases to 158kW at 6000rpm and torque is raised to 320Nm at 3000rpm while Ford Focus ST power increases from 184kW/345Nm to 202kW at 5500rpm and torque is raised to 400Nm at 2750rpm. Performance data was measured using 95RON fuel.

The performance packs build on the vehicles’ solid foundations as Fiesta ST was named Best Performance Car Under $100,000 in 2015 by carsales.com.au and Focus ST was crowned Drive’s Best Performance Car under $60,000 in 2015.

Mountune Performance Kits for Fiesta ST and Focus ST Ford Fiesta ST:

The Mountune Performance MP215 package for the Ford Fiesta ST consists of:

• Custom aluminium high-flow airbox with dual cold air feeds
• Mountune high-flow panel air filter
• Porous lower air feed hose
• Required hardware / clips
• Revised engine calibration
• Mountune Performance badge
• mTune handset for performance calibration

The Fiesta ST kit takes approximately one hour to fit and has a recommended retail price of $2328.

Ford Focus ST:

The Mountune Performance MP275 package for the Ford Focus ST consists of:

• Large-capacity alloy intercooler (black no logo)
• Low-cost cast crossover duct (black)
• High-flow dual-entry air filter
• Revised engine calibration
• Mountune Performance badge
• mTune handset for performance calibration

The Focus ST kit takes approximately two hours to fit and has a recommended retail price of $4135.

Buy with Confidence - Ford Licensed Accessories Program

The FLA Program was launched in February 2016 and allows Ford to grow the range of accessories available to customers, whilst backing them with a comprehensive Ford warranty.

Mountune Performance products are some of the first to be offered as part of the new FLA program.

FLAs sold by an authorised Ford dealer will be covered by the Ford Express New Vehicle Warranty of 3 years/100,000kms when fitted at point of new vehicle sale.

FLAs sold and fitted by an authorised Ford Dealer after vehicle delivery will be covered by the reminder of the Ford Express New Vehicle Warranty period or the 12 months/20,000kms Ford Express Parts and Accessories Warranty – whichever is longer.

FLAs sold by an authorised Ford Dealer as over the counter parts will be covered by the Ford Express Parts and Accessories Warranty of 12 months/20,000kms. Dealers must request that the customer provide proof of purchase of the FLA.