Blue Oval Bargain
Top Gear South Africa|November 2017

We Say: It’s the Focus St Gravel Travel Edition

Lance Branquinho
Blue Oval Bargain

The blue oval. Proven performance for blue collar workers – that’s always been Ford’s social contract with the Mzansi motoring market.

XR6. XR8. ST-everything. You can’t go faster, for less, than in a performance Ford – and now, there’s the stealth deal of 2017 waiting to be had with new Kuga. Acquaintances might quietly question your judgement and family members could request individualised Ubers, but much like Kimi in Abu Dhabi (2012) you know, that you know, what you are doing.

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