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Does more power improve Ford’s off-road weapon?Herrod Performance is a name synonymous with extracting more speed out of Ford products but its latest offering is quite a departure from the muscle cars it’s known for. Its Power Pack for the latest Ford Ranger Raptor lights the wick on the hi-po 4x4 dual-cab’s 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6, but is increasing outputs by around 25 per cent really a good idea for a 2.5-tonne ute? There’s only one way to fin…

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Melbourne's Ford gurus turn up the wick on a brand-new Mustang Mach 1It didn't take long for Australian Ford whiz Rob Herrod and his team to get their hands on the new track-focused Ford Mustang Mach 1 and become the first folks on earth to produce a supercharged version. Off the back of their Mustang SM17, built to commemorate Scott McLaughlin's third Supercars championship, Herrod Performance were tasked by a customer to take a brand-new, Shado…

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Sampling the Supercars champion's 578kW beast!Scott McLaughlin has his name written on two Ford Mustangs. One of them he drove to his third straight Supercars title this year. And then there’s the really powerful one.The Scott McLaughlin Limited Edition by Herrod Performance, or SM17 for short, might have number plates and leather seats instead of sponsor decals and a roll cage, but it’s the best part of 100kW up on its circuit-dwelling sibling.…

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Herrod Performance secures 820kW Mustang drag special.The chance to buy a Ford Mustang built to nail eight second quarter miles right out of the box has just opened up in Australia – if you get in quick.Herrod Performance announced it has an official “brand new, never raced” 50th Anniversary Ford Mustang Cobra Jet allocated for its store in Melbourne, and it’s willing to sell it to one lucky customer.You’ll need US$132,000 to claim the Cobra. Tha…

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Paul Gover - Motoring - Ghosts of the Falcon exorcised by new Ford production line Broadmeadows is going back to building cars. For the first time since the finish of the Falcon, in October 2016, manufacturing is returning to Ford Australia’s traditional construction hub in Melbourne. An all-new production line has been established in part of the derelict Ford plant to convert imported Mustangs into Ford’s new showroom star, the Herro…

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