Vauxhall’s new rival for the Nissan Juke is available for ordering today, with first deliveries taking place in November. The Mokka is Vauxhall’s competitor in the growing segment for supermini/4×4 crossovers. The success of the Nissan Juke is leading all manufacturers to take a close look at this segment, but Vauxhall has done a good job of getting in ahead of most rivals (Ford is expected to launch a car like this soon).
Ford has underlined the surprising performance of the Focus 1.0 by setting 16 FIA world records for cars under 1.0 litre.
The completely standard 125 PS Focus was driven by a team including World Rally Championship star Jari-Matti Latvala and set records over distances from 0.6 miles to 2,550 miles at a test circuit in France.
To be eligible, each car was required to be run-in under the supervision of an official FFSA (Fédération Française du Sport Automobile) steward, after being selected from the Ford manufacturing facility in Saarlouis, Germany.
