GRAND BUYS DAN WILLIAMSON
FAST FORD SUB-EDITOR CHOICE: COUGAR V6
Damn you, hands-free phone. Great though it is for staying legal when blatting down country lanes and chatting to editor Jamie, it’s just too easy to miss the gist of a conversation. A conversation where you’re told to ‘buy a fast Ford for £1000’. Little did I know he didn’t mean doing it for real.
So, I started weighing up choices. I ruled out the Puma 1.7, ST170, SportKa and ST220 because I’ve already got one (or a few) of each. A Fiesta ST150 and Mondeo ST TDCi were high on the list, but I reckon my choice trumps them all: V6, 139mph, 0-to-60mph in 8.3 seconds, rare, stylish, well-appointed and undoubtedly appreciating; the Cougar V6.
Four-cylinder Cougars can be…
