Ford reveals the facelifted Focus

Ford’s Kuga crossover bears the face of what’s to come from behind the blue oval’s doors, but few cars exemplify the make’s present design philosophy as well as the Focus. The newly redesigned Focus will be unveiled at today’s Frankfurt Motor Show, facelifted to mesh well with its bigger brother, the Mondeo.

Set for a late 2007 launch, the new Euro-spec Focus will be the first vehicle to feature Ford’s new low-CO2 ECOnetic technology and is expected to emit a scant 115g/km CO2. Featuring Ford’s new ‘kinetic design’ exterior styling, the new Focus will also sport an optional PowerShift six-speed double-clutch transmission, and a turbodiesel alternative to the ECOnetic motor that emits only 120g/km CO2. Other new features include a capless refueling system, tire pressure warning system, a 230V socket, and LED rear lights.
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Airliner - 9/11/2007 12:44:51 PM

+2 Boost

It would be nice to see the Euro spec. Focus here in the US. Perhaps Ford can take a page from GM in how they re-badge Opels and sell them to us as Saturns. If Ford keeps peddling the 1st generation Focus on us much longer, it will only manage to make itself into Rental fleets. Come on Ford, give us the good stuff; you pull it off in Europe, Australia and elsewhere. Why not here at home?

sixmilie - 9/14/2007 2:52:11 PM

+1 Boost

Hideous, disgusting unimaginative, sloppy, bland, and just what I expected, the same old ford