2014 Ford Focus: Three Cylinders (US), Style Updates (US/EU/ETC)

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Did anyone else notice that the Powershift gearbox is the only option on the upper trim levels? I'm not okay with that. Especially since they forgot to add a manual override on the Fiesta with it. I need to row my own gears if I'm getting a hyped-up Titanium Sport, frankly.
 
With the ST to presumably start pricing just above a loaded Titanium, I don't know why you'd get the Titanium. Especially if you want the manual.
 
Philly
With the ST to presumably start pricing just above a loaded Titanium, I don't know why you'd get the Titanium. Especially if you want the manual.
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Because the name Titanium Sport sounds awesome. Why wouldn't you get it?

But really I think if you are spending that much on, what should be, an economy car you are probably the type of person who wants an auto. Enthusiast looking for a manual would probably not even bother looking at a Focus.
 
Joey D
Because the name Titanium Sport sounds awesome. Why wouldn't you get it?
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So buy the ST and stick on a titanium badge.

As for enthusiasts not looking at a FOCUS, isn't that the whole point of the ST and RS, enthusiast want them.

About the online configurator, can anyone explain to me why the radio affects the type of wheels I can have? Trying to select the 6speaker system takes away the alloys and wants me to get the steel wheels. Same goes for one of the colors not having any wheels but the steelies.
 
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Eric.
These sort of cars should never be more than $24k here unless its a "premium" brand like a GTI. Mustang wins by a mile here. If you can afford the hot Focus you can afford the hotter V6 Mustang or probably even make the stretch to a new 5.0.
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I agree with you. Also ST focus may have 5 doors, but Mustang has more power and that thrill you get that its a muscle car, its RWD so you wont be going though tires as much as FWD car.

Also I think I will get a FOCUS , but the normal one for around 17k. I wont spend extra money on ST model, if I could I rather would have the Mustang V6. More power, more fun, and it does not matter for me that people in the back complain, well with the stang i wont have to drive anyone!

But back to reality, I dont have money for new V6 300+ hp mustang :(
so normal Ford Focus will do. At least I will save on fuel 👍
 
I'm liking this:

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Looks great, but I think I will buy the normal Focus 2012 because I wont have the money.
 
^ Thankyou. Looks ruddy awful. My next car will probably be a current gen Focus.
 
Catfish or not, I dig the ST looks. By the way I heard in US it will be called SVT? any info on that?
 
The reason why is because the Fiesta exists. Ford wants to move their cars slightly upscale, and as an increasing number of Americans are looking at compacts as viable alternatives to mid-size vehicles (subsequently demanding a large number of those creature comforts are available on the smaller cars), the price is going to reflect it. You can still buy a stripped-out Focus, don't worry. But, will it be that much better than a Fiesta?
 
Will it be better, no, just a bit bigger. Just like ford did with the fiesta, and all makers do with their models, 80% of the cars on the lots at release will be the higher end models. Then you'll have sites like autoblog praising ford that 80% of their sales are the better equipped cars, gee you think.
It's gonna be a hot-ish item so ford will make sure the pricier ones are more accessible for the early buyers.
 
SlipZtrEm
Worked fine for me... I always use "90210" for zip codes when I'm playing with US configurators :lol:
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Best. Post. Ever. :lol:👍

I was shocked how they won't give you stick shift on anything above SE level. 👎:yuck:
 
ranhammerR34
Wow very pricey.
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You think that's expensive you should check out UK Ford prices. A basic, naturally aspirated 1.6, five door on steel wheels (literally, the least-specced Focus you can get) in the UK is just under £18k, or about $28k...
 
the cars are starting to look like clones, again.

my thoughts on the subject
1. we just changed appearance on focus
2. no 3 door in the US...americans still don't like them
3. ST will be low volume over here
4. when it comes, it'll be 4 G body on 2 g suspension...AGAIN

if they do bother with an ST, might as well just make it a literall coupe. we haven't had a true coupe from ford in a while (mustang doesn't count for me)

oh, you guys turned this into a "TL;DR" allready :P
 
There were spy shots or patent drawings or something of an MKIV Focus Coupe for the American market. I can't remember if I saw it on Autoblog or Jalopnik, but it seems fairly likely they'll do a coupe based on the sales of the current MKI version 3.0 model already on sale.
 
Sniffs
1. we just changed appearance on focus
2. no 3 door in the US...americans still don't like them
3. ST will be low volume over here
4. when it comes, it'll be 4 G body on 2 g suspension...AGAIN

if they do bother with an ST, might as well just make it a literall coupe. we haven't had a true coupe from ford in a while (mustang doesn't count for me)
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We do have a coupe:

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And this ^^^ was just a stand-in design while they got the "new" car ready.
 
i kinda meant notchback coupes or the old fashioned definition of two seats, no rear seat, and a lot of trunk.
 
Looks less bland than the last one which was a major step back in looks from the Mark 1.

It must be the worse time in history to be a car designer with all the safety and economy regs meaning all car manufacturers are effectively building stock cars with their badge on it.
 
"Electrify the Boys and Girls if You'd be so Kind!"

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So, the 2012... Er... 2013 Ford Focus Electric has shown up at, of all places, the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las, Vegas. It is generally, about what you would expect:

  • Based on the 2012 Ford Focus
  • Batteries made by LG Chemical
  • Will be made in Michigan
  • Uses a 124 123 BHP electric motor, top speed of 84 MPH
  • Should have a range of about 100 miles, Ford is leaving plenty of wiggle-room there
  • Will utilize a fancy 240-volt charging station (installed by Best Buy? Weird) that will charge the car fully in three hours. That's about the length of The Dark Knight people.
  • It should be available at the end of 2011 in North America, early 2013 for Europe otherwise.

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Well, for one, it looks like an Aston Martin, so that is kinda cool. Two, that charge-time is awesome, and should definitely make it quite a bit more appealing to a larger number of people. That is, of course, if Ford can make enough of them and keep the prices at a reasonable level in the meantime. Still, a range of only 100 miles does not differentiate it all that far from the rest of the pack, although I am wondering if that has something to do with how car-like the entire package is. Nevertheless, it is an impressive effort by FoMoCo, and bodes well for it in an increasingly electric future.

MORE from Jalopnik
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YSSMAN
  • Based on the 2012 Ford Focus
  • Batteries made by LG Chemical
  • Will be made in Michigan
  • Uses a 124 BHP electric motor, top speed of 84 MPH
  • Should have a range of about 100 miles, Ford is leaving plenty of wiggle-room there
  • Will utilize a fancy 240-volt charging station (installed by Best Buy? Weird) that will charge the car fully in three hours. That's about the length of The Dark Knight people.
  • It should be available at the end of 2011 in North America, early 2013 for Europe otherwise.
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From Autoexpress:
"...power comes from a 28kWh lithium-ion battery stack manufactured by LG, which also makes the cells for the Chevrolet Volt. This drives a 74bhp electric motor..."

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I think Nissan and Renault are in trouble if Ford price it under the Leaf. Which they will be able to, being a cheap design based on the standard engined Focus chassis.
 
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They'll struggle to price it under the Leaf, and it'll be near impossible to price it under the equivalent Renault since in the Renaults the cost of the battery isn't included in the car (the Kangoo electric van will cost no more than the diesel version to buy, for example).

The Nissan may be largely purpose built but it's not a particularly complicated car. Given that Ford have developed this Focus all-new, I can't see how it would cost them any less to have produced the electric version. They'll have economies of scale in the end of course, but I still don't see it undercutting the Leaf by too much - if at all.

Prove me wrong though, Ford.
 

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