New Ford Focus launched

[unsprung]

FerdiZ28 said:

Best looking one yet IMO.

+1

[Jonno02]

Strong pricing too. Hopefully some good deals come up on lease for these, would definitely make the jump to it.

[RemyMartin81D]

Back end is pure KIA, not a bad thing for them but lazy design on Fords part. Cars are so bloody generic looks wise they days in this sector.

[dxg]

jamei303 said:

Integroo said:

Side profile looks a bit 1 Series.

That's what I thought, and Mazda 3 too.

Specifically, the Mazda 3 from the mid 2000s - not the current one - very slab sided with an attempt at an interesting swage line...

[kayzee]

I quite like it, which is rare for me on new hatchbacks! The rear/rear quarter looks a little A Class to me... not a bad thing. Front not so good but I'm sure it'll look better in the flesh just like the Fiesta.

[Galsia]

Another Ford with that annoying basking shark mouth. The rear lights are much better though.

[99dndd]

That's quite nice.

[Eyersey1234]

I like it.

[sjg]

No electric, no PHEV, only a mild hybrid sometime next year. Same old Ecoboost petrols and Ecoblue diesels. What has Ford been doing for the last few years?

Edited by sjg on Wednesday 11th April 17:02

[bungz]

Estate looks nice.

Always thought the Mk3 was a utter mess.

Shame no manual parking brake if thats true, fking hate auto ones.

Not keen on the infotainmentallinonedashtablet thing either but I guess we are all stuck with that crap these days.

Edited by bungz on Wednesday 11th April 17:01

Edited by bungz on Wednesday 11th April 17:08

[Fastdruid]

85Kg lighter than the outgoing model and stiffer. That's got to be a first, normally every new model seems to pile on weight.

[timrud]

Looks awful, but Ford are towards the bottom end of the market for whatever car they produce, so was expected.

[MiataMini]

looks trash like a volvo mixed with a 1 series. No manual handbrake and unless that screen is detachable it just looks like a weird add on

[anonymous-user]

timrud said:

Looks awful, but Ford are towards the bottom end of the market for whatever car they produce, so was expected.

What a stupid thing to post.

[bungz]

Fastdruid said:

85Kg lighter than the outgoing model and stiffer. That's got to be a first, normally every new model seems to pile on weight.

Latest astra is around 100Kg lighter than previous, all the plastic I guess....

[ZX10R NIN]

I like the look of that.

[donkmeister]

I don't agree with the "if it were a VAG" comments above...

If VW announced a new cooking-spec Golf (or Skoda/Seat equivalent) it would not be PH-worthy news.

If Ford had announced a new Focus RS this WOULD have made the front page. But they didn't.

Ford announced the one that you'll be getting on holiday as a rental (cooking model), from work as a company car (ST line) and the one that the retiring lifelong Ford owner will be buying with his pension lump sum (the Vignale).

This is PH, not Auto Express surely?

[JD]

sjg said:

No electric, no PHEV, only a mild hybrid sometime next year. Same old Ecoboost petrols and Ecoblue diesels. What has Ford been doing for the last few years?

Edited by sjg on Wednesday 11th April 17:02

Firing the guy who was in charge, for not paying attention!

[Nickbrapp]

bungz said:

Estate looks nice.

Always thought the Mk3 was a utter mess.

Shame no manual parking brake if thats true, fking hate auto ones.

Not keen on the infotainmentallinonedashtablet thing either but I guess we are all stuck with that crap these days.

Edited by bungz on Wednesday 11th April 17:01

Edited by bungz on Wednesday 11th April 17:08

Says in the Autocar that only the higher spec models will get electric handbreak, so probs the model above zetec

[Kenny Powers]

Nice proportions.

No point in PH doing an article on it, as we’ll have to go elsewhere to get any pictures of the car anyway