The range of the 2008 Ford Focus | Luxury Sports Car Photos

The range of the 2008 Ford Focus is available with the same body types that the previous model (three, four, five-door, convertible and family) and 9 different engines, from 80 hp up to 225 hp

2008 Ford Focus 5d


Ford Focus

In 2009 there will be a version "RS" and will have the most powerful engine of the range, above the 225-hp ST. There was no previous Ford Focus RS version; there was a version of the first Ford Focus RS 200, launched in 1999.


Ford Focus

Ford called the three-door version of 'Coupe', the five 'limousine', the four 'Sedan', the familiar "Sportbreak" and "Coupe-Cabriolet" at the cabriolet.


Ford Focus

The version with 136 hp diesel engine and can carry a gearbox double clutch (called "Powershift", which is similar to "DSG" which uses Volkswagen). This version of the Ford Focus has a price exceeding € 1500 option with respect to the six-speed manual shift.


Ford Focus

The Ford Focus 2.0 TDCi Powershift has two drawbacks. First, it gives benefits slightly slower than the equivalent version with manual shift and its consumption is somewhat higher (although the difference is not final). Second, is missing that, without intervention by the driver, had more power to give retention in certain circumstances.


Ford Focus

With the changes that Ford has done in this new model, the Ford Focus will be maintained as a very pleasant car to drive for their agility; good feel of driving and the possibilities of equipment. It is not above the average for the materials or coating for its setting (although there is an improvement in this aspect with regard to the model was launched in late 2004).

2008 Ford Focus 3d


Ford Focus

Where there is an improvement over the previous model is by the amount of noise coming from inside the engines. This is particularly note in version 2.0 TDCi and to a lesser extent in the 1.6 TDCi 109 hp.


Ford Focus

Of the petrol engines, the most interesting may be the 1.6 Ti-VCT 114 hp, which has a good performance. Of the Diesel, the 2.0 TDCi 136 bhp is more than 1.6 TDCI 109 hp if we take into account both the supply and consumption, and is the only one who can bring change gears' Powershift '. Curiously, the 1.6 liter diesel not has given us such a good impression on the Ford Focus and other cars you can have (in particular in the Mazda3).


Ford Focus

In general, all versions of the Ford Focus notable for its breadth, except for the headroom to the roof in places Backdoors that there is little adult height of more than 1.80 meters.


Ford Focus

The Ford Focus familiar with the bodywork ("Sportbreak") has more headroom to the roof in the rear seats, plus a trunk very practical and comfortable to carry, but with one flaw: there are no bindings planned to place a network behind the front seats and rings for securing the load on the floor are inaccessible.


Ford Focus

The Ford Focus is available from € 12,635. With regard to the bodywork of three doors, five more it costs 325 € and four 975; the family version has the same price as that of four. Drawing on the Coupe version 1.6 TDCi 109 bhp, the Ford Focus has a price similar to that of their more direct alternatives, with some exceptions (a Fiat Bravo is somewhat less expensive).


Ford Focus

There are some optional packages that allow you to modify the appearance of the body through skirts, window grilles or different terminals. There are also different tires (17 or 18 ") and chrome housings for the mirrors.

Ford Focus

An interesting aspect of the Ford Focus is that almost all versions (except the cheapest 'Business') can have much equipment and the customer can configure it to their liking.

Ford Focus

The headlamps are standard halogen bulb and, optionally, can be double-xenon. The lighting series is sufficient, because the beam is usually long and wide. What is wrong is right in front of Ford Focus is a dark area, which can be annoying in a very narrow road of hairpin bends.

Ford Focus

The biggest difference between the number of lights and dual xenon occurs in the light of road. Therefore, it is worth paying for the headlights optional whether to move inland preferably without illuminate outside town.

Ford Focus

With any of the optional headlights, the taillights are LEDs, instead of bulbs. To distribute the light of these pilots Ford has used optical fiber. There is also a device that activates the emergency lights in case of a very intense braking (deceleration larger than 6 m / s ²). Some versions of the Ford Focus can bring a system boot button placed next to the gear lever. Also available are a keyless entry system.

Ford Focus

There are two navigation systems available. One has a touch screen of 7 "from which also handled the air-conditioning and audio systems. The other consists of a screen smaller (5"), with a slot for SD memory cards (the number of cameras Photographic small) where you can upload maps.

New Exotix Ford Focus 2010- global Car basically the third generation

The Ford Focus has always been one of the best-handling C-segment cars I’ve ever driven. The biggest drawback it has for the Malaysian market is that it’s a little small on the inside, being an European product where their C-segment cars are a little smaller. Their Civic is a smaller hatch compared to the large 2,700mm wheelbase version we get here.

And here it is, the latest edition of the Focus. Ford pegs it as all-new, and technically it should be considering that the 2nd generation Focus has already been facelifted. So this is basically the third generation and for the first time the Focus is a world car instead of being two different products for North America and the rest of the world. I had a go at the North American product earlier this week and I can understand why American journos have been calling for Ford to bring the Euro Focus across the ocean. Well, they don’t have to do that anymore – they are going to get this new global Focus as well.

The design is far edgier compared to the outgoing Focus. Ford attempted to add some Kinetic Design elements to the current Focus when it got facelifted but because there’s just so much you can change during a facelift, the end result was not as ‘kinetic’ as say, the new Fiesta or the new Ford Kuga. With this new body, Ford has pulled out all the stops with their Kinetic Design – check out details like the ‘zorro Z’ design at the front wheel arch. The ducktail on the sedan’s boot is also pretty prominent. Some might feel it’s perhaps a little too overdone, especially the details of the front bumper. They look like they belong on an aggressive model like an ST or an RS, but these are just your regular Focus models. But this could also be a good thing for some customers – no mods needed.

Wheelbase has unchanged, though the new Focus is a little longer mostly due to pedestrian safety requirements. This means the overhangs are longer. What this will mean is that the interior space is probably largely unchanged over the 2nd generation. Ford says based on their market research this is a good balance between size and fuel economy but to me, for a world car there definitely will be markets where a larger vehicle will be called for. After all, that is why Honda split the CIvic in two. In these markets, certain buyers will look to other vehicles no matter how good the Focus looks simply because of interior space. The new 3rd generation Focus also differentiates between the sedan and the hatchback variant more than the 2nd generation did. The vertical tail lamps are gone on the hatchback in favor of wider rear glass but the tail lamps remain mounted high-ish.

Changes to the platform between the 2nd generation and the 3rd generation mostly covers the way the suspension subframes are mounted. There has been some changes which are primarily driven by the desire to increase the level of NVH damping of the Focus. Thus you can expect the new Ford Focus to feel a little more refined than the outgoing one. Techniques such as the use of sashed doors, dual plane sealing, more aerodynamic wing mirrors and windshield wipers are used. Ford says the new Focus Global C platform shares only about one third with the new Mazda 3, while the rest are exclusively Ford.

Ford wanted the new Focus to be more refined and more quiet, as quiet is one of the factors that we take into account when our brains process the feel of ‘quality’. Quietness is also a big thing for what Ford defines as the new Ford flavor these days – they are investing alot into ways they can make their cars more silent, as I will show you in an upcoming post.

The Detroit showcar features a new 2.0 liter DI Ti-VCT engine. Those acronyms basically mean the engine has direct injection and dual variable valve timing, both on intake and exhaust. This new engine makes up to 20 horses more power than the current Mazda-based Duratec 20, while consuming 10% less fuel. The 4-speed auto has also been replaced by a new 6-speed Powershift dual clutch transmission. Apparently there is also an active grille shutter system, which shuts off some of the air intakes to improve aerodynamics whenever the extra cooling is not needed.

The new Focus will also debut an EPAS system for the first time. EPAS is basically an electric power steering. Alot of other manufacturers have started using EPAS systems in their cars but most people say an electric power steering is more ‘dead’ and unnatural compared to a regular hydraulic one. But Ford believes that a properly tuned EPAS can actually improve steering precision and feel over a hydraulic one.

According to Ford, there are over 250 parameters and settings in an EPAS that has to be finetuned in detail to achieve a good feel. As the 2nd gen Focus was a great drive, I hope Ford got all the variables right! There’s also a Dynamic Cornering Control system which counteracts slip on the inner wheel during a corner to improve cornering performance and turn-in.

Also new is the MyFord system, which is basically like iDrive. You use a phone-style 5-way button on your steering wheel to control the user interface. MyFord is built on Microsoft Windows Auto. Quite a few companies are basing their new in-car systems on Windows Auto, such as Fiat’s Blue&Me and the new system from Kia. There’s also voice commands, so you can say Call Muthu for the phone to call up Muthu in your phonebook. MyFord is the sibling to the touch operation-based MyFord Touch and MyLincoln Touch showcased at the CES end of last year.

This is one of 10 cars that will spawn from this new “Global C platform”, as Ford calls it. The first was the new C-MAX and Grand C-MAX MPVs which we saw at Frankfurt last year. Ford plans to put the this new third generation global Ford Focus into production for Europe and North America late this year, with a showroom debut in early 2011. It will be quite some time before it hits Malaysia (only early 2012 optimistically), but let me let you in on a secret – we’ll see an interesting new variant of the 2nd gen Focus here soon. This additional variant to the current generation Focus will feature diesel power!