Cars
2008 Ford Focus Facelift - Will It Be This Dramatic?
See the above CGI, well according to Autoexpress this is how the facelifted Focus will look like when it’s presented later on the year. While we’ll validate the fact that Ford will unveil a revised version of the Focus at the Frankfurt Show –not possibly as Autoexpress notes but definitely as our Ford source told us, we seriously doubt that the car is set for such a dramatic mid-life makeover. Despite its relatively lacklustre looks, the Focus is selling like hotcakes in Europe. According to JD Power (see chart after the jump), Ford’s C-Segment hatch has found nearly 192.000 new owners in the first five months of 2007, placing it in the second place overall. Also, don’t forget that the third-generation is just two to three years away. What’s the point in proceeding to such a costly makeover if you’re only going to keep it in production for half-a-cycle? Maybe a few changes here and there along with a new set of engines, but nothing more in our humble opinion.
Pic via: Autoexpress , Sales Chart: JD Power
-
Second-gen Ford Focus Rs For Sale In The Us, But Is It Street-legal?
While in Europe the Ford Focus RS is already in its third generation, the United States will get the high-performance Focus for the first time ever early next year. However, for those who know where to look, older Ford Focus RS models can be found in...
-
2009 Ford Focus Rs: 38 New High-res Photos Of 305hp Hot Hatch
Ford has issued a new gallery of images on its 2009 Focus RS that made its production debut at last week's Geneva Motor Show. The most highly anticipated hot hatch of the year is powered by a 2.5-liter turbocharged five-pot with 305HP that launches...
-
Insider: Ford To Release Focus Rs With 280 Hp In 2008
Carscoop has received inside information that Ford will definitely introduce a successor to the highly acclaimed previous generation Focus RS (image above) in late 2008. We know that you’ve been hearing ambiguous news about the Focus RS the past...
-
2008 Ford Focus St Facelift
Yesterday, we showed you the limited run Ford Focus ST500 which went on sale in the UK. Today, Brit magazine Autoexpress has unleashed the first official images of the redesigned 2008 Focus ST which is expected to go on sale in Europe during the first...
-
Ford Focus Coupe 2009
Here’s an interesting proposition for the next generation Ford Focus; a coupe look for the 3door version. But wait, hasn’t Ford already done this? Well, maybe in the US with the redesigned 2008 US Focus, but not in Europe. US Focus similarities...
Cars