Ford Focus
When you combine a somewhat muscular car with affordability and reliable family vehicle performance, you get the Ford Focus. We believe that this specific car requires no introduction (much like the majority of Ford hits), but not everyone knows all about it. If you’re a classic spender that asks for perfect correspondence with anything but drag racing and off-roading, you’ve come to the perfect car. Although it’s far from the fact that the Ford Focus doesn’t have its own flaws like any other consumer vehicle, the marvelous engineering that brought it to the market guarantees customer satisfaction.
The Ford Focus comes either as a sedan or a 5-door hatchback, while there’s even a hybrid model. Regardless of the variant, every Focus displays enviable handling and irreplaceably smart fuel usage. The most basic Ford Focus engine is a 2.0-litre four-cylinder that comes with direct injection and variable valve timing (an engine system used to improve emissions, performance and even fuel economy). This makes up for an average of 160 horsepower and 146 pounds per foot of torque. However unimpressive this may seem, especially when coupled with a plain 5-speed manual or a 6-speed twin-clutch automatic gearbox, the Ford Focus remains an utterly impressive vehicle. Another engine variant is the turbocharged three-cylinder with a 1-liter displacement and a 6-speed manual or automatic gearbox, which is noticeably slower but spends much less fuel.
The Ford Focus ST, however, contains a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine that amounts to 252 horsepower and reaches 60mph in under 6.3 seconds, with a top speed of 155 mph and a single 6-speed manual transmission. If that doesn’t satisfy still, there’s a much higher offer for those permanently enamored with Ford – the RS. The Ford Focus RS contains a 2.3-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine that pushes a staggering 350 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque onto all four wheels. The vectoring all-wheel drive with the Track&Drift technology allows for supreme curvature handling.
The ultimate virtue of the Ford Focus is without a doubt its mpg rating, which comes as high as 30 in the city and 40 on the highway, as well as 34 combined. This rating is attributed to the 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine with the six-speed manual transmission, while the 2.0-liter version reaches 26/38/31. The Ford Focus ST stands at 22/30/25 and the RS is slightly lower due to its performance, at 19/25/22. As for the most impressive mpg rating of the Ford Focus, it will have to go to the limited-edition-Focus Electric, which reaches as high as 105 of the mpg electric equivalent. The equation is quite clear – if refueling is your biggest concern when it comes to owning a car, the Ford Focus is your soulmate.
