5 months ago 15th Mar 13:59
As in true keeping with Ford, there is a massive choice is factory fitted optional extras mainly electrical or navigational but in fairness, the standard equipment on all the trims is pretty impressive.
The six different petrol engines are all Euro 4 complaint and if we take the popular 1.6 Duratec a manual transmission, we see the top speed of 112 mph, a modest 11.9 seconds to reach 62 mph and a penny saving fuel consumption of 42,2 mpg on a combined cycle. CO2 emissions stand in at 159g/km. By comparison, the 2.0i Duratec is obvious quicker off the mark at 9.2 seconds and has a top speed of 128 mph. But fuel consumption is not far behind achieving 39.8 mpg on a combined cycle and CO2 emissions at 169g/km. Further money is saved with relatively low insurance groups starting from 4E for the Studio to 10E for the Titanium 2.0 litre.
Ford are predicting a 65% spilt for petrol with 35% diesels which quite surprised me as I would have thought anything to help saving money would be a priority to the UK motorist. The five diesel variants all achieve very economical fuel consumption with the 1.6i Duratorq winning first prize with 62.7 mpg on a combined cycle and CO2 emissions slashed at 119g/km. Insurance groups are around the same as you would expect.
So what is the price difference? Lets take middle of the road 5-door Zetec mated to the 1.6 petrol engine costs £15,295 for the five speed, £16,295 for the automatic or £16,795 for the diesel. So we have £1500 difference. With fuel prices escalating out of all proportion, my money will be on the diesel long term.
I know Ford Focus has never been the life and soul of the party but more the wallflower watching from a distance. Reliability may appear to some people boring, but with reliability comes dependability which is the essence of the Ford Focus and why it will continue to be Brition’s favourite car for a many year s to come.
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