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2009 ford focus8/8/2023 The Premium console features a movable armrest with 80mm of travel, a four-litre capacity storage compartment, plus two open cup holders with rubber mat, a coin holder and a card holder. This comes as standard equipment for Ghia, Titanium and ST series models, or as an option on Trend models and part of the available Sport pack. A new woven headliner is fitted as standard equipment on Ghia and Titanium three- and five-door models (without sunroof).Ī new 'Premium' centre console has been designed with an emphasis on improved design and functionality. New, high quality leather is also available on key models, while the range-topping Titanium X model comes equipped with blue-tinted glass. The evidence is clear to see and feel, thanks to a soft feel top to the doors, new instrument binnacle, revised centre stack and redesigned window and mirror switches. Inside the new Focus, the emphasis was on improving the quality of materials and enhancing comfort levels. The Focus portfolio will then be extended further in early 2008, when the new four-door saloon, the Focus Coupé-Cabriolet and the sporty flagship model Focus ST, will be added. The new Ford Focus will begin rolling off the production lines from the end of 2007 in three- and five-door hatchback and wagon bodystyles. Focus has even become a well-known Ford model in Asia, where it is now produced in several markets including China. Its influence on the automotive world has been significant – it was the first and - to date - the only car in the world to be acclaimed "Car of the Year" both in Europe and in North America, and it has won over 80 awards in Europe alone. Since the original Focus was launched in 1998, around 5 million vehicles have been produced in Europe. A fresh, new 'kinetic design' exterior, upgraded interior, new features and technologies, combine with outstanding environmental credentials and acclaimed driving dynamics to keep Focus at the front of the medium car market. Much like the rest of the car.The Ford Focus celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2008 with a dynamic new model. You may turn your nose up at wastegate whistles but, believe me, you will like it. There’s more whooshing than at a Thomas the Tank Engine steam train convention. The soundtrack, too, is great, intensifying the Focus ST’s throaty five-cylinder warble and adding in an extra serving of dump valve. The RS is astonishingly fast, but it’s flexibly refined from very low down (it pulls strongly and smoothly from 1500rpm in sixth) while also stretching to a redline that – to be quite honest – we couldn’t find on our twisty second and third gear mountain roads – you’ll always reach for another gear before you hit the limiter. You’ll probably know that the 2.5-litre five-cylinder is shared with the Focus ST (and numerous Volvos), but it’s got almost 80bhp extra here and is thoroughly re-worked: new pistons, cams, turbo, intercooler, engine management and more. The suspension is a little rigid for the daily commute (the Focus ST will better serve 9-5ers with an occasional trackday itch to scratch), but it’s not crashy, and its composure over quick B-roads is impressive, offering enough compliance and suspension travel to soak up tricky roads at high speed where crashier set-ups would start to bounce. At around 2.2 turns lock-to-lock, it’s noticeably quicker than the ST’s and, while every small input has an effect, it’s not nervous and there’s a beautiful, elastic resistance that builds in proportion to your efforts. And, to be honest, the RS is already a tad lardy at 1467kg – an all-paw drivetrain would take that kerb weight to around 1600kg. Front-wheel drive was definitely the way to go there’s so much front-end grip that you just don’t need driven rear wheels and we’ll gladly take the consequences of that lively front end for the extra agility that the lighter two-wheel drive set-up affords. Where do we start? The Focus RS is an absolute blast to drive – it’s ludicrously quick point-to-point. The interior is also nearly identical to the lesser ST’s (racier Recaros notwithstanding), while the single-pot brakes are generally good but lack the ultimate stopping (and staying) power of the best multi-piston stoppers. I’d say the second-gen Focus RS bodywork is just a little too OTT, especially the proliferation of fake vents. A disappointment, perhaps, but then what did we expect with 301bhp going through the front wheels? It also adds that boisterous edge that we’ve come to expect from RS products.
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