Reviews of Ford Focus in the West
- Source: Agencies
- [09:13 September 26 2010]
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Exterior
1. Theautochannel.com
Visually both cars appear chiseled and flame sculpted, a combination of crispness and blended lines that makes light move across its curves (designers call it flop) creating deep shadow and crisp highlights. In silver the sculpting is particularly apparent and cause for the four-door sedan to draw every eye back from the flame-red five-door hatchback.
2. Automild.com
This model has a character, dynamic sport, which marks the next evolution of the language well known kinetic design form that has contributed to the growing popularity of the last of the small and medium-sized cars from the company.
The design approach uses kinetic vehicle model that captures the daring sense of energy in motion, so the cars look like they are standing still is moving – even if they.
With its distinctive front, slim profile, dramatic, beltline up and athletic, the Ford Focus clearly telegraph rewarding driving experience that clients when they come down the street expected.
3. Carsguide.com.au
What's your Ford Focus worth?Kuzak says Focus is the "ultimate expression of Ford's new DNA". What he means is the car's look comes from the successful 'Kinetic' design that has worked so well in Europe on cars including the latest Fiesta now sold in Australia.
The Focus hatch has a strong and aggressive face, with grille lines streaming back over the bonnet to heavily-sculpted flanks. The sedan has a more conservative shape, particularly around the tail, and is missing a lot of the hatch's tight dynamism.
The basics of the global Focus are familiar from the current car, with little change to the wheelbase, but the car crouches 20 millimetres lower and the nose has been stretched by 30 millimetres to improve pedestrian crash protection.