Reviews of Ford Focus in the West

• Source: Agencies
• [09:13 September 26 2010]
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1. Theautochannel.com
Ford promises a driving experience closer that is fun but relaxed, whatever that means. Perhaps it means freeway driving, the American standard, will be relaxing while its capacity to drive with spirit remains intact. Ford says testing for Focus was done performed on European test tracks as well as inside a virtual world; plenty of processor cycles were devoted to computer aided calculations. Interestingly the company, who has amassed a database of testing parameters that can be measured, says some things remain in the hands and hindquarters of skilled test drivers.

2. Automild.com
When it was introduced in 1998, the original Ford Focus, a new degree of flexibility and responsiveness to the C-segment. The new Ford Focus is intended to raise again the reference value, especially in this class leading driving characteristics which combines excellent steering precision and road feedback and refinement significantly improved and Ride Control.

3. Carsguide.com.au
The body for the global Focus will be 55 per cent high-strength steel - more than any other Ford - while eight different thicknesses of steel will be combined in the B-pillar for side-impact protection. Ford is promising a raft of technology, including the sort of dynamic cornering control system normally fitted to high-end sports cars.

Instead of using braking the way it operates in ESP stability control, DCC uses 'torque vectoring' of the driven wheels to help the car pull itself through corners.  Engineers have also tweaked the electrically-assisted steering for better precision and to improve fuel economy, with an active 'shutter' in the grille to cut airflow and drag when the car is moving.