The Focus should be on car buyers’ short list but their money would be better spent on the standard 2.0L engine. This car is more stylish than a Civic, and more fun to drive than a Sentra.
The Focus features sharp styling, a logical (dark and cave-like) interior and a willing chassis. The Ecoboost Focus is a great concept, but despite the marketing hype, the package just doesn’t translate into reality. Putting a hockey spin on the whole plot, it’s Technology 7, Marketing 2. … The Fiesta is a budget-based vehicle purchase for many, and paying more for a smaller engine is going to be a big negative, especially if they do the math and calculate that it will take almost six years before the extra cost is offset at the gas pumps by the engine’s fuel economy.” Yep, pretty much a big fat ditto when it comes to the Focus. 2015 Ford Focus SEīH: Let me revisit what I said about the Fiesta 1.0 and see how much applies to the Focus: “It seems to me Ford - if it is actively attempting to promote this new engine - is shooting itself in the foot by charging a premium. Unless highway fuel economy is extremely important to you, the value case for the EcoBoost engine is hard to make. This means you’ll have to drive a long ways to earn your $1,600 back in saved fuel. The turbo engine is a $1,600 option over the standard engine with a five-speed manual, but is it really worth it? The official city/highway ratings of 8.1/5.9 L/100 km of the EcoBoost are better than the 9.3/6.7 L/100 km achieved by the 2.0L, but real-world driving greatly hurts the 1.0L’s fuel economy advantage. But the biggest issue with the 1.0L EcoBoost Focus is that it doesn’t really make sense.Īlso read: Five cars that prove fuel-efficient can still be really fun
And while it won’t be able to hang with your EcoBoosted Caterham, the Focus still delivers an engaging drive for the segment. Are you going to be difficult now? 2015 Ford Focus SEĬS: I think we can both agree that the 1.0L EcoBoost is a great engine but that the Focus is not the greatest home for it. So, getting to your question, the base four-cylinder might not be the last word in internal combustion engines, but it’s a better fit in the Focus. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The engine struggled with the car’s weight and fuel economy was well below the projected numbers. In regular driving, the Focus requires prolonged jabs at the throttle and constant shifting to keep up with the flow of traffic. But, like communism and Wankel engines, some things just don’t translate into the real world.
In theory, it makes perfect sense to drop the tiny engine into the Focus. The Lilliputian three-cylinder makes 123 horsepower as well as 125 pound-feet of torque, and Ford promises highway fuel economy of just 5.9 L/100 km. I was also impressed by the little EcoBoost’s spec sheet.
But, sadly, I foresee the third pedal in the footwell turning off a lot of prospective buyers.
FORD FOCUS SE MANUAL
So, tell me, kid, how impressed are you?Ĭlayton Seams: Well, I was impressed that an engine option still exists that requires the buyer to select a manual transmission. And it comes bolted to a six-speed manual transmission. But that’s not the big news, is it Punk? No, the SE sedan tester has the available “fun-to-drive” (Ford’s words) 1.0-litre EcoBoost three-cylinder under its hood, the same engine that made its debut here last year in the smaller Fiesta. so it has a pleasant, freshly scrubbed look to it. Now, Ford has given the car a makeover for 2015 - restyled hood, grille and trunk lid, new rear lamp clusters, etc.
FORD FOCUS SE FULL
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