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Ford Focus – All Car History Volume 8

Ford Focus

The Ford Focus is Britain’s favourite family hatchback. With the Focus Ford has created the ultimate family car; not only is it affordable but its refined design and functional elegance provides a look that’s solid and well crafted. The Focus combines responsiveness comfort and safety providing a car that offers driving thrills in a practical and stylish package. Since 1998 the Focus has been the biggest selling car in Britain almost every year.

HISTORY

The Ford Focus has been manufactured by Ford since 1997. It was introduced to replace the Ford Escort and like its predecessor became the UK’s best selling car. The Focus set new standards of build quality and driving ability in its class when it was first launched. The original Focus was Ford’s first in the line of “new edge” vehicles cars which featured modern angular lines.

The new Focus introduced early in 2005 improved the car’s alreadyexcellent driving experience. It is Stifferbodied has a longer wheelbase and is wider than the outgoing model the rear legroom luggage space and ride quality were also all improved.

TYPES

The Ford Focus is available as a hatchback three or fivedoor an estate a fourdoor saloon or a folding metal roofed coupecabriolet. There are more than ten versions in all from the sporty ST to the green biofuelpowered FFV models the drop top Focus CC and the Focusbased CMax MPV. Today’s Focus brands include the Studio Style ECOnetic Zetec Titanium and ST.

DID YOU KNOW?

The first generation Focus won 13 car of the year awards.

In November 2007 the BBC reported Sheffield University survey data as showing that 40 of UK families owned two cars and one was “likely to be a Focus”.

About the writer: Auto Trader World of Cars