2012 ford focus

Hyundai promotes its redesigned 2011 Elantra as a 40-mpg rated subcompact no matter how it's optioned. Meanwhile, Ford can only say, officially, that the 2012 Focus cracks the coveted 40-mpg mark when equipped with the SFE (super fuel economy) package and six-speed automatic transmission. This ...

The fuel economy wars have heated up in the hotly contested C-Segment. The latest salvo from Ford comes in the form of the Focus SE SFE (Super Fuel Economy) capable of 40 miles of highway travel on a single gallon of petrol. That ...

Ford has confirmed that the 2012 Focus achieves an EPA-rated 40 miles per gallon on the highway, besting many of the competitors in its class. Only the 2011 Hyundai Elantra and 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco manage to reach the ...

Late last week, the Ford Focus Electric captured the Green Car Journal's 2011 Green Car Vision Award. Ford's battery-electric compact beat out four other finalists, including the Honda Fit EV, the Mitsubishi i electric ...

The all-new 2012 Ford Focus represents the first example of the automaker's "One Ford" global product strategy. Under this approach, Ford engineers set out to design vehicles that are exactly the same for all markets. Since ...

It's been nearly a full year since Ford made it clear that the automaker is planning to roll out an all-electric version of its Focus, and now we have our first glimpse at what to expect from the car. The Blue Oval has dusted off its first teaser of the New Year with a shot of the charging port ...

Old blue jeans, discarded T-shirts and dingy cotton rags oftentimes end up in the trash, but Ford Motor Company has found a way to take these sweat-stained materials and spring them back to life in the 2012 Focus. Ford has scavenged ...

With a price tag that drops as low as $16,270 and the promise of a hopped-up ST version just around the bend, Ford's 2012 Focus ticks all the right boxes for success. It's affordable, comes in sedan and hatchback form, sports ...

When the Ford Focus Electric debuts late in 2011, it will now have a feature in common with the Chevrolet Volt besides the LG Chem lithium polymer cells. Ford has confirmed that the Focus will use a liquid cooled battery pack with ...

Just days ago, Ford confirmed that the 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine found in the current Focus ST and RS would be discontinued due to its inability to meet Euro 5 emissions standards. This left us eagerly awaiting the announcement ...