Test Drive Ford Focus CC 2008 - 2011 Convertible

Cabrio-ballet

She is not like others. Its ease and grace attract glances. She admire, they envy her ... For a beautiful performance of the focus with the body, a compartment-convertible was observed Maxim Sachkov. Photo: Alexander Batyr.
Do you like ballet? Personally, I can not count myself to serious admirers of this art. However, occasionally not without pleasure I attend performances, even if the main parties perform not famous dancers. By the way, approximately as much as the convertibles. I never dreamed of a car with a retractable riding, but the soul is still happy about the occasion to ride an open-air. Let not in the expensive charged Sport Kare, and more accessible by the standards of open cars.
Ballet originated in Italy in the era of the Renaissance. I do not know whether the coincidence is randomly, but over the body of this Ford worked on the Apennines. The work of Pininfarina specialists was crowned with success, in any case, we were in the center of attention. The girl from passing past the sedan focus almost turned her neck, the owner of the sacred sort of road indicates to us his girlfriend, pedestrians accompanse with curious glances. Even with the raised roof, we collect an audience, according to the number of viewers comparable, if not with great, then, at least with the Saratov or Permian theaters of the opera and ballet. The car, despite the features that relate it to other focus, it looks original in the stream you will not lose. True, there are unfriendlies that are not missing during rebuildings or trimming. Apparently, do not like ballet
Behind the wheel is convenient and by the standards of the coupe is spacious. Yes, and the review is quite decent, not like the souflate booth. Therefore, they are sad on the driver's seat pretty quickly. Such a typewriter would still be the interior of more fun, and in this materials in the gray gamma and a strict cabinet design, only red leather seats and upholstery doors are revived.
Like a ballerina on stage, a coupe flies through the smooth Moscow highways. Despite the tough, like pointes, low-profile tires, discomfort when driving seams and cracks neither the driver nor passengers feel. But it is necessary to appear serious irregularities, as the suspension begins to lick due to insufficient energy intensity: there are knocked out, unpleasant routing. But the various pa coupes-convertible performs clearly. And at the same time, it is no further sharpness after all this ballet, not an acrobatic etude.
Without good stretching of the ballerina's muscles, it is unlikely to demonstrate the choreography wonders. So the 2-liter engine was just a good elasticity, and he had enough forces to fulfill many parties. In order to follow the driver's pride, this stock, of course, is not enough, but for confident overtaking or a frustrated start. Up the automatic works immaculately, but on a low switching less eagerly withstands a small pause, apparently wanting to pay attention.
We approach the climax, click the button on the central console, and after a few seconds above the head of the blue sky. It does not matter what outside the window near zero is not every day, it is possible to ride on the cabriolet. And so, you see, and spring will come faster! The main thing is not to freeze before warming: climate control does not cope with the cold wind, bursting into the salon. But with a leaning rolling, I make a much more spectacular impression. True, now they look at me with regret, approximately as on Prince Myshkin from the ballet statement on Dostoevsky. Eh, uninitiated not to understand!
Curtain more precisely, the roof closes. Romance leaves, but comfort returns. Sounds remained overboard, gradually reassured climate control, warming salon to the desired temperature. The body becomes good, but soul is sad. Maybe to call the theater cashier to buy a ticket for ballet?
Ford Focus Coupe-Cabriolet
The model is designed on the Ford Focus Platform. Last year, a console convertible with a rigid roof updated his exterior
and interior.
Engines: gasoline 1.6 and 2.0 l (100 and 145 hp)
Gears: 5-speed mechanical, 4-speed automatic.
Hardware: Trend, Titanium.
Price in Russia: 826 000958 000 rub.
Test car: 2.0 l, automatic, Titanium equipment, options, 1 019 600 rub.
+ _x0007_Neploy dynamics, balanced running quality, comfortable landing.
- Close rear seats, overly sensitive accelerator pedal.
Coupe-convertible is good, comfortable as ordinary focus. And balanced. But everything changes when folding the roof.
For the same money
Opel Astra Twintop.
819 000989 000 rub.
At prices one to one with a focus, but for the Astra's Trial will give odds. The budget version with a 1.8-liter engine (140 hp) equipped with a 5-speed manual box or a 4-speed automaton, and on the machine with a 200-strong turbo engine manually you have to switch six gears. SP, 2007, № 9
Chrysler Sebring Cabrio.
926 0001 048 000 rub.
A comfortable American convertible with bright appearance is sold in Russia since last year. In the combat arsenal, the only gasoline six (186 hp) with a 6-speed automaton and two options for configuration. SP, 2008, № 10
The editorial office thanks Alain Orlov and Dancity Show-ballet for help in preparing the material.
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

A source: Journal "Behind the wheel"