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Test Drive: New Ford Focus. Saga. The revolution?
The Kolesa.ru portal, not in a hurry, looked at the third series of the world bestseller Ford Focus, setting up in comfortable chairs of the clouded salon, did not easily find the sound button, earning a green petal for the help of ecology. In the American cinema industry, it is very fond of letting the continuation of the sensational blockbusters who gathered a huge cashier. However, the viewer, in anticipation of the long-awaited development of the plot of a loved film, often turns out to witness just a beautiful picture with an endless flow of expensive special effects supplemented by a trend stereo format. And the third series of Russian bestseller called Ford Focus (which we have already evaluated abroad, and now they wanted to run in Russia) leaves a very similar sensation.
As it was already 6 years ago, with a sharp change of the design of the second generation, the appearance of the third focus you have to get used to. The car is definitely beautiful and harmonious: the front bumper, as if stopped with a combat rally version, gradually goes into more relaxed and smooth bodies, ending with an elegant integrated spoiler of the fifth door and an unusual shape with rear lanterns. Only here, by moving behind a new corporate style, the new Focus lost part of his individuality: looking at the car from different angles, for some reason, unwittingly guess the features of other brands. Of course, no question of speech plagiarism is not coming here, but to allocate the third generation Ford Focus from the crowd of classmates, it became a little more difficult.
Ford West Focus ...
... recycled even thoroughly. From the imperious interior decoration of the old good Focus there is no trace. A futuristic interior, highlighted by a pleasant eye of a gentle blue, makes you think that the designers drawd inspiration, revising the Saga Star Wars. It is easily recognized by the space inside the car only people familiar with the new feature of the first model of the concern Ford developed in a similar style.
Flat Front Ford Focus Focus in the new generation was converted into 3D format. But the stylish, stylish and enveloping driver and front passenger interior architecture turned into some loss of free space. Moreover, you will not make it possible to get a job in the comfortable seats of the car, but the knees, especially the people above the average growth, constantly rest in anything.
Information about the secondary functions of the car is displayed on two color displays with a Russified menu and excellent animation. Screens themselves, although not possessing a large size, remain readable with any lighting, but the ergonomics of administration of add-ons is not at height.
The central place of the front panel occupies a large washer. And, if many manufacturers are implementing almost all the functions of the car to this authority, the Ford hit another extreme: there is a whole scattering of small buttons around the washer, each of which has its own destination. To understand this keyboard chaos, which, by the way, shifted onto the steering wheel, Intuitively fail, you will have to work hard. And there is something about.
Folded Ford Focus Titanium for ... 800 000 rubles
In the Titanium configuration tested by us for 685,500 rubles, which also implies the presence of an ESP coursework system, frontal and side airbags, separate climate control, rain sensors, light-alloying sixteen-yid discs, built-in anti-theft system and sports front chairs, the number of additional The options are already offset for the necessary, even by the standards of a rich version, the limit: bixenon and agricultural headlights, LED lighting of the cabin, radio tape recorder with nine speakers and voice control, automatic parking system raise the cost of hatchback with an engine 1.6 and a manual transmission to 799,000 rubles. Robotic transmission PowerShift, inaccessible only for the basic motor (1.6, 105 hp), will add to the cost of the focus another 32,000 rubles.
Rear passengers do not have to complain. The volume of space on the second row of seats, compared to the previous generation of focus, did not less. But the places behind the fifth door it became less significant. A full-size spare wheel, laid by all Russian versions, besides the fact that the space for baggage has eaten, it also made an uneven floor: when folding the rear seats, a high step is formed.
Engines of the new Focus: 25% fulfilled ...
The first of the four engines put in the Russian market, St. Petersburg got a car with a 1.6 liter engine with a capacity of 125 horsepower, supplemented with 5-speed mechanics. Turn the key in the ignition lock The hand does not stretch the engine start button in the maximum configuration of the third generation of focus is perceived as proper.
The first kilometers of the road in the urban trait leave pleasant impressions: fast and transparent car reactions to the steering wheel, as well as clear inclusion of gears pushing to more active ride. However, the sharp pressing of the gas pedal responds in the depths of the boost space almost complete indifference. No, on some amazing imagination, the speed characteristics of the 125th heart of the new Creation of Ford we, of course, did not expect. But the fact that the car with the wonderful settings of the chassis and steering will be so uninteresting in acceleration, we did not expect. Moreover, the engine twisting into the maximum torque zone on each transmission the situation in the root has not changed. Focus, smoothly gaining momentum, also smoothly accelerated.
You go quiet - you breathe easier
An indirect explanation of this phenomenon was found in the menu of the route computer: in the fuel consumption tab there is a section in which the driver is invited to earn green petals for economical riding. In addition, an econometer that prompts the inclusion of the necessary transmission to maximize fuel economy, offered already 60 km / h to include the highest fifth gear. With such a philosophy, in the conditions of the city rhythm of Russian reality, we managed to earn only one green petal. Ecology and efficiency The main components of the new concept not only Ford, but also the entire European automobile community.
It remains to hope that more powerful two-liter motors (gasoline and diesel) will be able to fully disclose the true nature of the focus. Moreover, the surcharge for 150 strong gasoline engine looks very attractive only 37,000 rubles.
Price basic Ford Focus
Focus is faithful and its extensive list of packages, power units, transmissions and bodies: in various combinations it is possible to choose from 28 options. Moreover, the basic version cost from 499,000 rubles, equipped with ABS, two frontal airbags, central locking, electric drive front windows and mirrors, although it differs modesty, still proposes to become the owner of a full-fledged car, modern European level for very reasonable money. And if you decide on the purchase of an expensive configuration, Ford Focus will be able to offer such a list of additional equipment, which, today, no one will offer in the golf class.
As it seems to us, in the desire to become better, the new Ford Focus of the third generation has grumbled almost the perfect balance of prices, equipping, comfort, practicality and driving characteristics inherent in the first two versions. On the envy of the rivals class above, the new focus has become an order of magnitude technologically; But all qualities mentioned above combines with the reservation: some one point often has to donate
Competitors Ford Focus on the Russian market:
Mazda3.
Volkswagen Golf VI
The car is provided for the test by Alarm Motors Ford, the official Ford dealer.
Posted by: Ilya Ogorodnikov
Photo: Roman Stunnin
A source: Magazine "Wheel" [July 2011]
