2008 Ford Focus facelift unveiled at Frankfurt
The new 2008 Ford Focus facelift has been unveiled at the 2007 Tokyo Motorshow, and although still based on the same chassis most of it’s ingredients have been updated significantly for the new model year. The new Focus will come in 3-door and 5-door hatch forms as well as sedan, estate and coupe-cabriolet body styles. All models will be available first in UK showrooms, with the coupe-cabriolet and hot ST performance versions available from spring 2008 onwards.
The Focus has been updated with Ford’s new kinetic design that first made it’s debut on the new Ford Mondeo. The Titanium trim level also receives an interior update which includes a redesigned center console which also incorporates the new kinetic design language. The green backlighting for the meter cluster has been phased out for a more modern and sporty red colour.
The two 2.0 liter Duratorq TDCi turbodiesel versions of the new 2008 Ford Focus will have the option to be equipped with Ford’s new Powershift transmission – a dual-clutch automated transmission developed together with Getrag. Powershift uses two layshafts working in parallel, each with it’s own wet clutch. One carries gears 1, 3 and 5 while the other carries gears 2, 4, and 6. Upshift speeds are increased using pre-selection.
The most frugal 2008 Ford Focus will be the ECOnetic variant which uses a 109 PS 1.6 liter Duratorq TDCi turbodiesel engine that manages to snag the Ford a respectable 65mpg, or 3.6 liters of fuel consumed per 100km travelled. There will also be a Flexifuel version of the 1.8 liter Duratec petrol inline-4 engine that can use E85 bio-ethanol, conventional unleaded petrol, or a mixture of both. The 2.0 liter Duratec will be available in conventional unleaded petrol form, or two other derivatives which use Compressed Natural Gas or Liquid Petroleum Gas.
The Focus is a fantastic drive and this new facelift will certainly make it more desirable as I think it looks so much better now.
More images after the jump.
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September 12, 2007 @ 2:15 am
1st post
looks great
September 12, 2007 @ 2:16 am
but i dislike hatchbacks
anyway morning paulyan ! still havent sleep ar??
September 12, 2007 @ 2:59 am
If the engines and tranny put in mazda’s cars. Hmmmm
September 12, 2007 @ 4:34 am
looks like production model to me
September 12, 2007 @ 7:44 am
the facelift make focus look like a totally new car!!!
really love this.. look forward Ford bring this to here soon…
September 12, 2007 @ 8:49 am
love the front looks but rear errrrrrr looks like pegi pasar car. gen 2 rear looks is better
September 12, 2007 @ 9:00 am
i like it , to me it looks like a mini mondeo which in itself is a pretty handsome car.
September 12, 2007 @ 9:20 am
Wow! isn’t that with 6 gears? Great.
but no thanks… i’m prefer mazda6
September 12, 2007 @ 10:56 am
msmar_453, you can’t compare the Focus to the 6. Both are aimed at different markets since the Focus is a small car and the 6 is a medium sized car.
Hatchbacks are great. I don’t know why the Malaysian public prefers sedans for small cars (i.e. cars with engines of size 2.0 litres and less).
September 12, 2007 @ 10:57 am
where’s the sedan?
September 12, 2007 @ 11:24 am
Ford is losing the focus in the latest redesign. Bring back Mk1 originality, please!
September 12, 2007 @ 1:50 pm
Indeed hatchbacks are great.
And this Focus has one really BIG boot.
September 12, 2007 @ 2:25 pm
msmar, the focus is actually same with the mazda 3 and volvo s40. the mondeo is similar to the mazda 6, the new jaguar thing and one other car that i cant remember.
September 12, 2007 @ 2:29 pm
lookin forward for the Sedan facelift also…..when will available in Malaysia ler?
September 12, 2007 @ 2:45 pm
looks like a squirrel .
September 12, 2007 @ 3:07 pm
izzit me or is the rearlights gone smaller..?hmmm
September 12, 2007 @ 3:20 pm
rear need to compliment the front,
September 12, 2007 @ 3:23 pm
I want one in ST trim……..
September 12, 2007 @ 3:40 pm
HURM…….FRONT IS NICE..BUT THE REAR DESIGN IS OUTDATED DESIGN..NO FUTURISTIC ELEMENT THERE… DASH LOOK SPORTY..BUT NEED SOME ENHANCEMENT…
VERDICT : ******/10*
September 12, 2007 @ 4:45 pm
a good car been refine again…. nice!
couldn’t wait for the next Focus…
September 12, 2007 @ 5:45 pm
looks like mazda 3 will have the upper hand in 2008. especially with the 2 and 6 looking to be sell outs.
October 10, 2007 @ 1:52 am
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