The focus on Ford’s stand at the upcoming Paris Motor Show will be the third-generation Focus. Although the Blue Oval has already wheeled out its C-segment global car earlier this year in Detroit, this will be the “formal launch” and the first time that the complete line-up of three “production-ready” bodystyles (five-door hatch, sedan and wagon) will be displayed together. Will we see a slightly different car from the Detroit showstar? September 30 is the date.
The world premiering star of the cast will no doubt be the Focus ST, which is dubbed the “global performance version” of the new Focus. The hot hatchback will be on sale in early 2012, while the rest of the range will debut in Europe and North America by early 2011.
What we know now about the Focus ST is that the range topper (for now) will come with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged EcoBoost engine with 247 bhp (250 PS) and “an addictive sound”. Power wise, this puts the ST on equal footing with the Renaultsport Megane 250 and higher than the 223 bhp five-cylinder car it replaces. A six-speed manual is almost a certainty, but will the ST come with a dual-clutch Powershift option?
The old ST was quite subtle in looks, but this new car has gone the other way. A huge “mouth” takes centrestage up front while the rear features a central twin exhaust that’s interestingly shaped. This special launch colour is dramatically called Tangerine Scream.
More pics and a look at the cabin after the jump. Click here to see videos of the Focus at Detroit.
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FUUUUUUUUUUUH.got da mean looks.haha
OMG TOYOTA ESTIMA RIMS .__.
@mr.young
Ford has been using that Y-spoke rim design for a couple of years already.
Even the Mk2 Focus ST from 5 years ago had them.
oh well.im wrong,sorry :)
Mr Young. toyota copied those rims from Ford.. shock horror.
Why can’t we get this type of car here at a moderate price?
Why do we have to settle for Satria Neo? Swift? etc….
Come on GOMEN. Your policies are making the choices we have rubbish. limited. and very ridiculous.
I’ve been eyeing this car since it first started with the Ford Focus RS (150 units).
You ask us to work hard but you ask us to work hard for us to sponser your car tax.
When are you going to grow up.
I WANT THIS CAR!!!!!!!!!!!
Then work hard la…
So how much do u think it should be selling???
Less than 100k???
Then continue dreaming…
Work hard will not get you anywhere.
It is work smart that will get you somewhere.
work smart n work hard will get you sumwhere….anyway….if u wan RS….NAZA brought in 2 I think
The price is ridiculous.
Rm328k
yes but people bought it. i saw one unit at shangri-la KL car park 2 nights ago.
work smart and hard also will not get you anywhere near this car in bulihland, you have to know who also! lol
Ford must have missed Jag so much… and this one radiator grill did the job to fill the ‘lost’ very well.
previous focus ST in orange was delicious. this one yulks!!
i notice F430 Scuderia’s front being slapped into the front look.. kinda weird..
so HOT!!!
Extremely desirable!!!,
the bonnet, from the side, somehow looks like a myvi to me…
look like a transformer inspired car, i’ll choose crx look over this anytime!
bad colour
rear end looks VOLVO-ish
still looks good
a ‘beef up’ version of ford fiesta
agreed….fiesta on steroid…but it looks better than current focus which has weird looking windows towards the rear end, especially the 5 door hatchback…this looks better
That was horrible ugly(certainly?
with a face like that, look for it in Iron Man 3!
bring it on!!! first come the hot & interesting FORD FIESTA~~ and this FOCUS ST comes in would be a fair an good competition with the GOLF GTI ~~
goood goood!!
so now that the old car has been kicked out due to tougher emission standards, what’s different in this engine?
Front look needs some time to get used to, and some parts are a bit too complicated and messy to me. Other than that, it’s an eye-catching hot hatch. And I can’t wait to see how the RS variant would look like when it comes out in the future….
poisonous toad???
Here’s the question: How is it that Naza can bring in examples of the Ford Focus ST when the local official Ford dealer can’t? Ford Malaysia, how la?
the color is pretty much ah beng-ish…Just my personal opinion…..
big ‘mouth’ similar to 3008….the colour makes it look desirable n nice shaping on the exhaust…when coming???
Hmmmm looks interesting. Have the current ST. This one’s interior is a hell of a lot better then the current generation. Front has a more ‘racing’ look on it. Got to say, the definitely when the same plastic surgeon as Astins go to.
More power and a smaller engine. Might look into getting in. Hmmmmm……
Side profile still looks the same as current model.