2008 Ford Focus (euro version) major facelift

**cutedlawrence** · November 6th, 2008 04:07 PM

there!! ako dn!! 2 year 0 interest and I will SURELY get one!!

**parakitoJDM** · November 6th, 2008 04:36 PM

okay group buy group buy na 'to!

**c_cube** · November 6th, 2008 05:00 PM

nasa wish list ko kay santa clause ngayon christmas ito

:santa:

**AG4** · November 6th, 2008 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by parakitoJDM

ba't ang konti / hina ng response fm. the guys...not many people seems to be not interested in this new car???

I guess many people here are still biased towards Toyota and Honda.

Originally Posted by parakitoJDM

HHHHM PRICING:
Civic 1.8S Php 899,000.00 vs. Focus' TDCi Php1,154M (Diff of around Php250K). think of it as a bargain BMW, then it won't matter. if u keep the car for 5years or more, then its nothing. its Worth every money!

Where did you get the P1.154M price?
Initial price of the Focus TDCi Powershift during the media preview/test drive (the one printed in the Motoring sections) was P1.149M, small difference so I guess it doesn't matter.

The Focus TDCi Powershift is really in a class of its own. In the Philippines its the only (non-luxury) car in the compact segment to offer a 2.0 liter diesel and a dual-clutch gearbox.
The closest Civic model that would compete with the Focus TDCi would probably be the Civic 2.0 S-L A/T which is priced at P1.13M. (Difference of only P19K)

For sedan lovers, the top Focus sedan is the E20-capable Ghia 2.0 which is priced at a very attractive P989K.
Since the Ghia model is packaged more as a "luxury" model than a "sporty" model, its direct competitor would be the P1.035M Corolla Altis 1.8V A/T.

**parakitoJDM** · November 6th, 2008 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by AG4

I guess many people here are still biased towards Toyota and Honda.

Where did you get the P1.154M price?
Initial price of the Focus TDCi Powershift during the media preview/test drive (the one printed in the Motoring sections) was P1.149M, small difference so I guess it doesn't matter.

The Focus TDCi Powershift is really in a class of its own. In the Philippines its the only (non-luxury) car in the compact segment to offer a 2.0 liter diesel and a dual-clutch gearbox.
The closest Civic model that would compete with the Focus TDCi would probably be the Civic 2.0 S-L A/T which is priced at P1.13M. (Difference of only P19K)

For sedan lovers, the top Focus sedan is the E20-capable Ghia 2.0 which is priced at a very attractive P989K.
Since the Ghia model is packaged more as a "luxury" model than a "sporty" model, its direct competitor would be the P1.035M Corolla Altis 1.8V A/T.

hi AG4, thanks for the correction. so kung i-compare nga sya with 2.0li Civic. ang konti na lang talaga ng diff. anyway mabuti nga konti lang sa daan nyan eh para at least u remain in the exclusive club. pero sana Ford Phil. earns some decent profit out of it so they can continue to give us leading edge TDCI and DualClutch trannys.... oh yeah ur right, so many people still Jaded by the Honda/Toyota mentality...

**jonski** · November 7th, 2008 09:46 PM

Ang hirap pumili....Focus or lancer

Available a ba ito?

**Horsepower** · November 7th, 2008 09:57 PM

available na in 7 days.

**skylineGTR** · November 7th, 2008 11:04 PM

Napadaan ako kanina theater mall and may display yung ford dun, isang everest and focus 1.8. Taga ford edsa sila, sabi nila sakin Nov. 14 daw launching sa kanila ng focus powershift. Bakit ganun hindi ko alam kung binobola ako nung sales rep, tinanong ko kasi kung bakit mas bumagal yung powershift compared sa dati yung M/T as per post sa thread na toh. Ang sabi nila sa akin mas mabilis daw kasi sinubukan daw nila side by side with M/T and powershift sa subic.

Guys can you comment about this, mga bolero ata yung mga sales rep na yun eh

**skylineGTR** · November 7th, 2008 11:07 PM

Gusto ko rin ng isa, 2 yrs 0% interest please

Group buy na nga, tatlo na tau sir parakitojdm and sir cutedlawrence hehe

**AG4** · November 8th, 2008 02:51 AM

Originally Posted by skylineGTR

Napadaan ako kanina theater mall and may display yung ford dun, isang everest and focus 1.8. Taga ford edsa sila, sabi nila sakin Nov. 14 daw launching sa kanila ng focus powershift. Bakit ganun hindi ko alam kung binobola ako nung sales rep, tinanong ko kasi kung bakit mas bumagal yung powershift compared sa dati yung M/T as per post sa thread na toh. Ang sabi nila sa akin mas mabilis daw kasi sinubukan daw nila side by side with M/T and powershift sa subic.

Guys can you comment about this, mga bolero ata yung mga sales rep na yun eh

If you base it on the manufacturer's figures, the TDCi Powershift model is only 0.3 sec slower to 100km/h compared to the M/T model (these are done by test drivers).

PS: Just remember those sales reps aren't race car drivers. It all depends ones driving style (and maybe skill level).
I think the acceleration times with the TDCi M/T would probably be less consistent than the TDCi Powershift which has full auto or manual +/- modes, specially when driven by someone who is not that experienced in drag racing.