2012 Ford Focus (official photos)

**jetrone** · January 8th, 2011 10:14 PM

panget ng EV siryoso! mas maganda pa yung standard 2012 focus

**tidus1203** · January 8th, 2011 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by jetrone

panget ng EV siryoso! mas maganda pa yung standard 2012 focus

Pareho lang naman itsura ng EV and the regular internal combustion models... And the grill somewhat resembles an Aston Martin (although Ford does not own Aston Martin anymore)...

**anonemus** · January 8th, 2011 10:57 PM

Definitely looks way better than the Leaf and Volt!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MICw2BIiFI"]YouTube - 2012 Ford Focus Electric[/ame]

**jetrone** · January 9th, 2011 01:17 AM

It's definitely the grill

**tidus1203** · January 9th, 2011 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by jetrone

It's definitely the grill

I like the grill, looks sportier than the IC models... Hawig ng Aston Martin...

**anonemus** · January 9th, 2011 10:46 PM

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUhfg0HXaqg"]YouTube - Introducing the 2012 Ford Focus Electric[/ame]

Do you guys think the EV version will ever reach our shores?

**AG4** · January 9th, 2011 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by anonemus

YouTube - Introducing the 2012 Ford Focus Electric

Do you guys think the EV version will ever reach our shores?

I'm not sure if there are any plans to sell the EV version in ASEAN markets.

**tidus1203** · January 9th, 2011 11:42 PM

It won't... Electricity is very expensive in the ASEAN region compared the US and Canada...

I don't personally believe in EV's, I think Honda's FCX Clairty is a better alternative for new energy...

**anonemus** · January 10th, 2011 12:44 AM

Malaysia's Proton seems busy with their EV prototype:

http://paultan.org/topics/cars/hybri...ernative-fuel/

**tidus1203** · January 16th, 2011 08:47 AM

If you don’t buy one of these, you might be given one as a company car. Or a close friend or someone in your family will have one, or you’ll thrash a renter on holiday. So what are you in for?

It’s a seriously good car. Start with the engine. If you’re lucky, you’ll get the EcoBoost petrol engine, a 1.6-litre with the power of a two-litre and the gutsy torque of a diesel. It’s smooth and quiet and economical when you’re in no hurry, but at the drop of your right foot it puts on the Batcape.

Down the road, it feels a lot like a Golf. Quiet, refined, very grown up. In fact, the ride is really excellent, a lot more cushy than the old one, and that wasn’t grim by any means.

It also corners like a Golf. Grips well, reacts with a gentle shrug to your every attempt to be a madman.

But that’s the thing. The old one had a bit more. There was magic in the steering, a stream of feedback information through the wheel as the tyres got to the limit. And you could play a little dance with the throttle, sneakily adjusting the cornering angle. It was a car that liked to get intimate with you. The new one is more stand-offish.
Then there’s the body design. The proportions are fine, and it’s distinctive. Even on a foggy night wearing shades you’d never look at a Focus across a car park and confuse it with anything else. But an awful lot of unnecessary detail is going on round the nose. Most of those grilles are blind, and the bonnet looks like it’s agape.

The other more recently unveiled Focus versions, the hot ST and stone-cold Electric, have both facial tidy-ups. So maybe the designers are thinking the same way I am.
The old Focus was built mainly for Europe. The new one goes to America and China. Are those the people who want more ornamental design, and duller steering? Maybe.
But you can hardly blame Ford. There are a colossal number of potential new buyers out there, and maybe a Focus like our old Euro one was just a bit, well, Focused for them. The new one is, as I said, a seriously good car and covers more bases. But sadly, one we really care about, the handling, isn’t quite so well taken care of.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/a...cus-2011-01-14

Ford Focus test drive by Top Gear UK.