Review: Ford Focus 1.6T EcoBoost 2011
ITL
21-oct-2010 17:57
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Precio: 22.000 Euros (est) Motor: 1.6 litros 4cil, turbo Potencia: 180cv a 6.000rpm Par (Nm): 240Nm a ¿? Transmisión: 6-Vel manual, delantera Velocidad Máxima: 215Km/h (est) 0-100Km/h: 7.9 segundos CO2 : 154g/km (est) A la venta: Marzo  Britain’s best-selling car is back! It debuted at the Detroit Motor Show back in January, but the Ford Focus is an institution in this country – the ageing current model is second only to the Fiesta in the UK sales chart. And Auto Express is the first magazine to experience the new Focus on the road. We’re at the firm’s notorious ride and handling centre at Lommel in Belgium. The hatch is travelling way too fast on a blind, tightening corner, with Edwin Vliem, Ford’s steering dynamics engineer, at the wheel, chatting away without a care in the world. We’re clearly going to crash, but no – he lifts off the throttle, brakes, and the Focus simply and calmly tightens its line into the bend.  So the new car handles
brilliantly – no surprises
there. Ford’s best-selling
family hatch has been the
standard bearer in the sector since its 1998 launch. Devised by the blue oval ‘dream team’ of
suspension and body engineers under development chief Richard Parry-Jones, the Focus has been through endless facelifts and
a major redesign in 2004. Up
to September this year, a total
of 1,374,478 cars had been
sold in Britain alone. The new model, which goes on sale in March, has a lot to live up to.  But the early signs are
good. We’ve already driven
the five-seater C-Max, which is based on the new Focus, so can attest to the
fit and finish of the cabin – and this prototype is
no different.  The
rear seats are a
little more cramped than in the roomier compact MPV, but the heavily domed roof gives plenty of rear headroom. And while the pre-production trim
is untextured – a flaw that will
be rectified with the production model – the quality of the design is clear to see. The layered centre console is attractive, while the wraparound dash and silver
highlights add flair to the cabin.  The seats offer lots of comfort and support, although they are
a little wide for most Europeans. The Focus is a global car, so it
has to suit larger US customers
as well as slimline Brits. It’s under the heavily revised skin that Ford’s engineers have put in the hard yards and, even from the passenger seat, the engineering love that’s gone into the new model is clear to see.  Despite being in Belgium, it’s obvious the car will behave well on the UK’s pitted roads. While the basic chassis configuration
of the MacPherson strut front
and control-blade independent
rear suspension remains, the bodyshell has been strengthened, as have the suspension and the subframe. There are tweaks to the bushings and dampers, the main aim being to improve agility and refinement without harming excellent high-speed stability.  The major change is the
introduction of electronic power-steering – which has been 10 years in development and was deemed “not mature enough”
to feature in the 2004 Focus.
It works well in the C-Max, but we’ll have to wait to get behind the wheel to see if the new Focus has the handling and steering feel owners have come to expect. The ride on the artificial lumps and bumps of Lommel seems firm, but positive, with a sense of competence and grip. Ford has worked hard to prepare the new Focus for forthcoming EU rules
on stability control efficiency.  This requirement, which becomes law in November 2012, determines how quickly the car recovers following a sudden avoidance manoeuvre. “An easy way to comply would be to make the steering lazy,” says engineer Bart Lanerts. “But we need to comply without compromising the handling.” As for the Focus’s shape, it’s grown-up, if not as striking as previous versions. We’ll deliver a full verdict on the car next year, before its release in the spring. But for now, things look promising.  Fuente: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carrevi..._the_road.html |
ForoCoches: Miembro
21-oct-2010 18:08
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| bueno....quiero verlo en vivo, pero asi , de pronto, me parece un puto aborto |
ForoCoches: Miembro
21-oct-2010 18:10
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Los motores nuevos tienen buena pinta. Por lo menos sobre papel. Pero el diseño. Digno de  .Yo creo que es el Ford más feo que ha sacado en mucho tiempo.
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ForoCoches: Miembro
21-oct-2010 18:12
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y pensar que mi padre tiene un focus 1.6 de hace 3 años que da 80cv menos  Este motor me parece una puta pasada para quien busque un turbogasolina. |
ForoCoches: Miembro
21-oct-2010 18:21
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No hay duda de que es una prueba inglesa; el Focus es la referencia absoluta del segmento y da igual dónde prueben el coche, siempre tienen sus reservas sobre cómo se comportará en las carreteras inglesas, que deben estar hechas con piedras del riñón de Clarkson o algo así, porque siempre son peores que las demás 
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ForoCoches: Miembro
21-oct-2010 18:28
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vaya de coche... el interior se salva pero exteriormente mucho más bonito el actual.
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ForoCoches: Miembro
21-oct-2010 18:37
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| bueno... por ejemplo el atmosferico 140cv del civic declara 8.9... asi que haciendo calculos... |
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ITL
21-oct-2010 18:38
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Según la fuente, el 0-100 lo hace en 9.4 segundos (), y la velocidad máxima es de 204Km/h, me parecen erróneos, he puesto el 0-100 que he encontrado y la velocidad máxima me la he "inventado".
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Con Asiduidad
21-oct-2010 18:40
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21-oct-2010 18:45
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| Madre de dios que pasara con la version RS de esta generacion, puede que veamos dentro de unos años un superespecimen sacrilego. |
Con Asiduidad
21-oct-2010 18:50
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Peso y carga 5 Puertas Peso del vehículo 1,373 - 1,731 Capacidad de depósito de combustible 56 Peso máximo de remolque con freno (12% gradiente) / sin freno (kg) depende de la motorización: 850-1500 / 670-730 Peso permitido total (kg) 1,870 - 2,065 Fuente : http://www.opel.es/vehicles/opel_ran...mensiones.html 
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Me gusta conducir
21-oct-2010 18:52
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| Motorazo, bastidor de referencia... pero estéticamente no me convence y el interior me parece absolutamente recargado (al margen de que se siguen viendo detalles y plásticos poco "lustrosos"). |
Vivan los electrones!
21-oct-2010 18:53
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| el interior me parece por lo menos que sale de la monotonia de los demas fabricantes,eta guapo,ahora por fuera horripilantisimo |
Prancing Moose
21-oct-2010 18:56
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Joder por fuera es que cada vez que lo veo es peor  En las fotos de estudio tenia un algo, que lo salvaba, ahora... es horrible lo mire por donde lo mire.
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Con Asiduidad
21-oct-2010 18:59
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 parece resentido porque hagan mejores chasis que vw
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Con Asiduidad
21-oct-2010 19:05
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no todo en la vida son circuitos tambien hay tierra grava agua y diferentes adversidades donde los chasicillos de vag hasta ahora no se desenvolvian tan bien vease golf II, III, IV 
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21-oct-2010 19:17
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El 5P no me gusta. Pero el SW y el sedan. PUFFFF.     No solo existe el 5P. |
ForoCoches: Miembro
21-oct-2010 19:33
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el focus actual y el ceed actual, ambos con motores 1.6 gasolina (q es lo que hay en casa) clavan los 1250kg. Asi que me extrañaria esos 200kg de mas... Como curiosidad, el mazda6 120cv 1.8 actual pesa solo 1350kg. Un compacto de mas de 1400kg (en gasolina) y mas de 4.40m para mi carece de sentido... eso ni es compacto ni es nada! adonde vamos a llegar? |
