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Although no one one this site will probably be interested, (unless their parents or grandparents are looking for a new car), :lol: Ford US has released the price of the 2008 Focus. For the Coupe, SES, $16,695.00
For the CDan, SES, 16,995.00 all $US

So probably $21K CDN for the four exit door model...

Not bad I guess :iono:

NefCanuck

yeah its fugly!!!!

I wonder my cars value will go up considering there isnt going to be a SW replacing the new models now.

bidding starts at!!!!! :)

Ford Canada announced prices almost a month ago ... interestingly in Canada the sedan and coupe are the same price ... starting at just shy of $20k.

oldeguy,Sep 18 2007, 02:22 PM Wrote:Although no one one this site will probably be interested, (unless their parents or grandparents are looking for a new car), :lol:  Ford US has released the price of the 2008 Focus. For the Coupe, SES, $16,695.00
                  For the CDan, SES, 16,995.00 all $US
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saw a sedan rolling around windsor last week, only got to see the rear end and side. i was stallking him all around windsor but could never get in front of him. I tried my cam-phone but they all came out blury. I was soo pissed cause my digi was in the trunk.

the car had a bunch of electronics on the dash and a michigan manufacture plate

/\/\/\ Ahhh auto journalist probably...

Drivesthebeast,Sep 18 2007, 08:48 PM Wrote:/\/\/\ Ahhh auto journalist probably...
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im thinking quality control tester, theres a guy whos house i drive by every morning, that has a differatn Shelby GT500 in his driveway every morning. All with american Manufacture plates. Ive seen him driving once, 2 laptops on the dash

Uh, unless I've had too much to drink tonight, it looks like you have to pay $65 for a temporary spare tire now...

Don't tell me the Focus comes with run flats now :blink:

NefCanuck

The 08 Focus comes standard with TPMS (say good bye to aftermarket wheels) and a tire inflation device instead of a spare on the coupe - space saver spare is standard on sedan.

NefCanuck,Sep 18 2007, 10:58 PM Wrote:Uh, unless I've had too much to drink tonight, it looks like you have to pay $65 for a temporary spare tire now...

Don't tell me the Focus comes with run flats now :blink:

NefCanuck
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ZTWsquared,Sep 18 2007, 11:17 PM Wrote:The 08 Focus comes standard with TPMS (say good bye to aftermarket wheels) and a tire inflation device instead of a spare on the coupe - space saver spare is standard on sedan.

NefCanuck,Sep 18 2007, 10:58 PM Wrote:Uh, unless I've had too much to drink tonight, it looks like you have to pay $65 for a temporary spare tire now...

Don't tell me the Focus comes with run flats now :blink:
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Okay, I assume "tire inflation device" means a can of tire sealant? Doesn't that stuff destroy tire pressure sensors :huh:

If it doesn't come with something to both inflate and seal the tire, what would coupe owners do sans spare tire if the tire suffers a cut or other structural damage to the tire?

NefCanuck

It looks to me that after all your addons and bulls*** charges, the car could be hitting the 25k mark.......

I dont think this car is going to sell well.

$295 for the ambient lights, I think Ford is trying a little hard to make a profit, lets see 20 led bulbs $10. I think they would have been better with the sedan but keep the wagon and some kind of hatch.

David

funny thing wth our dollar rising. you'd think that they would have made the price closer to the American price range of the Focus.

That just means instead of buying the car in canada you buy one from the states new and import it.

habmann,Sep 20 2007, 02:22 PM Wrote:That just means instead of buying the car in canada you buy one from the states new and import it.
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I think its only a matter of time till ford follows Audi, VW, toyota...they all had to sign agreements, not to sell to Canadians.

The ambient lights might be standard on the SES or at least part of a package. The 295 applies only to the SE and to the S when it comes available.

Unlike Canadians, Americans buy domestic coupes - they don't buy domestic hatches ... Ford in Detroit made the decision despite Canadian buying patterns.

Don't forget ... Ford originally had no plans for a Focus hatch for North America - it was only a concerted effort by the senior brass at Ford of Canada at the time that caused them to change their minds.

NoiSeeVT,Sep 19 2007, 09:00 PM Wrote:$295 for the ambient lights, I think Ford is trying a little hard to make a profit, lets see 20 led bulbs $10.  I think they would have been better with the sedan but keep the wagon and some kind of hatch.

David
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Funny thing about the new 2008 Focus Facelift (A.MK1.3) is this article I came across on the car connection.com. I highlighted the stuff of intrest.

Quote:Ford Focuses Away from Hatches
Ford drops hatch, returns to two-door Focus.

Just a week after Ford, in Frankfurt, showed a facelifted 2008 version of its European-market Focus and pulled the wraps off a concept called the Verve, which is expected to herald the design direction of future global small cars, the Dearborn automaker gave U.S. and Canadian automotive press - some of which were in attendance at Frankfurt - an up-close look at the 2008 U.S.-market Focus.

The version of the Focus that North America gets, which was first shown at the Detroit auto show this January, gets a very different redesign, with styling cues borrowed from several of Ford's recent U.S. market successes, namely the Fusion and Edge. Like those vehicles, the Fusion gets a prominent chromed grille with horizontal bars - two here, instead of three in the aforementioned vehicles - along with revised sheetmetal all around, a cleaned-up rear appearance, and a revised, sleeker roofline.

In recent years, the U.S. Focus has remained competitive with the bulk of the market but has hardly been at the head of the pack by most assessments. It has lagged especially in refinement, ride quality, and interior appointments, and remains based on the first-generation global Focus that was first introduced nearly a decade ago, while that global version has continued to evolve, as a second-generation car, since 2005.

Ford aims to solve those issues and make the Focus a great deal more appealing with this latest iteration of the U.S. Focus, which is a step more than a stop-gap refresh but short of a full redesign. The new version boasts a dramatically improved interior, plus a completely recalibrated suspension, better road-noise isolation, and a number of other changes. The only thing missing here, to us and to a lot of shoppers, is a hatchback.

Since its U.S. launch in 1999, the Focus has been offered in a wide range of body styles, including three- and five-door hatchbacks, four-door sedans, and wagons. The hatchbacks and wagons have never been big sellers in our market, but they have, albeit, been a significant portion of Focus sales.

That's before mentioning that hatchbacks are clearly in the midst of a revival that's been underway for several years, albeit gradually. With the success of hatchback body styles of vehicles such as the Nissan Versa and Mazda 3, plus cars like Dodge's hatchback-only Caliber and the upcoming Saturn Astra, the increased supply and demand is clear. 

So it's curious that Ford decided on the coupe, a model it hasn't had since the ZX2 model offered in the previous, ovoid-styled Escort line. Beth Donovan, product marketing engineer for small and medium cars, said that among cars in this size class, sedans cover 65 percent of the market, and the Focus sedan and coupe that were decided on results in "the best car for the most of the market." Donovan added that during the Focus's development time (about 32 months, according to chief nameplate engineer, Marcio Alfonso), the market share of hatchbacks in the Focus's segment rose from 7 to 11 percent. A third bodystyle in this new Focus lineup isn't ruled out completely, said Donovan, adding that a five-door hatchback would have been the product team's third preference. 

North American design chief Peter Horbury alluded to one of the reasons why the company decided to do a coupe; while coupes and sedans typically carry different rooflines, especially toward the rear of the car, he confirmed that the roofline is identical between the sedan and coupe - with the coupe's proportions slightly compromised to achieve that - a choice apparently made to keep manufacturing and development costs down.

Stay tuned later this week as we bring you our take on how the revamped Focus drives, and give a rundown on Ford's much-anticipated new Sync interface.

It's a bloody waste is what it is. They should just import the Euro-spec Focus, "decontent" or eliminate trim lines as needed to meet what they already have and then they'll have a truly "world car" offering.

Hrm, so the coupe is basically admitted as a cost saving exercise?

Makes me wonder why they even bothered, better IMO to spend the development cash making the stop gap sedan a world beater until the next go around <_<

NefCanuck