Hi, Guest
At the risk of offending happy 2008+ owners, I really don't understand why the f*** the Focus's sales are up after the elimination of the hatch (a very versatile and popular model) and the wagon (obviously even more useful than the hatch).
The introduction of a coupe without any real sporting pretenses or even performance improvements over the existing sedan (except for 3HP in 2009! Oooooh!) also doesn't justify the increase when the coupe is functionally less useful and no better on gas than the sedan.
Sorry fellas, but I see zero to rave about with the new car in the context of the factors driving people to more versatile, more fuel efficient cars.
In fact, as you're probably aware, a Focus finished dead last either last year or earlier this year when a 2008 SE sedan was in a 8-car comparo at Car and Driver.
C&D May 2008 Comparo.
Now, C&D used to LOVE the Focus. Once the seats were fixed near the end of the 1st gen Focus, they had nothing bad to say about it except a slight lack of power in the SVT hatch.
Presently? Aside from people living under a rock for the last 8 years, you'd be hard-pressed to get someone from Hogback Road to write a glowing review about the present-day Focus.
The introduction of a coupe without any real sporting pretenses or even performance improvements over the existing sedan (except for 3HP in 2009! Oooooh!) also doesn't justify the increase when the coupe is functionally less useful and no better on gas than the sedan.
Sorry fellas, but I see zero to rave about with the new car in the context of the factors driving people to more versatile, more fuel efficient cars.
In fact, as you're probably aware, a Focus finished dead last either last year or earlier this year when a 2008 SE sedan was in a 8-car comparo at Car and Driver.
C&D May 2008 Comparo.
Now, C&D used to LOVE the Focus. Once the seats were fixed near the end of the 1st gen Focus, they had nothing bad to say about it except a slight lack of power in the SVT hatch.
Presently? Aside from people living under a rock for the last 8 years, you'd be hard-pressed to get someone from Hogback Road to write a glowing review about the present-day Focus.
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33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.