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NOS2Go4Me,Aug 15 2008, 06:54 AM Wrote: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.
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Well the Sedan is the main volume seller then any other focus model. The Copue was more or less the Ford of America to saying to Ford of Europe, you can shove your designs up your ass. Not to mention Ford USA thinks everyone loves the Corolla, thus we have the 2008 Focus looking as it dose. The Coupe was more or less to compete with Chevy's Cobalt Coupe, and Honda's Civic base Coupe.

The Wagon was killed off because it was less then 16% of all focus sales, and the hatch was only brought here because of Ford of Canada. Hatches & wagon have always sold well in Canada, but not so much as in the US, which is what Ford mainly gears its cars sales to, Canada is the after thought.

there has been many compairment tests from all over, Driving Television rated the 2008 focus as #3 in it's test for value / safety / economy, for cars under $20,000.

the main Rave in the 2008 Focus is the avalibility of SYNC, as it's a first of it's kind in a small car, with everything you'd want in a bluetooth capable system / MP3 & stereo. it's won all sorts of awards and again it was first available in the Focus before any other Ford Model.