The renewal of the Ford Focus has brought more changes than expected, most of them geared to current consumer needs and technology. Let’s see how it goes with the 1.0 Ecoboost of 125 horses.

All engines of all makes and models have to comply with regulations EuroVI in 2015, nobody escapes. In some cases we have had to force a change to adapt the range to the new regulations, in the rest or are in it or next to. Case Ford Focus It has been a little more natural, since it already played the traditional Makeover half-life. Ford has used him to improve your product with new technologies, to wash inner and outer you see in the pictures and made the appropriate changes to the engines are to ecological agenda.

Outside can be seen clearly that something has changed, but we sense that the volume is the same. The nose-style Evos Concept that presented in the Frankfurt International Motor Show in 2011, the rear clearly denoting that it is a Focus. The fact is that aesthetically continues its own personality. Inside change much in its design and elements used, especially in the latter. The space is same as above; Of course, it is the same car. Therefore continues to offer a good front seats in all sizes and a rear space in the middle segment. There are behind-the biggest segment is growing and note-, but also smaller.

The front seats are comfortable with very good side to what is customary in its category subject. Behind, as always three travel just two comfortably. The trunk is kept as is, although our unit was equipped with the standard spare wheel, hence offering 305 liters. If you opt for the 85 liter reparapinchazos team will come not earn anything wrong. Note that those with the largest trunk in the segment, Renault Megane Y Peugeot 308, are 440 and 415 liters, respectively. The Focus offers the same boot a Seat Leon and a little more than a Opel Astra, but this will have to put the kit.

more technology

Life on board He has improved with the amount of things that brings or you can equip, depending on grade chosen. By the way, I recommend the so-called Titanium His good relationship between price, presence and equipment (is our unit). The Sync2 system works better and is more accurate than before. Sometimes you feel weird about the "talks" that you lie with your Focus, but you would appreciate being able to choose the music you have on your mobile without hands off the steering wheel, change the station or take calls. It has so many functions that would take me the text of an entire test and there are many more interesting things to tell.

bears 1.0 Ecoboost engine three-cylinder 125 horses. This engine despite being small in size, not in performance, it has also had to be modified to meet the EuroVI. Goes well and you’ll give a prestacional or correct for the type of car that is consumption level, but go less than before. The first impression when you drive is that you have lengthened the developments of change or that the car is heavier, however what happens is that It has been canceled by electron pair in the midrange. Not a problem when moving the 1,365 kg of Focus (has weighed 1kg more than the previous and that has more features) but personally I did not like the change to EuroVI; It is slower.

Compared to the previous Focus 8 tenths lost in the transition from 0 to 100 km / h and 4 tenths in the step 400 and 1,000 meters. When the same thing happens to recover, requiring downshift in some situations that previously would not do; in step 60 to 120 km / h in 3rd 8 tenths of a second are lost, and that is third. I insist that it does not walk little, because their performance can be carried in any newscast for speeding but also insist, runs less than before and is slower than its rivals. The latter has some trap because I saved some as the Peugeot 308 1.2 130 hp eTHP, the vast majority of its rivals have not yet made the conversion to EuroVI and do not know how they will adapt to it. If electronically as did the Focus, the result can be very similar. In any case, good post reprogramming can work miracles, but this I do not recommended it.

Consumption depends on you

If you ignore the warning recommended gear you can achieve more than decent consumption, but if you just go with your intuition when to shift gears, feeling lazy media can take you to stretch your gear more than you should, rising consumption unnecessarily. In our measurements He has spent the same as before -a tenth of a liter less in city- and offers the same expense that most engines 3 and 4-cylinder competition, just separate your data in one or two tenths.

The overall performance is good, It is the Focus one of the cars I like its segment. There is good comfort, it is balanced and its frame supports a much more cheerful than you expect, always with great aplomb driving. The electric steering is more responsive to your commands than before, something I do not think you dislike. Generally I find a good car. The engine has not made me mad, if I had not tried before maybe my perception would be different because its benefits are more than correct. With the finish Titanium offers a good product and considering that Butt trim and Ford campaigns remains hovering around 18,000 euros, which is not bad.

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