Ford debuts all-new Focus; Comes with all the toys you'll ever want

**eido** · September 18th, 2012 12:25 PM

tingin ko hindi sulit yung lower variants dahil sa 1.6 engine

**timrev** · September 18th, 2012 12:28 PM

ang galing nun tv commercial nito

**arnoldlouie** · September 19th, 2012 07:52 AM

Natry ko ung focus..okay naman ung park assist..pero parang useless..wahaha..cnabe ko pa sa video na to... Ford Focus Experience -> View #633 Arnold Louie Santos

**alvinator** · September 19th, 2012 10:52 AM

Loved this car even before it entered our shores. One thing that worries me though is that I read some DCT issues on US models way back. I wonder if the ASEAN models fixed this.

**macsd** · September 19th, 2012 10:53 AM

Yung park assist will only benefit the new drivers. Sa mga experienced drivers, it's an unnecessary feature.

**arnoldlouie** · September 19th, 2012 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by macsd

Yung park assist will only benefit the new drivers. Sa mga experienced drivers, it's an unnecessary feature.

Tama!!!.. para sken one step sha ng technology na mag dadala ng further enhancements..pero the feature itself... prang
di useful..since bihira naman ung ganung situation na gigitna ka... unless nalang ka2lad ko na nakaparallel park everyday sa ortigas..kaso ngaun nanghuhuli na.. so useful sha dun tska sa timog pag gigimik..other than that wala na tska hinde ko park sa tabi tabi kung may bago kong focus..hehhe

**AG4** · September 19th, 2012 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by alvinator

Loved this car even before it entered our shores. One thing that worries me though is that I read some DCT issues on US models way back. I wonder if the ASEAN models fixed this.

The US was one of the early markets for the new Focus, what they did was recalibrated the Powertrain Control Module for "smoother accelerations, reduced hesitation, better low-speed driveability and improved shift scheduling"

According to an Australian comparison test (Astra, Cruze, Focus, Golf) by Drive (they also get Thai-sourced Focus models in Australia) "the Ford Focus is refined, sophisticated, easy to drive, easy to live with, right standard equipment, and it has that brilliant DSG gearbox. For our money, it takes home the gold"

**AG4** · September 19th, 2012 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by macsd

Yung park assist will only benefit the new drivers. Sa mga experienced drivers, it's an unnecessary feature.

When they asked me which of the 2 features I liked more, I chose "Active City Stop".
Even if you take out the Active Park Assist from the Focus Sport+/ Titanium+, overall, it's still a good package.

**alvinator** · September 19th, 2012 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by AG4

The US was one of the early markets for the new Focus, what they did was recalibrated the Powertrain Control Module for "smoother accelerations, reduced hesitation, better low-speed driveability and improved shift scheduling"

According to an Australian comparison test (Astra, Cruze, Focus, Golf) by Drive (they also get Thai-sourced Focus models in Australia) "the Ford Focus is refined, sophisticated, easy to drive, easy to live with, right standard equipment, and it has that brilliant DSG gearbox. For our money, it takes home the gold"

Thanks for the apt response. Focus is definitely on my radar for next year. Although, I do hope that Ford would have another trim between Trend and Sport+. The difference between them just too big. Say for example a trim like the Sport+ but without the Active City Park, Stop, Grill Shutter, Blind Spot Notification System, and Sun Roof would be great.

**AG4** · September 19th, 2012 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by alvinator

Thanks for the apt response. Focus is definitely on my radar for next year. Although, I do hope that Ford would have another trim between Trend and Sport+. The difference between them just too big. Say for example a trim like the Sport+ but without the Active City Park, Stop, Grill Shutter, Blind Spot Notification System, and Sun Roof would be great.

For the local/ASEAN Focus, the BLIS feature is exclusive for the Titanium +.

In other markets like Thailand, they offer lower non-plus "Sport" and "Titanium" models.
Compared to the "plus" models, these models don't come with some features like Active Park Assist, Active City Stop, Power-tilt Sunroof, Auto on/off HID headlights with LED stripe light, Rain-sensing wipers, curtain airbags (side airbags are still standard).
A model like this could easily cost about P100K less, but no news yet if they will introduce these models here.

The Sport + and Titanium + costs P1,199,000.