Ford Focus (third generation)
| Ford Focus (third generation) | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford |
| Production | 2010–present |
| Model years | 2011–present |
| Assembly |
Saarlouis, Germany (Saarlouis Body & Assembly) Wayne, Michigan, United States (Michigan Assembly Plant) Rayong, Thailand (AAT) Chongqing, China (Changan Ford Mazda) Taoyuan, Taiwan General Pacheco, Argentina (Ford Motor Argentina) Vsevolozhsk, Russia (Ford Sollers Holding) |
| Designer | Martin Smith, Stefan Lamm, Murat Güler (2009) Kemal Curić (wagon/5 door) Todd Willing (sedan) Tiago Dias, Ernst Reim (interior) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact car/Small family car (C) |
| Body style | 5-door hatchback 4-door sedan 5-door estate (Europe & New Zealand only) |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive (Focus RS) |
| Platform | Ford global C-car platform |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.0 L EcoBoost I3 1.6 L Duratec Ti-VCT I4 1.6 L EcoBoost I4 1.5 EcoBoost I4 (post-2014) 2.0 L Duratec Ti-VCT I4 GDI (Not available in Europe, except Russia: only engine available in South America) 2.0 L EcoBoost I4 (ST, 2012) 2.3 L EcoBoost I4 (RS, 2016) 1.6 L Duratorq TDCi 1.5 L Duratorq TDCi (post-2014) 2.0 L Duratorq TDCi |
| Transmission | 6-speed PowerShift semi-automatic 6-speed automatic 6F35 6-speed manual |MMT6 B6 5-speed manual (1.6 Ti-VCT iB5, 2.0 Ti-VCT MTX-75) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,648 mm (104.3 in) |
| Length | 4,358 mm (171.6 in) (hatchback) 4,534 mm (178.5 in) (sedan) 4,556 mm (179.4 in) (wagon/estate) |
| Width | 1,823 mm (71.8 in) |
| Height | 1,484 mm (58.4 in) (sedan, hatchback) 1,505 mm (59.3 in) (wagon) |
| Curb weight | 1,270–1,471 kg (2,800–3,243 lb) RS: 1,569 kg (3,459 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor |
Ford Focus (second generation, North America) Ford Focus (second generation, Europe) |
The Ford Focus (third generation), also known as the Focus Mk III, (Code name: C346) debuted at the 2010 North American International Auto Show as a 2012 model. The cars shown were a 4-door sedan and 5-door hatchback, also debuting a new 2.0L direct injection I4 engine. A 5-door estate (wagon) was previewed at the Geneva auto show a month later.
This generation of Focus would be the first Ford vehicle designed under the tenure of CEO Alan Mulally and his "One Ford" plan, which aimed to leverage Ford's global resources into creating more competitive vehicles that could be sold globally in each segment with minimal changes.
The "One Ford" plan would reunite the North American and global Focus line. The previous North American version was thus discontinued, and the new model was launched simultaneously in North America and Europe on 2 May 2011, both having started production near the end of 2010. Production in Asia, Africa, and South America followed later.
Ford debuted the all-electric Ford Focus Electric at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2011 to compete with the Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet Volt and announced the hot hatch ST model at the Paris Motor Show in September 2010.
The Ford Focus was the best-selling car in the world for 2012.
Along with the Ford Fiesta, the Focus equipped with the Ford PowerShift transmission has received much criticism due to transmission shuddering, including several lemon law claims. The issue is due to the dry type clutches associated with petrol models. Ford's current response is to replace the clutch pack assembly (with the same parts) when shuddering exceeds 250 rpm (upon customer complaint). This is proving to be a short term remedy as it is not unusual for the clutch packs to be replaced every 6,000 miles (9,700 km). As of March 2017, the issue of the clutch packs remains unresolved.
The design was built on Ford's Kinetic Design. The lights at the front have a different shape. The trapezoidal grille has triangular features. At the rear, the hatchback tail lights are positioned lower, similar to the Ford Fiesta. The interior has been changed from the second generation in the NA and International versions. Ford wanted to make the Focus more upmarket so it offers two types of central consoles: the basic is associated with smaller engines and the premium is available to more powerful engines.
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