Ford has officially presented new Focus

Company Ford has extended the first details about family Ford Focus of new generation. The debut of a novelty with bodies "hatchback" and "sedan" for the American market will take place in Detroit, and hardly later — in March — in Geneva will present also the European updating.

New «hatchback» & «sedan» Ford Focus

Following generation Ford Focus is constructed on the basis of a new global platform of "S-class" in which basis thoroughly altered chassis from the previous model lays. Engineers of the company have recustomized a back taxiing up suspension bracket, and also modernised forward and back stretchers.

The steering on new Ford Focus is equipped by the new electroamplifier, and in the European market the novelty will be accessible with system of distribution of draught between driving wheels Dynamic Cornering Control, simulating work of interaxal differential.

Interior New Ford Focus

Predictably, Ford Focus following generation will receive a ruler of new motors: in Europe the car will appear with a 1,6-l petrol turbo-engine of series EcoBoost, and in USA Focus the first time will be offered with the 2-l unit with direct injection of the fuel, 155HP developing power. Transmissions — either mechanical check points, or new "robot" PowerShift.

Besides, the novelty will receive completely altered interior with new architecture of the forward panel, a new combination of devices, in which centre will take places big colour (in some versions — monochrome) the display. One more innovation — multimedia complex MyFord which in the American market will be integrated with communication system SYNC. Thanking SYNC the driver can operate the majority of systems of the car by means of the big, eight-inch touch LCD display.

As representatives Ford declare, new "Focus" becomes only to the first of 10 new models constructed on the basis of a new global platform. By 2012 on the basis of it chassis will exceed the general sales of all cars of two million pieces a year — on the same platform compact cars Ford C-Max and Grand C-Max which will appear on sale within 2010 are already created.

In 2014 will appear new Ford Mondeo

Company Ford finishes working out of design projects of car Mondeo of following generation which after new Focus and Fiesta becomes the third global car of the American motor-car manufacturer. To the European dealers the novelty will arrive in 2014. On it informs magazine Autocar referring to own sources in Ford.

Ford Mondeo 2010

The detailed information on following Ford Mondeo is not disclosed yet. It is known only, that in design and engineering are engaged in the USA; the car will be on sale in all world markets with identical appearance and scale of power-plants, and begins to be issued in Europe, America and China.

Earlier also it was informed, that new Mondeo it is planned to construct on the same platform, as the present car, however at new Mondeo the sizes of wheel base and length of a body, and also a track of forward and back wheels will change. Besides, according to some information, such car can receive a body coupe.

New Ford Mondeo & Focus

The next novelty from scale Ford — model Focus of following generation — has been presented on Monday, on January, 11th, on a motor show in Detroit. The car is constructed on a new platform, has received the robotised transmission with two couplings and electronic imitation of interaxal differential. In the USA the car begins to be offered with the 155-strong 2-l motor with direct injection of fuel, and in Europe — with a petrol turbo-engine in volume of 1,6 litres.