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Written by Paul Horrell
It"s abundantly clear that Ford"s engineers and designers have altered pretty much everything about this new Focus. Yet one thing, they claim, has stayed the same: that it will be as good to drive as it always was. Come June we"ll be able to put that claim to the test. In the meantime, the bits that have changed. The new one is better-looking to us, and nicer-designed inside, with more room as a distinct bonus. It"s far better connected. It"s lighter overall and lower in drag, leading to better economy in the more realistic new official fuel test, which likely means in real life too. And it"s safer, not just in a crash but with luck avoiding one thanks to a pretty serious suite of advanced driver assists. Last year the Fiesta was given a going-over. You"ll remember we all looked at it and let out a collective "Huh? Really?" because the design hadn"t changed much. Ford played it that way because people liked the look of the old Fiesta.
Date written: 10 Apr 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 11458
It"s abundantly clear that Ford"s engineers and designers have altered pretty much everything about this new Focus. Yet one thing, they claim, has stayed the same: that it will be as good to drive as it always was. Come June we"ll be able to put that claim to the test. In the meantime, the bits that have changed. The new one is better-looking to us, and nicer-designed inside, with more room as a distinct bonus. It"s far better connected. It"s lighter overall and lower in drag, leading to better economy in the more realistic new official fuel test, which likely means in real life too. And it"s safer, not just in a crash but with luck avoiding one thanks to a pretty serious suite of advanced driver assists. Last year the Fiesta was given a going-over. You"ll remember we all looked at it and let out a collective "Huh? Really?" because the design hadn"t changed much. Ford played it that way because people liked the look of the old Fiesta.
Date written: 10 Apr 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 11458