Ford Focus – New Challenges

Last month, the Ford Focus topped the charts for new car registrations in the UK, with a total of 7,495 cars hitting the roads. Bestseller it may be, but the Ford Focus now faces very tough competition in the medium car sector. Entry-level versions of the Focus take on budget Korean rivals, such as the Hyundai i30, while high-spec models face premium-badged rivals like the BMW 1 Series.

The EcoBoost Ford engine for sale was developed by Ford to improve fuel economy without compromisng performance, so it’s a very sensible option to go for. The Ecoboost 1.0-litre Ford Focus engine for sale works well and we’d expect to get close to the claimed average fuel consumption of 58.9mpg. And with CO2 emissions sitting at just 100g/km makes it road tax exempt.

Prices for the Focus Zetec usually start from £17,300, but both hatchback and estate variants with Ford’s 1.6-litre diesel engine can be found for considerably less.  The 1.6 TDCi Focus engine for sale churns out 115bhp so it doesn’t have the quickest acceleration, but it does excel when it comes to fuel economy, with a claimed 67.3mpg in the combined fuel cycle. In Zetec trim you get Bluetooth connectivity and a DAB radio as standard, plus 16-inch alloys and chrome-finish door lines on the outside