New Ford Focus ST...
Sports performance of Ford Focus, has become an icon among hot compacts cars, due to extremely high manageability, high performance and especially for the fun ride that allows ....
Which engine is better?
For the first there is available 2.0 TDCi turbo diesel engine with 185 hp, despite the new 2.0 EcoBoost petrol engine with 250 hp, and the caravan version. Indeed, petrol is more impressive - 65 hp more, even though it lags in torque, it offers better performance. I would not say it's a better engine, but perhaps more suited to the character of the vehicle. What impressed me as a driver who wants atmospheric petrol engine in a sports car, is instant response to the accelerator pedal and lack of turbo lag. Simply, the engine responds to every touch of the pedal, as the old, good atmospheric turbo engines. Except that, the turbo engine produces outstanding torque of 366 Nm, that literally stick you to the seat.
Secret in the rapid response of the pedal in petrol is small turbine with variable geometry, which has a small inertia and can easily be turned to achieve ideal Boost, and excellent management of the fuel in the cylinder by direct injection. The specifications say that to 100 km/h accelerates to 6.5 seconds and reaches 248 km / h. Perhaps these numbers are not at the level of some powerful cars from compact class, but Focus ST goes devilish good. Especially in combination with the fantastic sound of the engine that is transferred directly from the exhaust through special channels in the cabin.
This is the first Focus ST with diesel engine and will be unfair not to convey impressions from it. 185 horsepower and high torque of 400 Nm, enabling missile accelerations in higher gears. Although the explosive force, lacks the higher speed compared to petrol and from 0 to 100km/h sprint for 8.1 seconds, and the maximum speed is 217 km / h.The biggest difference between the two engines, beside the better performance of petrol, is consumption. 7.7 liters average consumption for the diesel, and about 13 liters for petrol.
Handling and steering
In short conversations with the engineers who are responsible for the development of the new Ford Focus ST, we were told that in this model, more important thing was to make a car in who will enjoy the driver than the car that will be the fastest on a track. Front end of the car instantly enter into every corner, almost like a car with rear drive. This type of behavior in bends, excellent concealed the mass of the car and makes it behave like kart. And it's fun. Lots of fun! And most importantly, this does not mean that the Focus ST is unsafe car. On the contrary, excellent adjusted chassis and suspension, provides excellent control over the car and in marginal situations.
Ford has improved handling, which is much more accurate and faster, but still not bring back too much information from the ground. Both models are equipped with manual transmissions with six gears. The idea of every hot compact car is exactly the full functionality offered, such as the space inside and a large rack and solid comfort in driving. Here that is what we get, especially in the model with diesel engine, which is more relaxed for everyday driving.
Also we have notice that the suspension is not overly hard or softer than expected, which is another advantage in everyday driving. Refinement is also on high level and engines can be heard only when accelerating, but not at high speeds on the highway, but there is little noise from wind and the sound of the tires.
The new Focus ST looks much better
Improvements that Ford made in this version of the Focus ST, contributed to much sharper and more aggressive appearance, unlike the previous model, which had a much softer front end. Improved rear end - rear lights are now much smaller and less penetrating in the side of the car, which in our eyes is a big improvement.Major improvements have in the cabin. The materials are with very high quality and the center console is finally easy to use, thanks to the improved 2 SYNC system Microsoft with 8-inch touch screen, and also much better organized buttons on the center console. You can easily find a good seating position, while Recaro seats excellent cover the body and have an extremely strong lateral support.
The improvements do not stop just in design. Ford incorporated several new technologies, such as adaptive front lights, which adjusts the volume of bi-xenon headlights, depending on the speed of the car. System to indicate the dead point in the mirrors, and system that tells when a car approaching from behind, and you are trying to exit the parking space. Improved and Active City Stop system, which can completely stop the vehicle if encountering any obstacle in the city and now operates for a speed of 50 km / h.
