The all-new Ford Focus will be on sale in Australia from November, with enhanced specifications and a wider choice of body styles and trim levels.

Built on Ford’s new C2 platform, the Focus will offer selectable drive modes across the series line-up for the first time and will come with a suite of safety features. These include Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) with Night-time Pedestrian Detection and Cyclist Detection, as well as Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keeping Aid as standard across the range. There’s also Post-Impact Braking (PIB) which is designed to automatically apply the brakes after a collision to reduce the risk of rolling into another vehicle.

The standard safety suite includes driver and passenger front airbags, side airbags as well as curtain airbags on all Australian models, in addition to convenience technology including a Rear wide-view camera, which offers a near 180-degree view to the rear of the vehicle.

At launch, the all-new Focus will be powered exclusively by a new 1.5L EcoBoost three-cylinder engine producing 134kW/240Nm and matched to an all-new eight-speed automatic. Constructed of aluminium alloy for light weight, and an advanced low-inertia turbocharger, it uses twin-fuel injection system – Port Fuel Injection and Direct Injection.

The all-new Focus will be on sale in November 2018 with a choice of three model grades at launch, sourced from Germany – the Trend, the premium flagship Titanium, and the ST-Line Focus which will be offered in both five-door hatch and a wagon variant.

The All-new Ford Focus line-up

Focus Trend hatch
Standard equipment on the Focus Trend includes 16-inch alloy wheels and front fog lamps, while the eight-speed torque-converter automatic with paddle shifters introduces the e-shifter which, along with the new electronic park brake, allows space for smartphones and other items and a less cluttered centre console design.

SYNC 3 is standard on Focus on all three trim levels, with a full-colour 8-inch touchscreen, in-built voice-activated sat-nav with Traffic Message Channel^[i], MapCare updates, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility. SYNC 3 also brings voice-activation to features including the standard climate control.

Focus ST-Line hatch and wagon
The Focus ST-Line replaces the existing Focus Sport model. Focus ST-Line is has a unique honeycomb grille, side skirts and rear bumper capped with a chrome finished twin tail-pipe. The hatch includes an integrated boot-lid spoiler and 17-inch alloy wheels. The Focus ST-Line also comes standard with its own sports suspension tune.

Inside, there’s a flat-bottom sports steering wheel featuring red-stitching, which extends to the gear-lever boot and ST-Line cloth trim. The ST-Line cabin also features metallic foot pedals.

Focus ST-Line brings wireless smartphone charging as standard, as well as dual-zone climate control that can be operated via voice activation. The ST-Line will be offered in five-door hatch and wagon body styles.

Ford Focus Titanium
Distinguished by a unique front grille and body styling with 18-inch alloy wheels, the Titanium has the new LED Lighting Package. Features include Daytime Running Lights, as well as automatic daytime levelling and automatic high-beam control. There’s a sequential turn-signal progression for the LED indicators, as well as Static Bending Light from the multifunctional projector headlights, which are also capable of glare-free high beam deployment, camera-based dynamic bending, speed sensitive light modes and sign-based light modes.

In addition to the standard Autonomous Emergency Braking, which includes Cyclist Detection as well as Night-time Pedestrian Detection, Focus Titanium also brings BLIS (Blind Spot Information System) with Rear Cross Traffic Alert as standard, Stop&Go Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Evasive Steer Assist and Lane-Centering.

Focus Titanium also has leather upholstery and its 675-watt 10-speaker B&O Play Premium Audio System including sub-woofer.

Full pricing and further specifications for the all-new Ford Focus will be announced ahead of its 2018 Australian launch.

Source: https://dev.mtaq.com.au/motor-trader-september-2018/
07 Sep 2018