Ford Focus

The Ford Focus is a car, category of the Berline S produced by Ford since 1998. It appeared on the French market at the time of the Motor-show of fine Paris 1998 and succeeded the Ford Escort. One also found it at the same time on the US market. She was elected “Car of the year 1999” in Europe. Its selling price started then to 87.000 FF (13263 €). She had 4 variations: 3 doors, 5 doors, 4 doors with trunk and station-wagon.

A face lift take place beginning 2002, then it was replaced by the 2° generation of X-ray end 2004. In the USA, a more important face lift take place, but not of replacement of the model, and even if it resembles the X-ray 2 in term of design of the front face, it is however still a X-ray 1 which is sold there.

The X-ray 2 was it also declined like his/her big sister, but is added to it an alternative monospace, the C-max and a version half-compartment-convertible presented in the form of concept-because named Vignale to the Motor-show of Paris 2004.

The difference is major between the engines of the first generation of X-ray and the second. The diesels enormously evolved/moved in this amount of time currently leading the TDCI from Ford to a 2.0l of 133 cv and a 1.8l of 115 cv. Only the 2.0l is currently equipped with one limps 6 reports/ratios.

The C-max is equipped with engines rather powerful gasoline and diesel. Its most interesting version being without any doubt the 2.0 TDCI 133cv.

In 1999, it is elected European Voiture of the year.

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problems of driving wheels on X-RAY Frod TDCI

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