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The 2011 Ford Focus coupe has been discontinued for 2011, leaving only the sedan.Let's cut to the chase: Wait a few months to buy a 2011 Ford Focus. If you can wait, we'd highly recommend hanging on for the next-generation Ford Focus.
The 2011 Ford Focus coupe has been discontinued for 2011, leaving only the sedan.Let's cut to the chase: Wait a few months to buy a 2011 Ford Focus. If you can wait, we'd highly recommend hanging on for the next-generation Ford Focus. Body Styles, Trim Levels, and Options
The 2011 Ford Focus is a compact sedan available in S, SE, SEL and SES trim levels. The optional Ford Sync Equipment Group adds voice-activated controls, real-time traffic, directions assistance, Bluetooth, iPod control, an auto-dimming mirror, cruise control and a leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio controls.
The Focus SEL adds 16-inch wheels, foglamps, a sport-tuned suspension, heated mirrors, heated leather front seats and the Ford Sync Equipment Group. The 2011 Ford Focus is powered by a 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder engine that produces 140 horsepower and 136 pound-feet of torque. EPA-estimated fuel economy with the automatic is 24 mpg city/33 mpg highway and 28 mpg combined.
Safety
The 2011 Ford Focus comes standard with stability control, antilock brakes (front disc, rear drum), front-seat side airbags and side curtain airbags. The Focus also comes standard with Ford's programmable MyKey system, which allows parents to specify limits for vehicle speed and stereo volume for their teenage drivers.
In government crash tests, the Focus received four out of five stars in a frontal collision.
Driving Impressions
Behind the wheel of the 2011 Ford Focus, you'll likely be pleased with the relatively quiet and smooth ride quality.
Can the new 2011 Ford Focus Mk3 move the goalposts again? Read CAR Online's first drive review here - and make sure you read the new February 2011 issue of CAR Magazine, out on 19 January, for our twin test with class benchmark the VW Golf.
The new 2011 Ford Focus: the headlines please
Ecoboost?
No, you’re thinking of Ford’s miserly Econetic models. Ecoboost refers to Ford’s new super-frugal turbocharged 1.6 petrol engines that cover ground that would have been naturally aspirated 2.0 turf a few years ago. Read the new February issue of CAR Magazine for our key test of the new Focus diesel and see how it compares with the VW Golf.
The 113bhp 1.6 and 138bhp 2.0 turbodiesels are more appealing, while speed junkies can now opt for the 161bhp 2.0 diesel from the Mondeo, which you can read about in our Focus-Golf twin test in the February 2011 issue of Car.
The 2.0 diesels are the only models available with Ford’s new dual-clutch gearbox, but as Ford has bizarrely chosen to fit a gearstick mounted rocker switch instead of steering wheel paddles, you might not want it anyway.
Like the cabin of the original Focus, but unlike the departing car’s, the new Focus cockpit is fresh, vibrant and just a little bit busy with buttons everywhere. Options include a self-steering lane guidance system and adaptive cruise control.
What’s the new 2011 Focus like to drive?
Well if you loved the mischievous throttle adjustability of the old cars, particularly the Mk1, whose humblest versions danced on their tyres like hot hatches, then the new car’s undeniably planted feel might disappoint. Driving Focus 3, it’s mostly about the front end, the super-quick turn-in from the impressively realistic electric-power steering system that cuts fuel consumption, allows Ford to offer a VW-style automatic parking option and even compensates for cambers.