2012 Ford Focus, featuring a 2.0-liter direct-injection gasoline engine and PowerShift dry-clutch six-speed automatic transmission, incorporates Ford’s patented Torque Hole Filling (THF) technology for smoother, more seamless shift quality THF uses a combination of mathematical modeling and computer-aided engineering tools, along with other enabling transmission technologies to deliver smoother upshifts Originally penned in 1986, the [...]
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ALL-NEW FORD FOCUS FEATURES ECOMODE TO HELP DRIVERS PERFECT ECO-DRIVING TECHNIQUES | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Ford EcoMode is a software application available on the new Ford Focus that rates driver behavior impacting fuel economy and then offers up simple hints on how to improve eco-driving skills through a fun scoring system EcoMode measures driver behavior for parameters such as gear shifting, anticipation (driving as constant as possible) and speed displaying [...]
IT’S EASY BEING GREEN: FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC OFFERS ECO-FRIENDLY FEATURES THROUGHOUT VEHICLE | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Ford Focus Electric offers customers environmentally friendly options throughout, which, coupled with advanced engine technology, deliver zero-emissions driving in an all-around green vehicle A material called Lignotock is used behind the cloth on the door. Derived from 85 percent wood fibers, this lighter application results in a weight reduction and provides better sound-deadening benefits compared [...]
NEW FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC TO OFFER CONVENIENT CHARGING STATION WITH PLENTY OF CONSUMER BENEFITS | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
The Ford Focus Electric will offer an innovative home charging station for customers that delivers several benefits for a convenient and simple experience. The unit was jointly developed with Leviton, a leading North American producer of electrical devices The charging station for the Ford Focus Electric can be easily installed, replaced or upgraded without the [...]
FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC DASHBOARD TECH MAXIMIZES RANGE, TEACHES FUN, FREEDOM OF FUEL-FREE DRIVING | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
All-new Ford Focus Electric features MyFord Touch™ with unique features providing easy-to-understand information about range, destinations and charge points, enabling owners to plan their travels without compromising the fun of the drive MyFord Touch allows drivers to customize their Ford Focus Electric vehicle experience through MyView to best fit their preferences and the needs of [...]
FORD TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS NEW FORD FOCUS TO CARVE THROUGH TURNS LIKE DOWNHILL SKIER | see them at McMahon Ford your St. Louis Ford Dealership
The all-new 2012 Ford Focus features standard torque vectoring control to increase vehicle stability in turns by applying slight braking force to one side Torque vectoring control is a Focus class-exclusive feature that serves as a confidence-builder for novice drivers, while pleasing enthusiasts with added control when cornering Torque vectoring control provides stabilizing braking force [...]
TATTOOS COME INTO FOCUS – LITERALLY – WITH FORD’S HOT NEW SMALL CAR | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Tattoos are not just body art anymore; customers will soon be able to express themselves with vehicle tattoos for the all-new 2012 Ford Focus Ford Custom Graphics will offer more than 200 unique vinyl wrap tattoos in an array of different colors for the new Focus at www.fordcustomgraphics.com Available in a variety of designs – from [...]
NEW 2012 FORD FOCUS CRASHED MORE THAN 12,000 TIMES IN VIRTUAL AND REAL WORLD TESTS | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Ford engineers expanded safety testing for the new 2012 Ford Focus, including more than 12,000 virtual and real-world crash tests globally, to prove out its new safety technologies The new Focus features advanced restraint systems with innovative next-generation airbags that provide enhanced chest protection Ford Focus also provides enhanced side crash protection through a specialized [...]
A PERFECT FIT: RECYCLED CLOTHING FINDS A NEW HOME INSIDE NEXT-GENERATION FORD FOCUS | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Ford is using recycled cottons in the interior of the new 2012 Focus as part of carpet backing and sound absorption material Cotton from post-consumer, recycled blue jeans is an example of the material used in the new Focus as part of the drive to find creative eco-friendly materials The use of environmentally friendly materials [...]
ALL-NEW FORD FOCUS BRINGS SMARTER AMBIENT LIGHTING, ADDING HELPFUL INNOVATIONS | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
All-new 2012 Ford Focus takes ambient lighting to a new level of customer convenience, adding helpful features that illuminate, assist or warn a driver Focus ambient lighting functionality enables unique features to make a driver’s life easier, such as search light to locate misplaced items and door ajar warning Focus ambient lighting is switchable between [...]
Cars.com Shoppers Crown the Ford Mustang the Cars.com 2010 Shoppers’ Choice Winner | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
CHICAGO – Cars.com, one of the nation’s leading resources for buying and selling a car, announced today that the Ford Mustang has been selected by the site’s users as the winner of its first annual Shoppers’ Choice Award. Finalists were selected based on key shopping indicators and owner feedback on Cars.com including leads to dealers, [...]
