Ford Focus 2020 News

Plan-B alternatives to Mustang, XV, GLC, 330i

By Byron Mathioudakis · 25 Oct 2020

Not everybody wants to drive what everybody else drives. It’s human nature to want something different, something better, something cooler.

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Is the market shifting away from DCT?

By David Morley · 20 Jul 2020

Race-track technology often filters down to road cars, but it doesn't always work out perfectly.And it might just be that dual-clutch automatic transmission (DCT) tech is an example of where things get lost in translation.A development of the single-clutc

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Ford’s hot hatch now more expensive

By Tung Nguyen · 11 Jul 2020

Ford Australia's recently introduced fourth-generation Focus ST is now $200 pricier than before, bumping up to $44,690 before on-road costs for both the manual and automatic versions.Why the price increase?

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Ford culls Focus line-up

By Tung Nguyen · 05 Jun 2020

Ford Australia has culled its Focus small car line-up from six grades to just two, excluding the newly-introduced ST hot hatch pair.With the Ambiente, Trend, Titanium hatchbacks gone, as well as all wagons, the 2020 Ford Focus line-up now kicks off at $30

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How much have car prices crept up?

By Stephen Ottley · 22 May 2020

Cars have never been safer or as well-equipped s they are in 2020, but they are also getting more expensive.The entry-price point for many brands is on the increase, and in some cases, dramatically so.

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Ford Focus ST with all-wheel drive? Not today

By Matt Campbell · 19 May 2020

Think there's room for an AWD Ford Focus ST? Think again.

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Ford hot hatches - are they done and dusted?

By Matt Campbell · 19 May 2020

The Focus ST and Fiesta ST are very hot hatches. But is the sizzle set to fizzle?

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Are you sad to see the Focus RS go extinct?

By Stephen Ottley · 25 Apr 2020

In a blow to hot hatch fans around the world, news leaked this week that Ford has decided to axe the next-generation Focus RS.According to European reports, the fourth-generation of the red-hot Focus has been abandoned because of the cost of developing a

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Ford’s Focus ST taken to new heights

By Tung Nguyen · 23 Mar 2020

Ford tuning-specialist Mountune has released its first performance upgrade kit for the new-generation Focus ST, taking engine outputs to 234kW/515Nm.Turning the wick up from 206kW/420Nm requires very little modification however, with just an mtune smartfl

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What Ford needs to do to grow up

By Stephen Ottley · 15 Mar 2020

Ford’s transition from a manufacturer to full importer has been a success on the surface. Whereas it was once seen as the ‘Falcon Car Company’, the success of the Ranger ute has helped sure up its short-term future

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