It has to be thrashed to be fully appreciated!!!!!!!!! (Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec 3dr)

Member Name: SEAT IBIZA CUPRA

Product:	Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec 3dr
Date:	14/10/01 (1427 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Quite quick, handles brilliantly., good value for money

Disadvantages: Small boot.

I think the Ford Focus has to be the best small family hatchback on sale in the UK it provides a rewrding drving experiance as cornering better than anyother car in its class and provides good peformance.The Focus has been launched 3 years and there has been over 7 million made.The Ford Focus is good all round for a on the road price tag of £12,500.

~~~~~~~~~~Equipment~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Focus Zetec has a reasonable amount of equipment for the money.Standard equipment is as followed:
.Alloy wheels
.Power steering
.Central remote locking
.Deadlocks
.Engine immobilizer
Driver and passengers airbags
.Front electric windows
.Radio cassette

Optional~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.Metallic paint £250
.Air conditioning £500
.Manual sunroof £250
.Manufacter alarm £150
.ABS brakes £500
.Traction control £500
.CD multipalyer £250

Reliability~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Most new cars have a clean reliability record but this completley scores a few points for Ford as a manufacter.Ford have had a brilliant reliability record for years which means that you should not come across any problems.

~~~~~~~~~~~Looks~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Focus also is the best looking car in its class which also makes it an even better seller.The Focus Zetec has 5 spoke alloys as standard.The Focus's front headlamps have also been used on the new Ford Fiesta which will be realesed early next car.
Economy~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Ford Focus 1.8 Z etec is suprisingly economical it averages around 37.2mpg which is good for a warm hatch.

Running costs~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Focus 1.8 Zetec is insurance gruop 8
so a typical quote would be around £415.

Peformance~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Focus Zetec 1.8 is the Escort XR3i Equivelent so its quite quick accelerating.The Ford Focus will accelerate from 0 to 60mph in 10.5 seconds abd will go on to a top speed of 115mph.

Recommendations

I would recommend the Focus 1.8 Zetec for someone who travels on the m'way often as its peforamce needs to be used to be fully appreciated.The Focus has a reasonabley small which means it would be no good for anyone with loads of luggage.

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