Ford Focus review | Why it's still the hatch I'd go for!
2023 ж. 22 Мам.
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THE BEST HATCHBACK EVER FORD FOCUS💯🇺🇸🚙
Just purchased a brand new Focus Titanium mild hybrid 125 auto1litre ecoboost. The driving experience and refinement is so impressive as is the excellent build quality. Love the 13 inch infotainment screen and the beautifully simplistic layout of the cabin. I thought my 9 year old Fiesta Titanium ecoboost that I've just traded in was a great car, but the Focus really is in the next league up! Had a mk 1 Focus for 9 years also, and loved that! The latest Focus should be on your shortlist if like myself you have no interest in suv/crossovers. So glad I got mine now, bearing in mind the imminent date looms when the Focus will no longer be made! Such a shame really to have to say goodbye to two classics, the other of course being the Fiesta as of June 2023.
You summed it up for me. Great review. Thanks. I'm getting one.
Re my previous comment about my own car. This is the best utube review video on the latest Focus. I've watched dozens of them and this is car journalism at its most professional, all without the silly comments, sarcasm and childish antics. Thanks Nobby for a really enjoyable review.
Nice colour and nice styling and the interior is a big step up in quality. There is a huge jump in price for the full fat ST version but that’s probably down to Irish tax system.
Just ordered the ST line X estate in black. Here in November 😊
Yay! A proper hatchback. My missus has this exact model Focus and it really is fantastic. I often take it for trips to the shop in the evening and your right Nobby you can really drive the nuts off it, have great fun and not worry your doing stupid speeds. 👍
Definitely need to drive this since I've driven the past 3 generations. MK 1 being the favourite for me and still looks good in my opinion.
Fantastic video, I think the Ford Focus are the best medium sized hatchback cars on the market
Love that Focus. Such a good all rounder! Thanks for sharing some thoughts. More power to your channel!
Thanks so much!
@@NobbyOnCars 1.0L Ecoboost is obviously known and proven to be unreliable. It's the most replaced engine in the UK. Possibly Europe too. Please correct me if I am wrong.
It is a great allrounder especially in estate form.
I have a 2yo focus. Love it
One of the last of its kind , a proper drivers car , engine and manual gearbox . 😥
Good video. I like the Focus. We have a 19 plate 1.0 titanium as 2nd car.. Not sporty and is underpowered but is a cracking drive. Lovely gearbox, handled well. Much more fun to be in than my new Karoq 1.5 sport line. Bye!
Excellent cars and a pity that the standard of driving dynamics offered by a normal hatch is under-appreciated in the market nowadays
Mark. !00% agree! A fantastic piece of kit! As you know i have been 'banging' this drum ever since i started watching your excellent channel. Why buy an SUV Lifestyle whatever your neighbour has.... when you can buy a Ford Focus/Fiesta or indeed the new 308/208? And Ford are killing it off! Why? Super efficient 1 litre... engine. 'Cheap' to run and own. [What about the new ST? Nothing handles like a Ford! A proper fun driver's car! I could go on! So when aredrivers going to revert back to a driver's car? This is the answer! Certainly on my list to replace my VW Up... Thanks Mark. More reviews like this and perhaps people will start to listen!
Bought this car 6 months ago in Active X version, metallic grey, and I still love it so much. It is very beautiful outside and inside, plenty of space for tall drivers like myself and passengers, nice display, nice central screen, and it was cheaper than most other cars from competitors. What is there not to like?
Hi again just wondering will you be having a driving a dacia spring ìd like to know what you think thanks
Great review l love my focus mark 3 thinking of getting a mark 4 just does my head in that ford are stopping making it the best car ever built since the mark 1 escort 😢😢
I have a 2015 with the 2.0. Still drives like a gocart and I've hade zero problems. It's surprising how much stuff I can fit inside while still being able to fit in small spaces.
They're a cracking car. Shame it's not going to be around forever.
@@NobbyOnCars are they discontinuing it?
@@supernova6553 yes by 2025
37 k is madness. I bought a brand new 1.0 eco boost st line in 2020 for 24500k. I loved the car and was brilliant to drive but traded it in for a 2 year old 330e msport pro pack 2 months ago as I couldnt justify paying that sort of money for the same car with a face lift so decided to put a few quid more on top and go with the Beemer. 😊
I'm on my 4th Focus, 2nd Mk4 absolutely love these cars. Common cars I've seen broken down by roadside have been Kias, Mazdas, Vauxhalls.
Your videos are great! But that camera mount on the infotainment screen makes me nervous! 😬 I had a friend who did the same thing and broke the screen. A costly replacement!
I've just ordered the st line x 155mhev in agate black cant wait till October hopefully get her with no real delays.😊😊
That colour/trim will look sharp.
Congrats! WHen I ordered mine they told me I had to wait 7 months. They delivered me the car after 1.5 months.
Gorgeous car
Tak!
Nice
Still cant come up with a good enough excuse to change my 12 year old focus diesel. Doesn't have the sportiness of the ST line but still a great car to drive.
Excellent!
I'd have one as a knock around
Best car ever!!!!!❤❤❤
I got a Titanium 155ps 55mpg
Why people buy crossovers is beyond me. A decent hatchback is way better.
According to wiki, In 2022, it was announced that Ford would discontinue the Focus by 2025.
What colour rims does the ST Line come as standard with? Here they look silver, but on the configurator they look black.
Well they’re not black on this car as you can see!
It’s a great car to drive and own. I understand Ford will replace it with an electric alternative eventually, but I’ll keep driving my diesel version till the wheels fall off, I love it!
They may not, the introduction of HVO100 biodiesel should entice manufacturers to continue to at least make diesel, Efuels may or may not become a reality but they are a direct replacement for petrol and diesel. You can use HVO100 now in your diesel and the reality is that you'll probably be driving around far greener than any electric car.
Normalising 37k for a focus is absolutely ridiculous. To say this is a bargain? This should be sold as "here you go, pull your pants down, now here are the keys".
Totally agree. I am a big Focus fan ( am currently on my third Focus ..2017 Mk 3.5) but in my opinion the car in the video is nice but is at least 7k overvalued....37k is ridiculous money for a car of that standard..
(1.40) That's an MHEV top of the range X version He said the ordinary version non hybrid was 32K Euro. That's about £28k. I thought everybody knew you had to pay a lot more for hybrids.
@@ZaphodBeeb1 And you still think 32k is OK for a focus? Jesus wept
@@chuckeggarlaw3344 It's 32k Euros that's £28k.
@@ZaphodBeeb1 ya, still an absolute rip off no matter what currency you convert it to
Ford made a huge mistake not doing 1.5 litre 182ps version of the eco boost. They had it before the facelift you’re reviewing here and it had better suspension (not torsion beam) Real shame they’re discontinuing the focus
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Hello guys, I need a suggestion. I am getting an offer for New FORD FOCUS ST LINE X 155 HP, CHROME BLUE, MANUAL For 25,000€ (21,361 GBP) is it gonna be wirth it or I am paying more than exprcted. Is there any other brands which in the same range has better performance? Thanks in advance. Looking forward to your reply.
It's such a shame this isn't sold in North America. But, the CUV/SUV is king here, sadly.
I take it u are driving the 125 version buddy. Try the 155bph version st line x and u will thoroughly have fun fella. Many thanks for this amazing video m8.. u got a like n sub from Me fella
I have a 155 and it's a blast...
@@marcoviola6741 manual?
@@mmatadore1 yes! Manual.
I prefer the saloon to the hatchback much more elegant unfortunately the UK do not sell these anymore unless you import one from IRL
What color is this blue?
Chrome blue
Will you have a look at the e up sometime
Next week
What is the size of the alloy wheels? Is it 17' or 18'?
18
Wish it was in the US 😢
Im not sure im a fan of all the easy buttons to go away, in favor for doing everything on a touchscreen. Im sure the automotive companys feel like they can save some by doing this. But they can only go in one direction here. If they take away all buttons it's gonna be way to expensive to go back later on. I dont know. Is the touchscreen the only future?
Not just some money, lots of money!
Did you refer to the amount saved for them, or the amount it would cost to bring buttons back? Or maybe both? @@NobbyOnCars
@@Lothramir amount they save by taking them out. Any physical button in a car seems to be outrageously costly with some groups able to spread the cost hence similar switchgear in Audi/VW/Skoda etc - it’s a loss though from a customer point of view
Do 1.0 litre ecoboost engines still give lots of trouble?
I think the "eco-boom" engines were sorted out in about 2016/17
The original coolant problem causing ecoboom I believe was found to be a hose that was perishing sooner than it should of and was replaced on a recall, however see my reply below about the current situation.
@ryanstafford7776 Still an issue on cars up to 2018/19. The normal timing chain was replaced with a "wet belt" in which runs through the oil, this if not serviced properly could lead to the disintergration of the belt which breaks up, clogs the oil pump filter and starves the engine of oil causing it to fail completely and meaning a new engine is required. Ford say the belts should last around 100,000 miles but some are going as low as 37,000 miles. The latest engines with mhev now have a chain instead of a wet belt, however the oil pump is still a wet belt and in cars as young as 4 years with 25,000 miles some have been failing...having said that those cars seemed to have had little or no servicing at all which could have prevented these issues. The mhev running all the time may reduce the wear and tear on the oill pump belt as the engine doesn't need to work so hard as the electric part assists the enging meaning less strain, but only time will tell. Just search for Ford wet belt issues and you'll see all the problems people have had, hence the nick name ecoboom.
@@snipturn thanks for the info. Very useful as I've been thinking about buying a 2018 onwards Focus and most on sale are the 1.0 Ecoboost. Engine reliability seems to be a bit of a lottery, which is worrying. Is it a similar story with the VW and Honda 1.0 3 cylinders, and the Peugeot 3 cylinders?
The estate version is lovely.
Big fan of estates
It is. Just came back from a short holiday in Germany. Four adults and luggage, cruising 150km/h on the Autobahn it is very quiet and and averaged 5.7 liter for 100km (because you can only do 100km/h in Holland 😄
@@buijs1967 I also live in Holland, and done 3.5/100km on the motorway at a summer day morning, last year
Shame they don't sell that in the US
Its such a shame its only 155bhp and 9 seconds to 60mph... 180 to 200bhp would of been ideal.
The best combination is the 155PS with the Powershift automatic transmission. The manual is half a second slower to 62mph. With the automatic, the 0-62mph figure is almost identical to the BMW 1-Series 118i. It's also 5mpg more efficient on the combined cycle than the BMW, I seem to recall. I've owned both of these cars.
Focus or Mazda 3 ?
Focus for me although the Mazda looks great
I've never owned or even driven a new car in my life. I struggle to understand how people can afford such, you say only £32,000 like it's not very much. I thought we were all having a cost of living crisis. I can't help but feel I am somehow a failure in life and it leaves me feeling rather sad.
Don’t feel sad. It’s all about finance or pcp nobody is actually dropping 32k on these !
its a pity Ford stopped bringing this car to Australia
Y and they never sold it with a manual gearbox here either. Annoying as they are great to drive and I would be in the market for one if they were available (for a reasonable price). Cannot even get Mazda 3 with manual now. The days of fun, inexpensive cars seem to be drawing to a close.
sounds a bargin as new civic hybrid is €48,000
37k for a focus though is too much
That's the super full optional without discounts, I got my st line hybrid with everything you need for 24 k. You get an ST with 37k, and that is still a good price for 280 ponies.
@@FefyGT for 24k u got an stline? Where did u get that I’ll take one. Focus st tho is 60k
@@colmreilly21sounds like bollox to me
The one he is reviewing is an MHEV top of the range X version. Hybrids cost a lot more from every manufacturer as is well known.. The non hybrid normal version, he said cost 32 euros. That's £28k.
@@colmreilly21 yeah an st-line mild hybrid, got it in Italy because we have governments incentives for 2000 euros plus it's a Focus, it doesn't sell well here so you get huge discounts. Normally Italians go for b SUV or Golf or class A.
Engine known to be problematic. Most replaced engine in the UK.
Love to be in the old LandCruiser, the small thing my dad drives, not this rubbish cars we have in Ireland, they were built to last those cars
Too big too expensive, like everything now.
Those 1L ecoboost engines are a time bomb. Avoid like the plague. Google Ford wet belt
i had a focus in 2003, then a fiesta ST 2006 which was so fun to drive then switched to the focus 2011, 1.5 liter 182PS - the first with the new facelift and day LEDs..... still have it, 170'000 without any problems. but its getting old. im get a ford focus st-line 2023 maybe in 3 days..... once ford - forever ford. ford is to long in the market and they know how to build great cars
I cannot think of a car I hate more than the current ford focus . I wouldn’t take a present of one . Each to their own I guess
Trabant?
Once an ecoboom still an ecoboom. Would not touch that engine and definitely never trust it, readup on the history of the disaster.
save money for new enginesif you have this car...
sorry.. horrible interior...mazda 3 class above...but it's personal preference..
Mazda is not in the same league as a drivers car
@mgk7963 what are you on about?.?can't be serious lol...
And yet another car who offers big screen and less buttons and knobs and another car like many now I would not touch because the Ergonomics are absolute crap !
no way a normal person would give their own money on a 1 L
Pelase dont buy ford focus 1,0 ingien u gonna fu-k it up, if u want buy ford buy 1.6 or more
say car correctly
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