Road Test
Ford Focus
Test date Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Price as tested £18,995
For Performance, chassis dynamics, characterful engine, value
Against Ordinary interior quality
How much ?
- Price as tested £18,995
- Price as tested £18,495
How fast
- 0-30mph no data
- 0-60mph no data
- 0-100mph no data
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / no data
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
no data
How thirsty?
- Test average
no data
- Test best/worst
no data / no data
Government figures
- Combined/urban
30.4 / 20.5 mpg
- CO2 emissions
224 g/km
How big?
- Length
4362 mm
- Width
1840 mm
- Height
1497 mm
- Wheelbase
2640 mm
- Weight
1317 kg
- Fuel tank
55.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 5 cyls In Line , 2552 cc
- Max power 222 bhp at 6200 rpm
- Max torque 236 ft at 2000 rpm
- Specific output 88bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 169bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 83.0x93.2 mm
- Compression ratio 9.0:1
- Valve gear 4 per cylDOHC
- Ignition and fuel Electronic distrobutorless ignition, Sequential electronic fuel injection (SEFI) , Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st no data
- 2nd no data
- 3rd no data
- 4th no data
- 5th no data
- 6th no data
- Final drive no data
Suspension
- Front Independent MacPherson Struts with offset coil spring
- Rear Independent short-long arm (SLA) control blade multi-link system
Steering
- Type Rack and pinion. Ratio 14,8
- Lock to lock 2.90
Brakes
- Front 320mm Ventilated discs
- Rear 280mm solid discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front no data
- Size rear no data
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front no data
- Tyres rear no data
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