Helps keep the new Ford Focus in the lane

The assistants hold the new Ford Focus in the track

NICE. The fourth generation of the Topseller can automate driving at level 2 – New three and four cylinders – From 19,580 euros.

With the commercial ambitions: Ford Focus Image: Ford

Twenty years after the first, Ford focuses once again on the Focus: with the fourth generation. Chic looks at the new Focus. Sporty dynamic on the outside and simple and solid on the inside. This mixture has its charm. Especially the interior and the dashboard, which is consistent across and through. Straight lines, brushed aluminum, no glossy cheap piano, but all that is dull: it looks classy. There are some seams, precious materials – the new goal has commercial ambitions.

The five-door rose 1.8, the family 10.8 centimeters long, but both variants were flatter (1.5 or 2 centimeters).

Ford tackled the right topics. Like support systems. Under the collective term CoPilot360, Americans summarize electronic aids such as Intelligent Drive Assist, Active Park Assistants with parking and parking functions as well as the Dodge Assistant. Partial autonomous driving at level 2 follows therefore. So: Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Pure, Lane Pilot Enabled: On the highway, the Ford face his line – so no obstacle such as a sudden change of car or a sharp bend occurs. In short: During the first OÖN test kilometers, the system has won laurels as a piloting assistance. Partial autonomous driving? It lasts forever!

The first head-up display of a Ford has turned out very clear. The display is clearly structured, the numbers and characters are clearly legible.

Internet is on board

For the first time at Ford, the Internet is also activated: Hotspot, eCall, live traffic, vehicle data (smartphone app available) and remote control (door and window opening etc.). via app).

LED headlights are equipped with a high beam or a glare-free cornering light. The latter reacts to the traffic signs and adapts the lighthouse cone accordingly.

The 5-door hatchback and Traveler (Estate) brochure features ten trim lines: from Trend to Vignale to Active and ST-Line. When the Active with its off-road design elements has a ground clearance of 30 millimeters, the sporty ST-Line is lowered by ten millimeters.

The basic model is offered – until stocks run out – for 13,990 euros in the lease, the starting price is 19,580 euros.

Engines

Two species and two diesel are included in the prospectus. The famous 1.0-liter EcoBoost three-cylinder engine delivers 85, 100 or 125 hp, the new four-cylinder, 1.5-liter 150 or 182 hp. The revised version of the 1.5-liter four-cylinder EcoBlue diesel produces 95 or 120 horsepower, the new 2.0-liter EcoBlue 150 hp engine. All engines take the standard obstacle of TEMP 6d emissions. Half of the variants of the model emit CO2 below 118 g / km.

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