On the Carnewsportal’s test  - the second generation of the popular Ford Focus. And through the bright red sedan had a lot: 20 days in the snowy slush almost 2000 kilometers and many hours of standing in horrendous traffic jams.

We were lucky, the test has got to Focus, which is not taken immediately after the start of a two dozen taxi company, not given yet full-fledged children as the first car, “to learn to ride”, and young families do not fit for them in the loan yoke. So the issue of personalization - a unique, perhaps, a weak spot in Focus Given the vast number of hatchbacks, sedans and station wagons of this model on our roads - was dropped by itself.
Two liters under the hood, 145 hp, automatic transmission, a series of Titanium with dopoborudovaniem a few thousand dollars, Exterior Colorado Red, 16-inch alloy wheels, chrome elements, bi-xenon headlights … Impressive list.
However, in our Focus looks just like thousands of his fellow men: the same harsh to the touch plastic, decorated, however, aluminum edging devices. The rest are all familiar, and familiar to any “magician.” Maybe it is good - ergonomics in the cabin Focus gorgeous numerous levers, buttons and switches are always at hand.
Take, for example, “joystick” on the steering column that is responsible for management of radio. Already reseeding another car, I still have two weeks with an idiotic obstinacy in trying to find the remote and, I confess, felt some frustration, not having achieved its goals. Yes, and at an alarming red snowflake on the dashboard was bored - no one has warned that around the winter.
Two-liter Focus, despite the “automatic”, is dynamic. Claimed 10.8 with a hundred is enough to not feel odd in strained Moscow’s traffic. A pair of friends complained about the “podtuplivanie” automatic transmission, but during the test, “our» Focus nothing critical has not been noticed. Two liters for the sedan weighing 1300 kg were injected precisely what the doctor ordered. And then banned the anti-doping commission. Spur mares wanted, and, indeed, the desire to embody in reality with an eye to the traffic police. Even on a slippery road car kept steadily at high speed.
The only thing that initially annoyed, it’s short stroke gas pedal at the start - after yet another scrolling in the snowy slush colleagues in a traffic jam kept glancing in astonishment and disdain, as one looks at the next yard stritreysera. Thank you in time connecting ESP - stern wag it represses promptly. And the problem turned out to be far-fetched. Matter of habit - on the third day, I imagine this is not allowed.
Positive emotions added elastic suspension without annoying rolls, but regularly swallowed by irregularities, and responsive steering. In this case, there are three tuning amplifier: “comfort”, “normal” and sports “. However, even in “comfort” more transparent enough, the weight of the wheel is poured, when it should be, so I experimented a bit with the other two settings, I still choose this.
There are no miracles: 145-hp engine made to pay for the pleasure in a literal sense - consumption did not fall below 11.5 liters per 100 km in the “work - giving”. But this is taking into account the swift starts with a traffic light, eat up fuel great distances at the entrance to the city and the daily 20-kilometer high-speed cross-country races in the country.
During the time of possession Focus II ugorazdilo me get right to the two grand automotive collapse when the car had to spend over five hours. Anyone experienced this for myself I understand the driver: in the third hour is already beginning to fidget, which seemed so comfortable seat insanely annoying and generally want to escape from the car. So, Focus, thanks to a convenient deep planting the driver’s seat, and wide enough for etgo class range of settings, it referred to the level of irritation minimized. True, the complaining passengers - for the right front seat of such magnificence of adjustment is not provided.
Summary of farewell to the Focus II, and later this year begin selling the third generation of the popular model is formulated laconically: here Ford has achieved the maximum. And little things like poor insulation rear wheel arches, which complained “fokusovody ‘assessment does not change.
The minus is the second generation Focus can be attributed only to his popularity. It would seem, Ford revealed the true secret to success in any business: excellent value for money in conjunction with a competent product promotion. But what happens? A country road full of identical cars, they same people twist the same wheels and press on the same pedal to break through to the same shop and trying to make the same sale. And in our country the buyer is specific enough, the car he perceives as a reflection of their status. Not the fact that it will carry the money in the salon to go out at exactly the same car as your neighbor. Let the ideal from a pragmatic point of view.
Once in a conversation with a colleague about the problem of choosing a car, the C-Class in the popular price category, I spoke in that vein that the car is taken for a girl, which means that the car must be in some way unusual. As possible in this price range. He looked up with surprise and some condemnation. Like, if such vehicle is fully on the road, it merely says that, yes, indeed, a good car. Everything else - the empty ambition and show off.
Yet how many people come in salons for a new car, absolutely no interest in how to set up suspension, a generation of ESP will prevent them from skidding, and how long the backlight will live in the luggage compartment? Ask the manager: each second, if not more, makes the choice once and for all to see on the road it - the very same. The rest - the formalities. And if a man is drawn to an experienced friend for advice, it is only in order to obtain confirmation of calm: “Take it, do not worry, a normal car.”
“Our» Focus II in this case was a perfect choice. On the one hand, this is a car that has everything to prove. C the other - thanks to an unexpected color scheme and chrome finish his appearance began to play with new colors. Focus this really stands out from the crowd, gives the very coveted personalization, and thanks to a rich stuffing finally parted ways with the strengthen the image of “workhorse”.