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New look, same great drive. Image by Kyle Fortune.

New look, same great drive
Ford revises its Focus ST, smartening up its looks but leaving the best bits well alone.

   


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Performance, emissions & economy

Top speed (mph): 150
0-62 mph (seconds): 6.8

Urban mpg: 20.5
Extra urban mpg: 41.5
Combined mpg: 30.4
CO2 (g/km): 224


Dimensions & weights

Length (mm): 4357
Height (mm): 1447
Width (mm): 1840
Wheelbase (mm): 2640
Front track (mm): 1535
Rear track (mm): 1531
Cargo volume (litres): 362
Fuel tank capacity (litres): 55


 
Engine & transmission

Engine: Designation: Duratec. Five-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine, in line, mounted transversely in front. Alloy cylinder head.

Management: Emissions controlled to Euro IV levels.

Cubic capacity (cc): 2522
Compression ratio: 9.00:1
Bore x stroke (mm): 83.00 x 93.20
Valve gear: Belt-driven camshafts. Four valves per cylinder (20v). Double overhead camshafts (DOHC). Ti-VCT (Twin independent Variable Cam Timing).
Max. power (bhp): 222 at 6100 rpm
Max. torque (lb.ft): 236 at 1600 rpm

Transmission: Six-speed manual gearbox driving through the front wheels.

Gear ratios:
1st: 3.385:1
2nd: 2.050:1
3rd: 1.433:1
4th: 1.088:1
5th: 0.868:1
6th: 0.700:1
Reverse: 3.231:1
Final drive ratio: 4.000:1


 
Chassis & running gear

Front: Independent MacPherson struts with offset coil spring over gas filled damper units and lower L-arms with optimised front rubber bushings and rear hydro-bush mounted on separate reinforced cross-member sub-frame, anti roll bar 21.5mm.

Rear: Independent Short-Long Arm (SLA) Control Blade multi-link system mounted on reinforced sub-frame, gas-filled dampers and anti-roll bar (21mm).

Steering: Power-assisted rack and pinion system. 2.83 turns lock-to-lock.

Turning circle diameter (m): 11.70

Brakes: Diagonally-split brakes with dual-line servo-assistance and ventilated front discs (320 x 25mm). Rear: solid discs (280 x 11mm). Anti-lock brakes (ABS) with electronic brake-force distribution (EBD). Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) with Traction Assi

Wheels: 8 x 18-inch five-spoke alloys.

Tyres: 225/40 R18.







 

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