In addition to the ritziness it gives to the face, this option also adds LEDs for the taillights. But that's not all there is to this package. One notable aspect you have to know about the facelifted Focus is what the €950 Xenon pack adds to the mixĪs the name implies, the adaptive headlight technology that comes as standard from the Titanium trim level upwards is bettered with Xenon bling and a plethora of LEDs acting as daytime running lights. The hatch door has also been revisited, although differences are minimal. How does that translate on the rear quarters of the new look Focus? The rhinoplasty gave it a sporty rear spoiler, as well as a more dynamic front bumper design. She's the same person as on your first date years ago, but something makes her look foxier than usual.
Think of what they've done here as when your significant other tries new make-up and a hair style she saw in one of those glossy magazines we guys don't really understand at all. The sculpted, muscular bonnet, all-new bumper and more prominent wheel arches render the 2015 Ford Focus a heavy facelift, not the typical half-assed job German brands are so good at.Įven though designers didn't change much at the rear, there are some details that make the Focus look more enticing. In addition to that, the rectangular fog lights and their bezels are way more contemporary when compared to the round units of the pre-facelift. The most obvious visual sauce is the Aston Martin-esque front grille that looks horrid on base models because those don't benefit from chromed horizontal bars. Where did that mountain of green dollar bills go on the outside? Almost everywhere, to be frank. Instead, the design team decided to position the units lower, in a similar fashion to the cheap and cheerful Fiesta. In the original Focus Mk3's case, the trapezoidal grille of yesteryear was swapped for way cooler triangular features, while the rear lost the high-placed taillights of the Mk2. After all, a vehicle in this class needs to be family-oriented first and foremost. The pre-facelift Ford Focus Mk3 is something of a Cinderella compared to the Shrek-like Mk2 because the Kinetic Design language hides its sheer bulkiness. Stateside, Europe, Middle East, Australia, you name it, the Focus is, as ever, a global phenomenon and a staple in the highly competitive compact family car segment or the C-segment as it's called in Europe. That's saying something about the mass-market appeal the Focus has and how popular the nameplate is right now.Īfter it debuted at the 2010 North American International Auto Show as a 2012 model, the third generation Ford Focus became a bigger sales success story than its predecessor in a matter of months. Still, let us reflect a minute or so on this feat – last year alone, the Focus sold a trickle over a million, while the Toyota Corolla and the Ford F-Series pickup truck didn't manage to surpass that threshold. On top of that, recently there's been a fiery debate between Toyota and Ford on who makes the best-selling car in the world. The American manufacturer isn't ready to ditch the moniker yet, especially since the Focus is enjoying its sweet 16, is built in 8 plants and is sold in over 140 countries worldwide.
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