Comments on: Facelifted Ford Focus to hit market in Sept 08 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/08/18/facelifted-ford-focus-to-hit-market-in-sept-08/ Explaining the Chinese Car Industry and Chinese Cars Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:23:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: AM2 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/08/18/facelifted-ford-focus-to-hit-market-in-sept-08/#comment-102706 AM2 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:40:37 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/08/18/facelifted-ford-focus-to-hit-market-in-sept-08/#comment-102706 The 2009 Chinese Market Ford Focus gets a Kinetc Design facelift first seen late last year in the European Focus. The main difference is the European Focus gets new side panels/door skins with has a crease that runs through the door handles. Jack, the American Focus is a reskin of the first generation Focus which was introduced in the late 90's (C170 platform). Ford's new design language is called "Kinetic Design", this originated from Europe and is now being introduced in Ford's global models. The new Fiesta should be one of the first Kinetic Design Ford models to be sold in the USA. The Chinese Focus, like most Focuses sold in markets outisde North America is based on the European Mk2 Focus (C1 platform). The 2009 Chinese Market Ford Focus gets a Kinetc Design facelift first seen late last year in the European Focus.

The main difference is the European Focus gets new side panels/door skins with has a crease that runs through the door handles.

Jack, the American Focus is a reskin of the first generation Focus which was introduced in the late 90’s (C170 platform).
Ford’s new design language is called “Kinetic Design”, this originated from Europe and is now being introduced in Ford’s global models.
The new Fiesta should be one of the first Kinetic Design Ford models to be sold in the USA.

The Chinese Focus, like most Focuses sold in markets outisde North America is based on the European Mk2 Focus (C1 platform).

]]> By: Gerald http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/08/18/facelifted-ford-focus-to-hit-market-in-sept-08/#comment-87209 Gerald Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:33:23 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/08/18/facelifted-ford-focus-to-hit-market-in-sept-08/#comment-87209 The US Focus isn't the same as the one sold elsewhere in the world. They may look similar, but the international version is better (including the one made and sold in China). The US Focus isn’t the same as the one sold elsewhere in the world. They may look similar, but the international version is better (including the one made and sold in China).

]]> By: jack http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/08/18/facelifted-ford-focus-to-hit-market-in-sept-08/#comment-85686 jack Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:54:18 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/08/18/facelifted-ford-focus-to-hit-market-in-sept-08/#comment-85686 I hated the grill on the us focus . I hated the grill on the us focus .

]]> By: jack http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/08/18/facelifted-ford-focus-to-hit-market-in-sept-08/#comment-64001 jack Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:30:32 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/08/18/facelifted-ford-focus-to-hit-market-in-sept-08/#comment-64001 Facelift ? the car look the same as the Focus since the Focus replace the escort a decade ago . I do like the grill on the north American focus . Why dose ford not put the grill on Focuses elsewhere . Although i love hatchbacks and hate that Ford killed the hatchback focus for no reason . Blaming it on poor sales when it hade very good sales in north America . I live in Europe anyway oh well . Facelift ? the car look the same as the Focus since the Focus replace the escort a decade ago . I do like the grill on the north American focus . Why dose ford not put the grill on Focuses elsewhere . Although i love hatchbacks and hate that Ford killed the hatchback focus for no reason . Blaming it on poor sales when it hade very good sales in north America . I live in Europe anyway oh well .

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