Production of the next-generation Ford Focus will begin simultaneously in Europe and North America in late 2010, with individual market launches start early in 2011. Launches in Asia, Africa and South America will follow. Initial production will be saturated at the Saarlouis (Germany), Michigan (Únited States) and Chongqing (China) Assembly Plants.

The new Focus will be one of up to 10 unique models to be reinforced from Ford’s new C-car platform, which is expected to generate total sales in all regions of 2 million units annually by 2012. The first of these will be the new Ford C-MAX and Ford Grand C-MAX – unveiled astatine the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show – for launch in Europe in the second half of 2010.

‘Global customers increasingly want littler cars with outstanding fuel economy, but without sacrificing any of the style, technology, connectivity and drive quality they demand from bigger vehicles,’ explained Derrick Kuzak, Ford’s group vice president of Global Product Development.

Indeed, as a measure of this car’s ability, a standard production Focus ST set a segment-leading record time of 8 minutes 35 seconds around the Nordschleife circuit at the famed Nurburgring.

This sort of achievement requires more than just brute power and the Focus ST remains one of the sharpest handling cars in its class. In fact, the ST may well be the definitive choice for enthusiastic drivers who also demand comfort around town and an array of subtle suspension enhancements ensures this is still the case.

A powerful braking system is top of this list while Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) and Traction Control are now standard on all versions.

The Focus ST has always provided lots of choice and the range retains its simple ST, ST-2 and ST-3 trim grades and three or five-door hatchback bodystyles. It is priced from £18,250 - £20,850.

Every Focus ST boasts 18-inch five-spoke alloy wheels, sports styling, body-hugging Recaro sports seats, a unique sports steering wheel and upgraded instrumentation. New to this generation of ST are the ‘Ford Power’ starter button and Easyfuel capless refuelling system. Upgrading to ST-2 adds a Sony audio system, bi-xenon lights, LED rear lights and Quickclear heated windscreen while the ST-3 includes an in-dash six CD player plus full leather trim.

Another important system in the Ford Focus is the “Dead Angle Wizard. This new technology alerts the driver via a signal in mirrors, if there is a vehicle in the blind spot. But as the system detects a vehicle in the blind spot? This happens via wheel sensors, which then pass the signal to the system and the driver.

Road Sign Detection System

This system is simple and easy to use a camera in the front section recognizes traffic signs such as a speed limit and overtaking, and displays them on again for the driver on-board computer. Thus, we hardly missed a traffic sign in a Ford Focus.

London Motor Show in July is the place to be if you want to check the details. Of course, some time before then WCF would have delivered technical specifications, as usual. But now we are on crumbs thrown down insiders from the engineering “at the table, primarily the Ford Focus RS will not 4WD, but front-wheel-drive. That alone is probably enough to make it a Mazda3 MPS rivals more than a Subaru STI enemy. But wait, there’s more. Looks like we are coming to less than 300 hp – 280 hp speculated on this one, it is certainly much, but also places STI 300 horses on the back, with an additional 8 Horses just in case.

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FWD course useful, up to about 320 hp, where 4WD can be used. Otherwise, you can contact rear engines. We hope for 4WD and magical 300-plus horses from the 2.5-litre turbo, and there is still time to make the necessary changes before the RS on the market.

Ford Focus RS show a green power last week, we saw more than a show car. According to Ford, a structure of less than minus a few episodes, received the green machine is prepared. Now, depending on the fencepost sitting on the side of a five-internal: 275 HP, and cunning, or magical, an incredible suspension of all kinds of fancy things Serbia attention to the structure size of a car explosion, 295 lb-ft torque mated a six-speed auto or a full man, you and vice versa, even under the ruins of the massage is disgusting at all. In both cases, the Euro and other major car CD soon we will face a rest.

Having already released various sport packages for the mainstream versions of the European market Ford Focus, Bavarian tuner Loder1899 has now turned its attention to the sportiest Focus of them all (that is, until the introduction of the RS), the ST. Modifications to the sport hatch’s exterior are minimal and include a front apron, carbon fiber rear diffuser and front grille as well a set of tasty 20-inch alloys that mimic the style of the standard wheels. The light bodykit is complemented by the lower suspension and the new sport exhaust system.