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07-12-2012, 11:40 AM
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Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford) has released the official Environmental Protection Agency (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/environmental protection agency) fuel economy ratings for its 2013 Focus ST (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/focus st). The hottest of Blue Oval hatches will manage 32 mpg highway, 23 mpg city and 26 mpg combined from the turbocharged 2.0-liter Ecoboost (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ecoboost) four-cylinder engine and six-speed manual transmission. Ford notes those numbers best both the Volkswagen GTI (http://www.autoblog.com/volkswagen/gti/) five-door at 21 mpg city and 31 mpg highway and the MazdaSpeed3 (http://www.autoblog.com/mazda/mazdaspeed3) at 18 mpg city and 25 mpg highway. At 252 horsepower and 270 pound-feet of torque, the Focus ST also bests the Volkswagen (http://www.autoblog.com/volkswagen/) in power, but loses that fight to the Mazda (http://www.autoblog.com/mazda/).
Judging by our recent first drive (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/25/2013-ford-focus-st-first-drive-review/), that doesn't stop the machine from being plenty entertaining, however. With a conservative 0-62 mph time of 6.5 seconds and a top end of 155 mph, this is about as far from a rental Focus at the Hertz lot as one can get. For comparison's sake, the base, naturally aspirated 2.0-liter four-cylinder Focus is capable of up to 40 mpg highway with a special fuel economy package, but it also delivers 92 fewer horsepower and far fewer thrills. Check out the full press release (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/07/12/2013-ford-focus-st-gets-23-mpg-city-32-mpg-highway-ratings/#continued) below.Continue reading 2013 Ford Focus ST gets 23 mpg city, 32 mpg highway ratings (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/12/2013-ford-focus-st-gets-23-mpg-city-32-mpg-highway-ratings/)
2013 Ford Focus ST gets 23 mpg city, 32 mpg highway ratings (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/12/2013-ford-focus-st-gets-23-mpg-city-32-mpg-highway-ratings/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford) has released the official Environmental Protection Agency (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/environmental protection agency) fuel economy ratings for its 2013 Focus ST (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/focus st). The hottest of Blue Oval hatches will manage 32 mpg highway, 23 mpg city and 26 mpg combined from the turbocharged 2.0-liter Ecoboost (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ecoboost) four-cylinder engine and six-speed manual transmission. Ford notes those numbers best both the Volkswagen GTI (http://www.autoblog.com/volkswagen/gti/) five-door at 21 mpg city and 31 mpg highway and the MazdaSpeed3 (http://www.autoblog.com/mazda/mazdaspeed3) at 18 mpg city and 25 mpg highway. At 252 horsepower and 270 pound-feet of torque, the Focus ST also bests the Volkswagen (http://www.autoblog.com/volkswagen/) in power, but loses that fight to the Mazda (http://www.autoblog.com/mazda/).
Judging by our recent first drive (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/25/2013-ford-focus-st-first-drive-review/), that doesn't stop the machine from being plenty entertaining, however. With a conservative 0-62 mph time of 6.5 seconds and a top end of 155 mph, this is about as far from a rental Focus at the Hertz lot as one can get. For comparison's sake, the base, naturally aspirated 2.0-liter four-cylinder Focus is capable of up to 40 mpg highway with a special fuel economy package, but it also delivers 92 fewer horsepower and far fewer thrills. Check out the full press release (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/07/12/2013-ford-focus-st-gets-23-mpg-city-32-mpg-highway-ratings/#continued) below.Continue reading 2013 Ford Focus ST gets 23 mpg city, 32 mpg highway ratings (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/12/2013-ford-focus-st-gets-23-mpg-city-32-mpg-highway-ratings/)
2013 Ford Focus ST gets 23 mpg city, 32 mpg highway ratings (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/12/2013-ford-focus-st-gets-23-mpg-city-32-mpg-highway-ratings/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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