Ford_News
09-23-2010, 05:30 PM
Filed under: Sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/), Videos (http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/focusscreen630.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/video-2012-ford-focus-worked-out-on-the-track/#continued)
2012 Ford Focus prototype out on the track - Click above to watch the video after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/video-2012-ford-focus-worked-out-on-the-track/#continued)
We can't divulge the details about the production-spec 2012 Ford Focus (http://autoblog.com/tag/focus) just yet (you'll have to wait for next week's Paris Motor Show (http://autoblog.com/tag/paris+motor+show) coverage), but when it comes to what Ford (http://autoblog.com/make/ford)'s new global C-car will be like to drive, this video should explain a lot.
It's no secret that the new Focus was heavily tuned by Ford's European team, meaning both the hatch and sedan should prove to be pretty engaging steers - just like their Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta) siblings. In this video, we see a nearly completed prototype running around Ford's handling course, and judging by the sights and sounds from this two-minute clip, we're pretty eager to get our turn behind the wheel.
If the standard-spec Focus looks this good, imagine what FoMoCo has in store for the hotted-up ST (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/15/paris-preview-247-hp-2012-ford-focus-st-set-to-go-global/). Follow the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/video-2012-ford-focus-worked-out-on-the-track/#continued) to watch the video of the Blue Oval small car doing some test laps. Thanks for the tip, Yaroukh!
Gallery: 2012 Ford Focus (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus000_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus001_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus002_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus003_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus004_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/)
[Source: YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I02dm91XrTs)]Video: 2012 Ford Focus worked out on the track (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/video-2012-ford-focus-worked-out-on-the-track/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/focusscreen630.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/video-2012-ford-focus-worked-out-on-the-track/#continued)
2012 Ford Focus prototype out on the track - Click above to watch the video after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/video-2012-ford-focus-worked-out-on-the-track/#continued)
We can't divulge the details about the production-spec 2012 Ford Focus (http://autoblog.com/tag/focus) just yet (you'll have to wait for next week's Paris Motor Show (http://autoblog.com/tag/paris+motor+show) coverage), but when it comes to what Ford (http://autoblog.com/make/ford)'s new global C-car will be like to drive, this video should explain a lot.
It's no secret that the new Focus was heavily tuned by Ford's European team, meaning both the hatch and sedan should prove to be pretty engaging steers - just like their Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta) siblings. In this video, we see a nearly completed prototype running around Ford's handling course, and judging by the sights and sounds from this two-minute clip, we're pretty eager to get our turn behind the wheel.
If the standard-spec Focus looks this good, imagine what FoMoCo has in store for the hotted-up ST (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/15/paris-preview-247-hp-2012-ford-focus-st-set-to-go-global/). Follow the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/video-2012-ford-focus-worked-out-on-the-track/#continued) to watch the video of the Blue Oval small car doing some test laps. Thanks for the tip, Yaroukh!
Gallery: 2012 Ford Focus (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus000_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus001_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus002_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus003_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus004_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/)
[Source: YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I02dm91XrTs)]Video: 2012 Ford Focus worked out on the track (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/video-2012-ford-focus-worked-out-on-the-track/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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