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#1163 of 1316 Dissapointed in Ford by cannon3

Sep 01, 2012 (12:49 pm)

I checked the build list for a 2013 Focus and the sport pkg is gone!!??? What the He.. is Ford thinking?? The sport pkg with the two tone seats/nickel trim pieces inside, 16" wheels ect.. is one reason I chose the Focus. First year and Ford starts to decontent the Focus??? Not a good move Ford... LISTEN to the consumers and NOT the bean counters..
 
Focus is set to unseat the Corolla as #1 seller. I cannot believe people even buy the Corolla still. Its whole drive train is antiquated, styling is blah, interior is a joke.

#1164 of 1316 Re: Dissapointed in Ford [cannon3] by akirby

Sep 01, 2012 (7:15 pm)

Replying to: cannon3 (Sep 01, 2012 12:49 pm)
Did you also notice they made the manual tranny available on the Titanium? That's the opposite of decontenting.

#1165 of 1316 Re: Dissapointed in Ford [akirby] by markus5

Sep 01, 2012 (8:51 pm)

Replying to: akirby (Sep 01, 2012 7:15 pm)
This is interesting. Will this "option to delete" the dreaded automatic tranny lower the cost of the Titanium model by a thousand or more ?

#1166 of 1316 Re: Dissapointed in Ford [akirby] by creakid1

Sep 01, 2012 (9:21 pm)

Replying to: akirby (Sep 01, 2012 7:15 pm)
I almost bought a Focus w/ stability control over 10 yrs ago when it was the most high-tech compact around. Pretty soon, it was only the stupid American market that forced to shut down the AdvanceTrak (ESP) option (as well as HID headlights). & forget about these upgraded interior rest of the world were getting:
 
http://images.compucars.co.uk/112523/large/ford-focus-hatchback-petrol_7283687.j- - - - - pg
 
http://images.autoexposure.co.uk/SHD5090776/AETV53812646_4b.jpg
 
American consumers are too cheap to pay for these nice luxury equipments, especially on the new Focus III that lost adult-size rear leg room in the U.S. spec version.

#1167 of 1316 Re: Dissapointed in Ford [cannon3] by gogogodzilla

Sep 01, 2012 (9:43 pm)

Replying to: cannon3 (Sep 01, 2012 12:49 pm)
I have a 2012 Ford Focus with sport pack. There are NO 16" wheels on it.
 
There are 18" summer performance tires.

#1168 of 1316 Re: Dissapointed in Ford [gogogodzilla] by kam327

Sep 02, 2012 (5:35 am)

Replying to: gogogodzilla (Sep 01, 2012 9:43 pm)
If you have 18" wheels you do not have the "sport" package, which comes only with the SE trim. You have the "handling" package which comes only with the Titanium trim.

#1169 of 1316 Re: Dissapointed in Ford [cannon3] by kam327

Sep 02, 2012 (5:43 am)

Replying to: cannon3 (Sep 01, 2012 12:49 pm)
The Sport Package on the SE is being replaced by the Appearance Package which is similar but more expensive since it forces you to get leather seats.
 
I wouldn't call that decontenting, but there is some decontenting going on for '13: the rain sensing wipers, universal garage door opener and 1 or 2 other things are gone.

#1170 of 1316 Cloth is sportier [kam327] by creakid1

Sep 02, 2012 (6:29 am)

Replying to: kam327 (Sep 02, 2012 5:43 am)
Leather slips, & that defeats the purpose of holding you in place. Having additional side bolsters to compensate will make ingress/egress inconvenient plus more wear, not to mention hotter sweatier during summer.
 
Anyway, I think the new Focus holds the road well enough even w/ only 16" wheels. The only equipment I like to add is ST's Recaro seats, which I sat the LA Autoshow & wouldn't leave
 
The truly sporty Toyota GT86 (Scion FR-S) only come w/ cloth seats in the U.S.

#1171 of 1316 transmission is horrible by tiger9112

Sep 10, 2012 (7:15 pm)

the transmission on this car has a mind of its own it stays reving when you let off the gas bucks allot like a stick shift and when you drive slowly to save gas it has zero acceleration power and rolls back on hills

#1172 of 1316 Re: transmission is horrible [tiger9112] by gogogodzilla

Sep 10, 2012 (7:35 pm)

Replying to: tiger9112 (Sep 10, 2012 7:15 pm)
It is a manual... with a computer controlled clutch.
 
Actually, two clutches. It's not called a dual-clutch gearbox for nothing.
 
So, of course it rolls back on hills. Manuals do that.

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