2012 Ford Focus - Review
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8out of 10
Plug-in electric cars are the next frontier for green car buyers. Hybrids like the 2010 Toyota Prius and 2010 Honda Insight will duke it out this year, but you can't charge them up from wall current.
GM has been promoting its plans for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in car with an auxiliary engine, for more than two years. In January, Ford startled the Detroit Auto Show by saying it would offer a fully electric Focus in 2011.
Now we've had a chance to drive a development version of that car, which is engineered by supplier Magna, which will also build several thousand copies of the car to be sold at Ford dealers.
The bottom line: For a development 'mule', this thing feels like it could have rolled off a production line. We couldn't take the car out on freeways, but the car felt showroom-ready in low-speed testing around the roads and parking lots of DisneyWorld (top speed: 30 mph).
We were particularly impressed with the refinement and lack of noise. Most development vehicles...
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| 4dr Sedan (4) | MSRP | Invoice | MPG City | MPG Hwy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4dr Sedan S Specs | $16,500 | $15,635 | 26 | 36 |
| 4dr Sedan SE Specs | $17,500 | $16,380 | 26 | 36 |
| 4dr Sedan SEL Specs | $20,500 | $19,110 | 28 | 38 |
| 4dr Sedan Titanium Specs | $22,200 | $20,657 | 28 | 38 |
| 5dr HB (3) | MSRP | Invoice | MPG City | MPG Hwy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5dr HB SE Specs | $18,300 | $17,108 | 26 | 36 |
| 5dr HB SEL Specs | $21,300 | $19,838 | 28 | 38 |
| 5dr HB Titanium Specs | $22,700 | $21,112 | 28 | 38 |
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