2010 Ford Focus Review and Pricing

by Chuck Giametta

Table of Contents
2010 Ford Focus Review and Pricing
2012 Ford Focus Review and Pricing
2010 Compact Car Buying Guide
2009 Ford Focus Quote

2010 Ford Focus Buying Advice

• Want a world-class economy car? Wait for the 2011 Ford Focus. The 2010 Focus represents the last gasp of a cut-rate design that’s long underpinned the U.S.-market version of this small car. The 2011 Focus will finally adopt the critically acclaimed engineering of the European Ford Focus.
• Yes, the 2010 Ford Focus will be a lame duck, but that doesn’t mean you should scratch it off your shopping list. The current Focus is a serviceable small car that provides good mileage and a surprisingly soft ride at competitive prices. With decent room for four, the four-door sedan is a better dollar value than the cramped two-door coupe.







• The Ford Focus is the best car for you keeping a lid on your fuel bill is a higher priority than sophisticated styling or performance.

2010 Ford Focus Changes

• Styling: Ford gave Focus a heavy makeover for model-year 2008, incorporating appearance changes that will see the car to its 2011 redesign. A new nose and tail and big fake fender vents were the notable alterations. Dropped were versatile hatchback and wagon body styles. The sedan survived and was joined for model-year 2009 by a coupe with styling that gamely attempted to clean up mistakes made on the four-door.
• Mechanical: The 2010 Focus will mark the final year for basic engineering that dates to model-year 2000 -- that’s ancient in car terms Don’t demand much of the chassis or the milquetoast four-cylinder engine and you’ll not be disappointed. The 2011 Focus will inherit a chassis engineered for top-notch handling and have more-efficient engines and transmissions.
• Features: Every Focus comes with a laudable array of basic safety and convenience features, including head-protecting curtain side airbags and air conditioning. But the clear star is Ford’s Sync system. It’s the main reason some buyers to choose a Focus, though it hasn’t been unavailable on the least-expensive model. Developed with Microsoft, Sync links the car to an array of satellite, cell-phone, and iPod functions in a show of techno dazzle unique in this price range.

2010 Ford Focus Prices

• Including destination charges, Focus will continue to start at an appealing $15,000 or so. Base prices will range to nearly $18,000 for a top-line SES model with standard Sync.

2010 Ford Focus Fuel Economy

• With the five-speed manual transmission, Focus rates 24 mpg city/35 highway. With the four-speed automatic, it rates 24/33.

2010 Ford Focus Release Date

• Look for the 2010 Focus in showrooms in late summer or early autumn 2009.

2010 Ford Focus Competition

• 2010 Honda Civic: The lower-end of the Civic sedan and coupe roster is price-competitive with Focus and puts you in a car with class-leading comfort, space, build quality, and trade-in value.
• 2010 Hyundai Elantra: Not the liveliest or most fashionable small car, but a formidable value, with impressive comfort and solidity and a list of standard equipment and high-grade cabin materials that sends a shiver through the competition.
• 2010 Nissan Versa: Its look is an acquired taste, but the reward is lots of interior volume – especially in the hatchback version – and a balanced manner on the road that’ll have you thinking you’re in a more-expensive car.

Ford Focus External Links

• Offical Ford Focus website.
• Ford Focus online user forum.