Verdict: Drives well, sounds good, and puts character into a corporate mile-muncher.
Verdict
Nothing in the same class of car can beat a Focus for precision driving dynamics, and the same is still true of the new Ford Focus model.
It looks business-smart, and is a technology showcase, with some features not available elsewhere.
Ford has done a good job of updating the Focus, evolving it in a way which should maintain residual value.
The one-litre EcoBoost engine is a honey. It drives well, sounds good, and puts character into a corporate mile-muncher.
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New Ford Focus – The Low Down…..
| Doors and body style | 5 door hatch |
| Engine/gearbox: | 1.0 3 cyl petroldiesel/6 speed manual, FWD |
| CO2 Emissions: | 108g/km |
| Economy: | 60.1mpg |
| Power/torque: | 125HP/112 lb ft |
| 0-62mph/top speed: | 11.0secs/121mph |
| Insurance group: | TBA |
…..and what it costs
| P11D Value | £N/A |
| Monthly business rental (ex VAT) | From £xxx (3yrs/30,000 miles) |
| Road tax (VED) | £0 year 1, then £20 |
| Company Car Tax Bands 2013/14 | 13% |
| Benefit in kind 2011/12 to 2013/14 | £N/A |
| Annual/Monthly fuel benefit (20%) | £N/A |
| Annual/Monthly fuel benefit (40%) | £N/A |
| Annual/monthly company car tax (20%) | £N/A |
| Annual/monthly company car tax (40%) | £N/A |
| Figures correct at time of posting | |
| For latest figures | Use our company car tax calculator |
