Comments on: Review: 2009 Ford Focus SES coupe

By: Terrence the Terrific Train No.3

Terrence the Terrific Train No.3 — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:02:46 +0000

What an ugly car…

By: Rafa LL

Rafa LL — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:21:50 +0000

I prefer Civic, Corolla, Jetta, Astra, Impreza, Mazda 3 or Sentra over this.

By: Blakkarr

Blakkarr — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:14:20 +0000

The next Focus can NOT come soon enough… There is just no excuse for this.

By: Bubs Solo

Bubs Solo — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:20:26 +0000

idrinorbarsaku

I guess if you are sitting in it and driving it’s not so bad.

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:33:36 +0000

Good thing about this car: It’s no Civic.

Bad thing about this car: Many people have seen the Mazda3

By: idrinorbarsaku

idrinorbarsaku — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:59:53 +0000

I’m sorry but I will have to disagree with you guys on this. I don’t care about svt because we can’t even get it here. But, when we bought this, the 4 door version, we were looking at the corolla and civic because they had the best incentives and trade in value for the lame 2005 buick we had. The vtec engine in the civic has to be revved really high to get the same kind of hp from low revs from the focus. The steering sucks on both corolla and civic. the handling isn’t as good on the civ and cor. The corolla had a smoother ride but doesnt handle remotely as good. There was nothing I liked in the civic. The only thing i liked in the corolla was……..ummm….the back seat?!??!?! We didn’t look at the mazda because we are not too into it’s looks. The focus is a reliable car, that had better steering, brakes, handling, sound setup, seats, while still having a really low price and being great on gar for its price!

By: Rafa LL

Rafa LL — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:57:14 +0000

Haven’t they heard of engine covers? It would have dual purpose here, the engine messiness wouldn’t be seen and the engine blush wouldn’t be seen either, I would blush if I were in that thing.

By: wbent

wbent — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:46:54 +0000

Owned two SVT 3dr Foci’ and gotta say they were absolutely the best ownership experience of any vehicles I owned. Absolutely loved them and kick my self for selling the last one, but these new ones are a severe disappointment. Ford could have owned this segment if they had built on the success of the original by bringing the Euro over

By: Borat

Borat — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:34:51 +0000

There are at least 5 reasons you may skip this specimen:

1. mazda
2. civic
3. corolla
4. sentra
5. hyundai/kia near twins

Of course if you must drive Ford and budget is tight that the best choice in choiceless life. Soviet Union had similar automotive choices, I’ve heard.

By: crash1433

crash1433 — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:54:26 +0000

Where do I begin….04 Focus. First of all if you have 170hp you are driving an svt focus which was completely different than the regular focus back then. Second of all, you paid 17910 for your car. 20910 MSRP less 3000 in rebate puts you at 17910. What a coincedence. Do I think that this car is on par with your svt? Maybe, maybe not. Performance wise of course not. But as far as amenities and technology in the car I definately do. I can’t make excuses for the trim pieces in this particulas car but judging by looking at it, it looks like about a 15 second fix to replace the trim parts that are faulty. I think that when the fiesta comes out it will be the end of this car. They changed the front fascia this year on the coupe to kind of break the public into the way the fiesta is going to look.

By: livelyjay

livelyjay — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:36:25 +0000

God damn is that ugly. Bring back the 3 and 5 door hatchbacks!

By: gehrhardt

gehrhardt — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:40:54 +0000

Haha, the last pic looks like someone abandoned it on the side of the highway.

By: gehrhardt

gehrhardt — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:36:23 +0000

My eyes my eyes!

By: tyler_is_aero_tt

tyler_is_aero_tt — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:46:20 +0000

I do agree it’s somewhat better than the sedan but it’s still mediocre. What is up with the weirdly placed spoiler anyways?

By: Other Man

Other Man — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:21:46 +0000

What a piece of trash. Considering Ford’s new car lineup, the 2010 Fusion/Mustang/Taurus, etc, the Focus is the last in (a too long of a line) of crappy Fords. When it first debuted it was competant, if not reliable. Now it’s got a shoddy interior, ugly exterior, uncompetitive dynamics, and still has crappy reliability.

Fold it. Give us the next one.

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:18:16 +0000

They should have called it the Focus SOS coupe because this thing seriously needs some f*cking help.

By: andy

andy — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:23:33 +0000

the roof mounted spoiler makes this version pretty fruity

By: sha booms

sha booms — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:22:59 +0000

And everyone complains that the current Accord has too many buttons- the interior of this Ford is insane with them! I personally think it’s Ford’s lame attempt at making this car seem “advanced” and “up-to-date”.

By: Bubs Solo

Bubs Solo — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:39:41 +0000

I can agree more with all of these comments… This Focus is an embarrassment.

By: DenverGuy217

DenverGuy217 — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:30:51 +0000

It’s amazing when you go to Europe and get their Focus as a rental. You actually enjoy driving it. Then come back to the US and Hertz gives you the US-made one and you have to wonder if you just went backwards two decades (same for the Europe Mondeo versus Fusion)

By: bigdawg

bigdawg — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:29:01 +0000

Ford needs to take that wing off the rear window it looks stupid. When the Fiesta goes on sale next year this thing should be taken out behind the wood shed & shot.

By: leftwingagenda

leftwingagenda — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:05:12 +0000

for some reason i can’t wait until this car is gone…they lost the momentum they built up with the original focus…which looked…well…sorta original…this one, not so much…and the ones with the chrome accents really look terribad…the interior is straight out of a rental tempo from ‘86 too…all that stuff aside, it’s great!

By: 04focus

04focus — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:59:30 +0000

Earth to Ford USA: take my ‘04 out for a spin, and then try to convince yourself that this monstrosity is an improvement.

Cases in point:

2004 Focus: panel above driver’s knee is screwed on.
2009 Focus: snaps on, snaps off.

2004 Focus: Glittering silver paint job.
2009 Focus: Orange peel in an orange-ish red paint. (Look at the trunk pic)

2004 Focus: Well-integrated factory sub.
2009 Focus: “Factory” sub sticks out and takes up 1/3 of trunk.

2004 Focus: Soft-touch plastics on door panels.
2009 Focus: Hard as a rock.

2004 Focus: 170hp
2009 Focus: *facepalms*

2004 Focus: As purchased $17,612
2009 Focus: $20,910

Call me back when you have a car that can beat your OWN CAR from two facelifts ago.

By: howsmydriving

howsmydriving — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:58:56 +0000

Why you would buy it: You always make bad decisions, so why stop now?

Why you wouldn’t: you know your ass from a hole in the ground.

By: gizmo2

gizmo2 — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:41:53 +0000

With the European design Focus coming soon this car is just really a place holder for Ford. I can’t see them expecting much sale. The regular sedan will be OK for now for people looking for a compact fuel saver. Personally I will be waiting for the European design.

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:41:43 +0000

Why you would buy it: You have never heard of or seen the upcoming Ford Fiesta.

Why you wouldn’t: You have.

By the way, the only Mazda 3 I would take over this heap is the 2008 model. I would never buy that new chipmunk-smiley ugly thing out there. I would limp along in an old 1979 Chevy Chevette before I would buy this Focus or a new Mazda 3.

By: JakeK66

JakeK66 — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:40:00 +0000

I do like the coupe’s looks, it’s a very attractive, well shaped car… It’s too bad it’s interior is out of 1999, as well as the engine/tranny combos. The Sync system is really cool, I drove a Focus for a rental and it really was a awesome system, I wish VW had it.

At least it’s nothing as bad as the ZX2 was, that still was sold until 2003. That may have been the worst car I’ve ever driven in my entire life – my bro bought a new one in 2002 and I wanted to slam it into a wall hoping it would help things out, sure wouldn’t make it any worse. Funny thing was he traded it in and got more money than he paid for it. Go figure.

By: shane train

shane train — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:34:10 +0000

I still find this thing really, really ugly.

The design isn’t really cohesive, either, the tailgate looks like it belongs somewhere else, the upper grille should be totally revised, and the wheels look way too small, partially because they are small, but mostly because of the large, fairly empty area over the rear wheels, with the giant old Saab hatch rear window set up fairly high.

Sorry, but this is one I personally can’t make myself love, visually at least.

At least they got rid of those tinfoil vents.