Ford is better in terms of handling in any where else in the world, even better than VW and Peugeot when tackling corners.. Japs cars are slightly inferior compare to conti except some of its performance car,,

Slightly inferior only?

Most Jap D segments like Camry, Accord and Teana are tuned for comfort not handling. European makes on the other hand are tuned for handling and most also have adaptive suspension.

true that japs cars are tuned more for comfort.. but still pretty impressed with european makers that can strike a balance between comfort and handling.. like you said, most having adaptive suspension...

320Nm at 2,000 rpm, is there misprint at the brochure for the sprint to 100km/hr at 9.9s??

A lot of factors that influence the century sprint.. torque, transmission, max RPM, power to weight ratio..
turbo diesel is usually limited with lower RPM..

This post has been edited by twincharger07: Aug 27 2012, 01:56 PM

Any known problem for the car? I'm eyeing on a 2nd hand unit from the year 2009.

None major, go ahead get one and enjoy it. But do upgrade the brake if money permit.

Too bad the 2nd hand unit is no longer available.

considering this car.

though wondering if a tdci would come with the new focus body and tech

Speed of 150km/h is nothing for tdci, i bet it's the same for most continental car.. Japanese car cannot compare la, don't have that kind of solid feeling

haih gf say tdci boxy and square

its hard to find the great package under the tight budget.

my wife prefer current looks and the most interesting part is the huge torque.

This post has been edited by gahpadu: Oct 4 2012, 12:39 AM

current looks means your tdci or the latest model?

my tdci.

my wife said latest focus interior/dashboard almost like Mazda 3 (sold alreadly)..a bit cramped.

kaka......i dunno if u heard my friend yesterday at ford pj.
he went mondeo he look at the dash he was like.....why so ah beng?
then we went to focus....why so many buttons and big circular dial but small screen?
then we went to fiesta....why design like nokia phone?

then SA told him ST interior like normal focus he like....WTF....ultraman dash...no TQ

Girls always prefer rounded la haha, for me i prefer the current look of the tdci instead of the newest focus.. The tdci looks garang even without modding

I always wanted a Focus TDCI, thought new model would come with it... but SA said Ford won't bring in TDCI for new model... I has a sadding mang...

Thailand now only manufacture 2.0 GDI Engine version of Focus, so 1.6l Ecoboost and TDCI won't come Malaysia.

So you may need to look for previous generation of Focus TDCI.

My dream focus = TDCI / EcoBoost + PowerShift + Old Focus exterior + new Focus Interior + new Focus Features

Can I have it?

bought new focus and dump in TDCI engine