QUOTE(304125 @ Nov 25 2013, 10:45 AM)
yesterday was my second day of driving focus, enjoying it very much, the solid feel going through bumpers, thanks to the independent control blades and also the sport tuned suspension.
However, I realise a few things:
1) there's bad jerking when jam at steep up hill (example in a shopping mall parking)
2) the smart entry delay about 0.5 seconds before it unlock the car, meaning if I approaching my car, I can't open my door immediately, I have to put my palm in the door handle, and open it slowly (not immediately, wait about 0.5 seconds)
3) There's delay in picking up, about 0.5 seconds before the power kick in, example if you wanna accelerate further when you're in speed of 60-80km/h
4) The steering a bit too light during low speed, and a bit too heavy at high speed (this maybe personal preference
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And today when I drive my Vios to work, I realize Vios is so much more responsive (feel lighter, in fact it is lighter, Vios kerb weight around 9XX KGs and our beloved Focus is around 13XX KG) and smoother gear changing, maybe I dare not push the Focus too much yet, (scare of the jerk, so just go smooth, be gentle on the pedal).
In resident area, Vios's steering is so light and easy to turn, the handling is not too bad either.
Overall, still loving my focus very much, after all, it's my choice!
Oh ya, one more thing, the Ford Sync, it was working fine on day one, and yesterday, don't know due to what command it received wrongly, it went to a mode call "line in" and seems like it trying to play music from my phone device, and ever since, my bluetooth phone never work, it just keep disconnect ever time I try to pair it, and even when I try to delete it and reconnect, it doesn't delete...
Should I do a master reset? Will my radio setting all gone, or it just reset the BT device?
I presume the strong jerk only happens when the car is new. I guess the transmission needs some time to run-in, then the drive will smooth out. The gear changes will be less jerky once the mileage is close to 2,000km. In my case, quite smooth.
Due to the characteristics of the Powershift transmission, even after 2,000km the car will still exhibit a slight jerk sometimes, which can be reduced by being gentle on the footwork, mild step instead of abrupt force on the pedal which will cause the car to jerk forward.
As for smart entry delay, there may be a slight delay when one puts the palm onto the handle to open the door. But it's relatively quick anyway. Once it gets some use then it's a fairly easy thing to unlock/lock the doors the keyless entry way.
Delay in pick-up, during hard acceleration yes there is approx 0.5s delay. But in normal moderate acceleration, can say I felt there's a delay.
Steering is indeed light, but there is good feedback and response. That is one thing I love about the steering feel of the Focus. Other vehicles with light steering, the control is not as accurate or precise and may feel "loose". In low speeds, the steering of the Focus is indeed light, but at higher speeds I don't feel it gets heavier too much. Perhaps it get slightly heavier, but it is still light. I think it's a matter of preference, though I do prefer the steering weight and feel of the Focus over heavier steerings.
As for Sync, can't comment on this as I haven't really used it too much. Though sometimes when I want to call someone using the Sync and utter somebody's name, the system may end up calling someone else instead. Your pronunciation must be quite spot-on for the system to call the person that you intend to call.
Nov 12 2013, 07:18 AM
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Cheers!
uphill strength drops and slow cornering gave a disturbing "tak tak tak" sound. waiting to send the car back for another inspection 
", expecting it to be better thou.
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