Yup mine S only. Headlamp can get at maxaudio or u can search at mudah & lelong. Price abit let down tho, around rm 1.8k. Focus HU is good enough for me, functional and easy to use. Im against vids on HU due to safety concern, so screen size wasn't the issue .

Weird. But i realize something, ron97 at certain petrol station do feel like ron 95. Especially after fuel price issue. I usually record my milage for each refill but some reading not tally with prev record when i refill at particular petrol station.

It has been quite a while since I last pumped RON 97. Only tried 2 full tanks last year and did not really gauge the fuel consumption of it relative to RON 95.

May I ask which petrol did you pump or usually use? I only pump Caltex for all my vehicles.

I have been using RON97 ever since the car is delivered and after clocking 5k plus on the mileage, I average around 8.9L/100km. I drive erm.. 'very enthusiastically' at times frequently on highways with both D and S mode...

I can agree that S mode suck fuel more in long run due to high RPM gear change and the engine map is a bit different whereby it always ready for you to step on and the power delivery is there! Just blazing torque. I've tried to floor the paddle on S mode and the RPM did change a few gears at 6500 RPM redline.. that is very cool

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Orh, yeah please take note to insured the auto glass for your Ford Focus.. the total sum for my repair was RM 4.1K from Ford AutoConnexion at PJ. So if you insured too low from that figure might wanna top up coz that is excluding your tinting lol...

Because I didn't insured the auto glass, I used my normal car insurance to foot the bill under OD (Own Damage) but with the penalty of loosing out NCB. But then since this is a new car anyway without any insurance transferred from previous car, I made the claim. When I calculate the insurance, it cost me only RM 3.7K to insured the entire car at RM 125K, but the glass repair itself already eclipsed that figure haha...

So in case if you dunno, you can still claim your windscreen with your normal insurance but at the expense of your NCB the next year.

Took just 1 day and so far the workmanship is very good and hardly noticed anything... fingers crossed

This post has been edited by -ahtiang-: Feb 2 2015, 08:50 AM

S mode will hold the upshifting of gear longer than D and as such, the RPM with S mode will almost always be higher when compared to D. I find S mode to be particularly useful when going up Genting Highlands, as there is more torque available at higher RPMs for a more spirited and responsive drive.

And the best thing is when it drop gear (engine brek) if u slightly press brek before corner. It put a smile on my face everytime it does that (only in Sport mode)

i pumped caltex fuel but mostly shell. i just switch to RON 95 last week, and only pumped two tank, i can feel the power again of my car and guess what, jerking and grinding sound no more. i felt bad with this issues when i was using RON 97. maybe my fofo dont have the faith to be feed by RON 97, good or bad ? haahaha

Guys, wanna ask on your opinion on focus sport vs titanium. I got a pretty good discount on both models, with titanium 2k more than hatchback version.

My concern is does titanium version handles and drive as good as the hatchback version? They have red colour for the hatchback version which I don't like at all. And can anyone share about the long term reliability of this car?

Thanks in advance.

Expensive "Proton"....

Handling of the Ford Focus Titanium is already good on its own when compared to other sedan cars. But when compared to Focus Sport, the Sport is better due to the 17" rims and tyres and the supposedly firmer suspension. You will find the Sports to be more stable along highways, and you can do a corner at a higher speed without having the feeling of the car going to "terbalik" or turn turtle.

As for long term reliability, the model is only about 3 years old. It depends on how long is long when you mentioned "long-term". I'll let you know if the car is still in once piece when it is 10 years old, only if I still drive the car at that time.

If you want better handling, the hatchback is the car to get. Before I test-drove the Focus Titanium, I test-drove the Focus Sport. The handling is agile and sharp. Along the straight road, the stability of the Sport felt slightly better. Not that the Titanium is not good, but the Sport does show a bit more composure and didn't bounce as much when going over undulated or uneven roads. Due to the higher levels of stability of the Sport, comfort is sacrificed a bit as you will feel the sharp knocks and all imperfections of the roads more prominently than the Titanium which soaks up these irregularities on the roads more efficiently due to the 205/60R16 tyres. The Sport comes in 17" lower profile tyres.

During cornering at T-junction, the difference in stability and handling between the Sport and Titanium will also be different not only because of the different tyre sizes but also the shape of the car body and the suspension system (I understand the Focus Sport comes in stiffer sports-tuned suspension).

very true, if can't endure rattling noise inside cabin (it's quite minimal actually) buy sedan/Titanium, I have seen too much complaint of stiff damper, if prefer comfortable just don't buy Sport, it's really difficult driving on uneven road =P

My fofo titanium 7.6l /100 km, using RON 97

Good looking Ford Focus RS...

Can please help.

First when try to start as usual, suddenly the screen message "key not detected".
I have the key inside the car with me at that time.

Then I take out the key inside the remote and insert the remote inside the slot under steering on the right.
Then all screen went off.

Now all things lock. Gears, dark screen. Cannot start.

It is not the battery problem I supposed.

Help please.

huhu...do u think we able to convert ours to rs bodykit? the hood seems totally different with us...

Need to change hood and headlamp.

Test drove both hatchback and sedan focus today. I would say both handles well, feels well composed on the road. Brought along a rider at the back, titanium was ahead in terms of passenger comfort, hatch is very bumpy. Power-wise, during test drive not feeling out of breath but did not test high speed lar. The low speed judder couldn't be appreciated.

At the same time also test driven hrv. I know its different segment but the price range is around the same after all the discounts threw in. Cons, slightly dated models compared to other cars that I test today. Tested v spec btw. City would be a better comparison but somehow not in my.consideration.

Hrv, good visual field due to the high riding position. However the engine gets caught out of power band if step hard( during higher rpm before up shifting). Breaking was decent. Body roll is acceptable for its height. Who goes round cornet in high speed for city ride anyway. Comfort level not so good, equivalent to focus sport. Interior is a big let down to be honest.

Last is mazda2 sky active. Looks as good as hrv. Latest technology is there, finishing is the best among the three. Ride is as good as focus for speed up to 90-100. Good pick up, paddle shifter is a plus point here, way better than the focus power shift. But only has 2 airbags. Something tells me its won't be as stable as focus in highway drive, as its a lightweight b segment.

All in all,
Ride: focus=mazda2, hrv
Comfort: focus, mazda2, hrv
Safety: focus, hrv, mazda2.
Design: hrv, mazda2, focus
Interior: mazda2, focus, hrv
Brand( service centre coverage): Honda, Mazda, Ford

This post has been edited by Gorila_: Feb 15 2015, 04:08 PM

Hi,
Any updates on your problem?
Did you try with your spare key?

Need to be prepared

I am more interested to upgrade my center console to the new 2015 model actually hahaha... if Ford does offer such service and continues with the warranty...