read about it in paultan's blog and i can say its one of the best move to replace the gb and engine - more so on the gb. However, the price is pretty or even very steep for a focus. Could get the popular brand with lower cash entry.

I never sit in any 2.0 focus before
but on paper 170ps and now 1.5 ecoboost 180ps is fast

how does it fare against jetta 1.4 tsi which i consider its fast on road?

I'd say priced well, I drove a Fiesta for almost a year and it lived up to its expectations, I'm actually really excited for the new Focus.

With the new Focus scrapping out the troublesome GB, it's a good buy

1.6, first batch 2010 IIRC

Price wise for the Focus is not too bad but they did take out quite an amount of features.

i waitng for fl focus ST..current focus ST is out of stock already..rm30k discount is really tempting

ic.. i need ride since my tdci totalled.

when can test drive? federal auto got?

if it comes with 4  doors

somebody called ?

i like the blue too, grey boleh lah

not the race red, that's just flat red

the normal focus red is good

yeah this one

Hmm 139k....I was expecting Jetta price at most. RM139k won't do it for me, gonna wait for year end discount.

civic is a c seg sedan, albeit a very large c seg.

damansara out soft launch this saturday..can test drive..check out their fb
not so urgent. conti car only best value to buy during promo or clearing sale

check Ford Damansara fb

it read it some where..the staff who tested earlier said that the performance is hard to judge with current 2.0. some said it almost identical

RM120K for the Mazda 3 is OTR without insurance. Insurance depends on your NCB. The Toyo 18" tyres are noisy but they are performance tyres. Some users have replaced the original tyres with other makes and they report better noise reduction. Rattling sound from the dashboard is not a common complaint for this car. In fact very rare.

If you are not going to corner like a track racer a little better handling doesn't justify the extra price. The M3 is very stable at high speed. I've gone to 160 km/hr and it feels very planted and you feel confident to push it even higher. No terrifying floaty feeling like some other Jap cars.

At the end of the day you'll be comparing the overall features, looks, interior, safety, performance, maintenance, resale value and price before deciding. Unless you are really into Ford the price difference will be a significant deciding factor here.

No wonder it is RM120k. Nobody will base on the reduction in insurance when quoting a price of the car. Anyway if you prefer to do so to give the impression of a lower price, then fine. Having said that, even after NCD deduction it will come up to about RM122k+/- assuming the 124k without insurance.

Good point that you bring up TRACK RACER. In summary it is all relative. I do know the Mazda 3's handling is the best out of the other Japanese in the same segment such as Altis, Civic, Nissan etc. It is the same thing that the Altis or Nissan driver will say when one promotes the good handling/performance/stability of the Mazda 3 or that the Mazda 3 feels very stable at 160 km/h relative to the floaty feeling of other Japanese cars. The argument of "Why the need of driving so fast like a race track driver, my Proton Saga is also very stable up to 180km/h compared to your 160km/h on your Mazda3/Ford Focus etc." and all sorts of opinions.

Another point that I want to highlight is you don't need be a fast and furious race track driver to appreciate cars with better handling, although driving at higher speeds (with these better handling cars) will show the difference at a greater magnitude. Even if one drives the car at moderate speeds, you will feel the difference between a lesser car and a better car as in how the car behaves on the road, the steering feel and suspension. There is no need to push the car as if it is in a race in the Sepang race track circuit to appreciate the handling of a car. Most often we see "lesser cars" such as Myvis or Sagas etc. at incredible speeds when on the straights or tackling a corner, much faster than better handling cars. But that does not mean the handling of these cars are better just because the vehicles are fast. It is just that the driver in these cars chose to drive fast. That's all.

One thing that I agree is on your last paragraph, spot on. The Mazda 3 is surely value for money for all the specs given for the high-spec model. My colleague cannot stop telling me all the safety features of the car such as lane departure and stuff, features that can only be found in costlier high-end cars. In this sense, the Mazda 3 is surely value for money when compared to the overpriced Toyota and Honda (and Ford Focus at the moment). But as I have said, by year end there will likely be huge discount for Ford models, maybe RM5k to RM10k if not more. The 139k price tag seems steep at the moment to me, but there will be some people who are surely into the car who do not mind paying the premium.

Then next year 20k diskaun for this year model 

rattling is most complaint from Mazda owner, save few k for cheaplak plastics & hv to look at it evrytime driving? no thanks