In August, Ford will be launching the Focus 2.0 TDCi on the Philippine market. With 136 hp and 340 Nm (250 ft-lbs) of torque available on overboost, it's got enough muscle to stomp all over the competition while still hitting fuel economy figures of 20 km/l.
The Ford Club of the Philippines was lucky enough to get a preview of this car last Sunday at the Subic International Raceway, care of the Tuason Racing School. It was a fiesta of roasted tires out on the tarmac, with a special guest appearance by none other than Pocholo Ramirez. Articles on FCP coming up within the next week, but here's a teaser.
Oh, it's still a bit nose-heavy, and those tires are cheap, but most everything else comes on horrible tires, and only the Mazda3, locally, has better balance. What the Mazda3 doesn't have is the Focus's unflappable stability (due to much better shocks)and, obviously, that wonderful diesel engine.
I wonder how much I can trade my Lynx in for?
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
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