The all-new 2007 Ford Focus is designed to raise the standard of what a small car should be with new levels of roominess, comfort, driving dynamics and safety. Combined with a bold new exterior design and an all-new chassis, the Focus is designed to give customers much more car while still providing affordability and value.

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2007 Ford Focus

Specifications
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  • Model: 2007 Ford Focus
  • Horsepower: 145
  • Transmission: 6-Speed Manual
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Exterior

  •      A unique body-color fascia with fog lamps and lower air deflector
  •      Body-color rear bumper trim with black diffuser insert
  •      A bright exhaust tip


Exterior changes for 2007 include two new paint colors, Kiwi Green Clearcoat Metallic and Aqua Blue Clearcoat Metallic. They replace Light Tundra and Sonic Blue.

All Focus models except the ST have a prominent grille with a chrome-ringed diamond mesh and clear-lens headlamps, which make for an expressive face. Focus ST’s grille has satin mesh with a body-color surround. Fog lamps are standard on SES and ST models.


  •      Bold, innovative Ford design, brings a dynamic new look to the class
  •     Smart Design" reflects roomy interior, precision engineering and enhanced vehicle dynamics
  •      Three models - each with separate, distinct personalities - designed to appeal to different niches in the broad segment
  •     Long wheelbase, high roofline, raised H-point and tall doors provide the most spacious interior in the class - with room to seat five adults comfortably - 107 cubic feet in total - and greater ease of access
  •      Designed around the customer - using detailed ergonomic studies and customer feedback
  •      New three-dimensional RAMSIS computer-aided design techniques and full-time post-graduate-level ergonomist contributed to greater comfort for all customers
  •     Intuitive, logically placed and easy-to-use controls increase safety through reduced driver workload and distractions
  •      Interior designed to be as innovative as exterior. Instrument panel gives customers a completely fresh and dynamic look unique in the class
  •      Attention to details include high-level tailgate release, harmonized interior lighting, luggage compartment optimized for cube, shape and access
  •      Wagon provides largest load area in the class* with rear seatback up, at 37.5 cubic feet


Ford DNA: Dynamic design

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Interior

  •      H-point to roofline (headline) - 39.3 inches
  •      H-point to pedal (legroom) - 43.1 inches
  •      H-point front to H-point rear - 31.6 inches


Maximizing shoulder room - at 53.7 inches - was another key objective - one which greatly influenced the shape of the 3-door models and its distinctive Kamm tail design. The demand for greater width for the rear compartment called for a longer, tapering overhang to achieve aerodynamic targets. Not possible within the confines of a typical C-class footprint, the solution was to adopt the low-drag Kamm tail, with the carefully resolved trailing edge delivering aerodynamic benefits that make up for the car's enhanced width beyond the C-pillars.



Advanced ergonomics and attention to detail

During the development of the Focus, considerable attention was paid to ergonomics - the science of comfort, convenience and ease of use. More than 10 separate and specific studies were conducted to collect ergonomics data that then was used by the Focus engineers to assess the easiest and most user-friendly systems for virtually all the vehicle controls.

The result is a cockpit designed to allow drivers of all shapes and sizes to find a comfortable seating position from which all controls fall perfectly to hand.

For example, revised seating positions - which are more upright, thanks to the raised H-point - make use of the extra cabin height, boosting legroom in the front and rear. A next step was to utilize the extra space intelligently, with an aim to provide greater comfort for a greater range of passengers.

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Comfort


  •   Class-leading ride comfort provided by new multi-link rear and highly refined front suspension systems
  •  Overall noise and vibration comfort improved through ultrastiff body structure, extended sound insulation package, powertrain refinement and enhanced suspension concepts
  •  Wind noise significantly reduced by precise door closures and highly efficient sealing sytem as well as extensive aerodynamic fine-tuning in the aeroacoustic windtunnel
  •  Powertrain noise levels reduced by as much as 50 percent, vibration levels reduced by 60 percent through powertrain stiffening, torque roll axis engine mount system, cable gear shift and hydraulic clutch assemblies
  •  Pleasing engine sound achieved through the use of Helmholtz resonators in the intake system
  •  Road noise and impact harshness significantly reduced by new McPherson front suspension and enhanced multilink, fully independent rear suspension
  •  Extensive comfort and convenience items, such as advanced climate control system, dust and pollen filter, one-shot windows, "tuned seats" and smart alternator and battery charging system.

Ford Focus has been designed to set new standards for comfort, which is an attribute defined subjectively by the customer. Having transformed subjective customer expectations into engineering measurables, the Focus development team concentrated on the vehicle's platform to provide many of the answers. For ride comfort and low NVH, they concentrated on a rigid body structure, together with refined suspension and drivetrain systems. For operational comfort, the emphasis was on space, ergonomics and convenience features.

Acoustic comfort

Quality and durability

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 Safety and Security

  •      One of the most complete safety and security packages available in its class*
  •      Ultra-rigid safety cell and crumple zones provide optimum passenger protection
  •      Tested in 100 different "real world" crash tests
  •      Driver, passenger front air bags and new available head-and-chest side air bags (one of the few cars in its class* to offer them) provide all-around occupant protection
  •      Advanced safety belt system, including pre-tensioners and load-limiting retractors
  •      Child protection enhanced by UCSSD child safety seat attachments - one of the first small cars to offer them
  •      SecuriLockTM theft-deterrent system greatly reduces the risk of theft and is a standard feature



Active Safety: Intrinsic stability

Agility, stability, precision and comfort. These core attributes are central to Ford's chassis development engineers. Yet they provided the same development brief for the car's safety engineers, as they form the core of Ford's Dynamic Safety Engineering (DSE) philosophy. DSE stresses a "whole car" approach to safety, with a primary focus on vehicle attributes that help the driver avoid an accident, particularly in extreme conditions.

The precise feel of the steering and brakes inspire confidence, while the car's ability to change direction, hold the road and keep to the chosen line through bends provides agility, stability and a secure feeling of being in control. These qualities have been engineered into Ford Focus using extensive computer modeling, laboratory testing and thousands of hours driving on test tracks. They have been optimized and fine-tuned to ensure that every new Ford Focus behaves the same way - consistently and predictably in all situations.

Particular attention has been placed on trying to ensure that Ford Focus remains highly controllable and stable when approaching its dynamic limits. The result is a car with new levels of high-speed emergency driving dynamics, including an accident avoidance capability that sets new standards in the class.

Passive safety: Engineered beyond mandatory requirements

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 Powertrain and Chassis

  •        All new, highly rigid yet lightweight platform architecture (826 kNm/rad; 2,551 pounds for the 3-door - stiff body structure and one of the lightest in class*) provides the best possible base for enhanced ride, handling, steering and active and passive safety
  •      Ultra-stiff mounting points for suspension components and powertrain boost handling precision - as well as refinement and NVH
  •      Suspension, steering and brakes designed, optimized and fine-tuned for enhanced agility, stability, precision and comfort
  •      New fully independent rear suspension brings a new level of ride, handling and stability to the class
  •      Refined, low-friction front suspension system incorporates zero offset geometry and 100 percent compensated MacPherson struts
  •      Highly accurate, reassuring and linear steering resulting from low-friction, low-compliance and high-stiffness set-up
  •     Reduced stopping distances from powerful, progressive braking system, advanced anti-lock braking system (ABS) with integrated electronic brake-force distribution (EBD)
  •      Each wheel is able to react independently to bumps in the road, moving both upwards and rearwards to absorb bumps and reduce impact harshness to provide a plush ride quality.
  •     Greater longitudinal compliance is achieved without compromising lateral stiffness, which boosts steering precision, feel, handling and driver confidence.
  •      Intrinsic stability - provided by passive rear-wheel steer - works in a variety of conditions for high levels of controllability in extreme conditions. All customers benefit from the high levels of active safety that this effect provides. Ford Focus is particularly stable during high-speed lane-change maneuvers.
  •      The wider distribution and de-coupling of five separate load paths helps to reduce transmission of noise, vibration and harshness levels to the passenger compartment.
  •     Detail fine-tuning of bushes within the IRS system has enabled the lateral stiffness at the rear to be matched to that of the front, resulting in similar reaction times. This harmony improves stability but also is key to providing a feeling of solidity and product integrity which results in increased driver confidence.
  •     Stability - particularly in extreme cornering situations - also is improved because the IRS system incorporates a slight passive toe-steer effect in the basic geometry. This provides safer handling when braking or lifting off the throttle mid-corner in a tightening bend with camber or bumps.


The Ford Focus is tuned dynamically to provide high levels of road holding, with progressive and easily controlled upper limits. Specific attention to the rate of yaw response improves agility and stability provided during high-speed lane change maneuvers. Extensive development and fine tuning of Focus' front and rear suspension systems have resulted in new levels of active safety, controllability and predictability, which are designed to help the driver either avoid or recover from extreme or emergency situations. By providing such high handling levels, Ford Focus' dynamic behavior always leaves a much greater margin in normal driving conditions.

Brakes: low effort, progressive response

Anti-lock Braking System

Ford Focus' optional ABS is the latest four-channel system, which is capable of applying and releasing the brakes up to 12 times per second to maintain optimum braking effect without loss of steering.



 Powertrains

  •      Powertrain line-up featuring two lightweight, high-efficiency engines
  •      As much as a 50 percent reduction in engine noise
  •      The split-port induction 2.0-liter SOHC I-4 uses a siamesed bore cast iron cylinder block to increase displacement and improve NVH, with a split-port cast aluminum cylinder head
  •      Improved 2.0-liter Zetec engine, with new ladder frame and lightweight pistons to reduce secondary shaking forces for improved smoothness and refinement
  •      Both engines engineered for low friction, low noise and to meet latest emission standards
  •     * New, sophisticated, lightweight four-speed automatic transmission with overdrive
  •     * Hydraulic clutch and cable-operated gearshift for lighter efforts and improved precision, together with enhanced durability and NVH characteristics

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Major Features and Options

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Technical data



No. of cylinders/arrangement

 

in line 4 cylinders
  4-valve/cylinder

Displacement

cc

2300

Bore x stroke

mm

3.44 x 3.70 / 87.4 x 94.0 mm

Rated output

bhp/rpm

151 @ 5,750

Rated torque

lb-ft/rpm

154 @ 4,250

Compression ratio

 

9,7:1

Horsepower per liter

 

66


Power transfer




Drive system

 

front-wheel drive

Transmision

 

5-speed manual

Ratios


Finaldrive
1st gear
2ndgear
3rdgear
4th gear
5th gear
 

3.82:1
3.42:1
2.14:1
1.45:1
1.03:1
0.77:1



Dimensions



Wheelbase

102.9

Overall length

178.4

Overall width

66.7

Overall height

59.5

Tread width, front/rear

58.9 / 58.7

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Chassis




Front suspension

Rear suspension

Control Blade independent multilink with stabilizer bar on SE, SES and all wagons

Wheels

15-inch steel

Tyres

P195/60R15

base curb weight

2,636(pounds)