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2000 Ford Focus Review

 Jill Amadio Jill Amadio
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Taking the Focus sedan for a short spin wasn't worthy of Ford's new little car, but a 2400-mile roundtrip drive from Los Angeles to Denver provided a bit more feedback. After all, here at The Car Connection we aim to please, even if we have to drive a subcompact sixteen hours straight to prove it.

Produced to eventually replace Ford's Escort with sweeping new styling, an endless list of standard features, huge headroom, and a snappy 4-cylinder engine, the Focus poses a serious threat to Honda's redesigned 2001 Civic.

What's rather odd about the Focus model lineup is that the hatchback coupe, sedan and wagon body styles resemble each other far less than one would believe possible. The sedan's styling is homogenous, despite flared fenders, while the wagon is, well, a wagon. If the sedan seems a bit stodgy, it makes up for it with remarkable functionality, efficiency, and value. My SE model sported a rear spoiler that added nothing to its appeal except as a grabber with which to slam down the trunk lid.

The coupe, however, is nicely quirky, even French-looking, with edgy angles and geometric touches. Appealing to Europeans, the two-door Focus is all over the roads in England, where it is admired as a small economy car with design cues that fit in to the Brits' idea of "something strange from the Continent (the European one) but driveable because it is American." Peugeots and Renaults are rampant on the UK's motorways and popular, in part, to their penchant for looking nothing like England's own more conservative domestic vehicles, barring Jaguar, of course. The Brits also have a fondness for the Focus because its small exterior and amazingly large interior remind them of the long-deceased Minis and Morris Minors. In fact, the Focus won the 1999 European Car of the Year award.

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Comments (4 total)

  1. 2000 ford focus

    By frank | Posted: Aug 17th 2008, 11:13:52 AM

    starter problems right after i bought it.can't seem to be able to get the starter back up where it belongs.is there any thing that has to be removed before it can be replaced.if you can help me it would greatly appreacated.

  2. focus starter

    By REY SANDOVAL | Posted: Sep 15th 2008, 05:23:50 PM

    can anyone tell me whewre is the starter locatred on my 2001 ford focus?

  3. focus focus

    By mac | Posted: Sep 30th 2008, 08:35:17 PM

    wher is the starter on for focus 2001

  4. Rear Brake melted

    By Leinaala | Posted: Apr 21st 2009, 11:06:04 PM

    What do you do when your driver rear brake caliper has melted away and stuck to your brake shoes.

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