FORD will display its complete new Focus line-up together for the first time at the Paris Motor Show on September 30 ahead of the range’s launch next spring.
And topping the bill will be the company’s world premiere of the model range flagship – the muscular 250PS Focus ST, due to arrive 12 months later.
It features a unique 250PS version of the new 2.0-litre, four-cylinder Ford EcoBoost engine – which the Blue Oval company promises will offer an intoxicating cocktail of exhilarating performance and handling accompanied by an addictive sound.
The show car really looks the part too, with a distinctive sports exterior finished in 'Tangerine Scream', a dramatic new body colour that reflects the ST’s energetic character.
Ford says the new Focus will outsmart its competitors by offering more affordable technologies and features than customers have ever experienced in this section of the market – as well as detailed craftsmanship and outstanding fuel economy that will take Focus driving dynamics to a new level.
Also on show in Paris will be the all-new C-MAX and Grand C-MAX multi activity vehicles along with five-door and wagon versions of the new Mondeo range, which was previewed at the recent Moscow International Automobile Salon.
The Paris show sees the debut of the ultra-low CO2 Mondeo ECOnetic version and a new Ford Ka derivative with standard Ford Auto-Start-Stop system.
These new models follow developments already introduced during 2010, including the launch of the new high-efficiency Ford EcoBoost turbocharged direct injection petrol engine family and updated versions of the Duratorq TDCi diesel engines.
Ford is also moving forward with its European electrification programme and will be displaying for the first time the core technology destined to drive its C-MAX PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), that will be produced at the Valencia plant in Spain and is due to go on sale in Europe from 2013.