AMAL Posted October 19, 2021 Posted October 19, 2021 Ford Focus restyled 2022 - At the moment the Peugeot 308 and Opel Astra, two of its most serious rivals, are being completely renewed, the compact with the blue oval does not fall. Almost four years after its launch, it is upgrading its weapons to stay in the race, advancing its bow and multimedia package. If the Volkswagen Golf and other Renault Mégane segment still resists the rebellion of SUVs honorably, the trend is for market share to melt away. And the fourth generation of Ford Focus, which appeared in 2018, suffers particularly on this point. Internally, it is particularly exposed to competition from the Puma and Kuga crossovers. However, despite the low volumes sold in France (less than 10,000 units in 2020), it remains a real cash cow for the American manufacturer, worldwide. En 2022, Ford bichonne encore sa Focus et lui alloue de coûteuses évolutions de style, allant jusqu’à modifier le style de son capot. Une initiative assez rare pour être soulignée, qui allonge visuellement le nez de l’Américaine, eu égard à la surélévation de la calandre. Globalement, l’avant de la voiture s’avère moins plongeant, au point de faire migrer le logo du bout de capot vers la calandre. Une grille d’aération qui, à la manière du facelift opéré lui a quelques semaines sur la Fiesta, adopte un contour hexagonal. De part et d’autre, les yeux en amande du modèle précédent s’effacent au profit d’optiques plus rectangulaires harmonisant leur signature lumineuse. Ces changements ont forcément un impact sur le look des boucliers, quelle que soient les finitions. De manière générale, les ouïes latérales remontent davantage vers les phares, et intègrent des crosses chromées ou noires laquées. A contrario, Ford fait l’économie du développement de nouvelles jantes ou encore de boucliers arrière redessinés. Seuls les feux arrière des variantes 5 portes voient leur graphisme évoluer, via des feux de jour au format rectangulaire. For its part, the interior was especially requested to update its multimedia environment. From a central touchscreen in rikiki format, the new Ford Focus goes to the largest screen in the segment (13.2 ”) incorporating the very latest generation of Sync 4 software, inaugurated by the Mustang Mach-E. Connectivity includes cloud-linked navigation, while updates are also done remotely. There is also the presence of a voice command with an understanding of natural language. In terms of driving aids, blind spot detection can now apply counter-steering in the event of a risk of collision. Under the hood, with the exception of the introduction of an automatic transmission on the 155 hp micro-hybrid petrol unit, the technical sheet for this new Ford Focus remains unchanged. We regret that at a time when the majority of its competitors offer rechargeable hybridization, the American is playing it small arm in the field of electrification. She prefers, for our greatest happiness, to renew the sporty ST, in sedan as in station wagon. If the power of its petrol unit tops out at 280 hp, we note the appearance of new in-house bucket seats, replacing the previous original Recaro seats.
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