The Ford Focus is a compact/small family car made by the Ford Motor Company and sold in most Ford markets worldwide.
It was launched in 2000 in North America to supplant the Ford Escort and Ford Contour as Ford's compact car.
North American versions were launched in 1999, initially as a 3 door hatchback, 4 door sedan and 5 door wagon
(a 5dr hatchback soon followed).
The North American Ford Focus was redesigned for the 2008 model year and was unveiled at the 2007 North American
International Auto Show.
Featuring Ford's new signature grille design, the exterior was completely redesigned.
A two-door coupe will be offered for the first time, in addition to the 4-door sedan.
Both 3-door and 5-door hatchback will
be dropped, as well as the station wagon.
The interior was also redesigned and features a message center on the top of
the dashboard, which displays radio information.
Mechanically, the 2008 North American Focus is still based on the First Generation Focus with slight changes.
The engine choices have now been trimmed down to the 2.0 liter engine from the previous generation, dropping the 2.3
liter inline-4.
The reason for developing a new Focus on the original chassis is reportedly because Ford doesn't have the
resources to develop a new car or to bring over the Mk. 2 Focus to North America; however, there is rumoured to be a US-spec compact MPV based on the Focus C-MAX.
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