ROADFLOW - Ford Focus

Focus ST Advertisement

2012-02-17T17:24:00.001+07:00

Focus Ad with Fire

2012-02-07T18:51:00.001+07:00

Custom body kit

2012-01-28T19:38:00.001+07:00

2000-2004 Ford Focus body kit

2012-01-22T20:37:00.000+07:00

Ford Focus Made From Ice

2012-01-12T21:42:00.000+07:00

Ford Gives the Focus a Power Plug

2012-01-10T20:50:00.000+07:00

Ford Gives the Focus a Power Plug: MyFoxDETROIT.com

Ad for 2008 Focus

2012-01-07T22:33:00.002+07:00

Focus Owner Manual, Warranty Guide or Scheduled Maintenance Guide

2011-12-02T23:09:00.001+07:00

Download from Ford: Owner Manual, Warranty Guide or Scheduled Maintenance Guide

2012 Focus EV

2011-11-05T00:30:00.001+07:00

Take a look at the features here.

Parking Technology Package

2011-04-22T00:30:00.001+07:00

Watch the parking video here.

Focus Rally

2011-03-21T04:26:00.002+07:00

Watch episodes and check it out: http://www.focusrally.com/

Meet the Focus ST

2010-12-11T00:17:00.001+07:00

Read about it here.

Configure your 2012 Focus

2010-10-29T22:25:00.001+07:00

The new new hatchback is available too.

Check it out:
http://bp2.forddirect.fordvehicles.com/2012-Ford-Focus#page=/Style/

Focus RS500 vs Boxster on track | Video Features | Videos | Auto Express

2010-09-02T00:21:00.002+07:00

Focus RS500 vs Boxster on track | Video Features | Videos | Auto Express

How to Make Cars And Make Money Too

2010-08-03T06:43:00.001+07:00

Time magazine ran an interesting article on the Ford CEO. One topic is how the Focus is important to the One Ford program. 85% of the Focus' parts will be common to all regions. Read the article

Michigan Assembly Plant

2010-07-02T22:34:00.003+07:00

Drove by the Mighigan Assembly Plant the other day. This is the place where the Focus is assembled among other things. It was cool to see tons of new Focuses in the lots. Couldn't take any pics while driving but here's one posted by Ford of the inside.

How to Remove a Ford Focus Driver's Seat

2010-06-01T01:00:00.001+07:00

In case you need to remove the seat here's some instructions.

Ford April U.S. sales rise 26 percent

2010-05-06T06:31:00.002+07:00

Focus sales helping lead the way. Full story here.

Test

2010-04-16T21:02:00.001+07:00

Testing the new blog publishing settings.

Update 1:
DNS changes are starting to propagate. Images on www.roadflow.com are not showing up. Will continue to work on things.

Update 2:
Images previously hosted on www.roadflow.com are still broken. It's going to be a lot of work to reupload and change paths or maybe no work if it doesn't get done at all. What a pain. Here's a test image to find out what the url will be after uploading into the Blogger Black Hole. I hate not having control.

Update 3:
What a pain. Things are mostly back to normal. I won't even go into the details of what I had to move around and change. There are probably still a few missing images and broken links to sort out.

Update 4:
More pain. The entire blog had to be republished via Blogger/Google mechanisms. So, permalinks are no longer permalinks... urls such as ... blog.html are now blog_somenumber.html (i.e blog_45.html). I'm not sure how or why that happens. So hits are way down because links are broken. I guess Roadflow gets what they pay for with Blogger... nothing! Time to switch to Drupal and gain control?

Deprecating FTP

2010-04-05T23:15:00.003+07:00

I guess the mighty Google can't handle blogs using FTP anymore. They turn it off at the end of this month. There's a conversion process that Roadflow will be starting now. There might be some problems so stand by.

2010 New York International Auto Show

2010-04-02T08:24:00.006+07:00

Here's the Focus section from the show's website

2012 Focus

2010-02-19T00:05:00.003+07:00

Get a preview of the 2012 Focus here.

Volvo S40 versus Ford Focus SES

2010-02-05T07:39:00.012+07:00

This isn't an in depth review. Just my thoughts after renting a S40 for 5 days, owning a Focus SES, and being an enthusiast of both Volvo and Ford cars.

I was quite surprised when my "compact" car rental on a recent business trip ended up being a S40 with about 3k miles on it. I was expecting a Corolla at best or something like that. Very happy to get the S40. I'm assuming it was the low end model, I didn't have much time to check out under the hood, there was no manual.

Typical of Volvo, the doors and trunk felt solid, more solid than the Focus.

The most surprising thing is that the S4o felt gutless, really gutless. My SES is quick to accelerate and feels much faster. Very surprising actually but aligns with a friend who says their V50 is gutless. There are times when I accidentally peel out driving the SES, it really takes off. It's fun to drive.

The S40 proximity sensor key for the S40 is weird. I would lock the car, then pull the handle and it would open. Was the car really locked? I returned later without the key and couldn't open the door. I'm not sure the proximity unlock is a good or even safe feature. I'm not sure if it can be turned off.

The S40 cloth seats are a little nicer than the SES but the dash area is similar. Some reviews of the Focus complain that the dash and console is ugly, I never thought that and the S40 isn't that much different.

There are some blind spots in the S40 that I never really got used to.

I think the SES handles better.

It was raining a lot and the wiper interval adjustment was a little confusing in the S40. Although, having a manual for the car would have helped.

Both cars have a moonroof and low profile alloy wheels.

I couldn't really figure out the bluetooth in the S40. I think I've gotten lazy with the excellent SYNC system in the SES.

Here's the specs for both cars (Volvo S40, Ford Focus).

Overall, I'm really glad I got the SES instead of the S40. The speed, handling, features, and price make it a winner. Recent Ford quality is underestimated while Volvo's is overestimated. Plus, the SES is more fun to drive!

Ford unveils 2012 Focus, designed as 'world car'

2010-01-12T03:21:00.004+07:00

Ford says new Focus designed will be top in efficiency, yet quick, responsive and quiet. Read the full story here.

Time Magazine Person of the Year Ben Bernake has a Ford Focus

2009-12-21T09:21:00.006+07:00

From page 6 of the full story:

..."He didn't study economics to get rich — he and his wife still share a Ford Focus that's not quite paid off"...