FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT yesterday of its impending debut, Ford has today revealed the 2011 Ford Focus wagon ahead of its Geneva unveiling this week.
The Focus wagon is the fifth model to be built on Ford’s new global C-segment platform, following the Focus sedan and hatch and the European-market C-Max and Grand C-Max models.
“The Focus wagon is the next model to be revealed, and is particularly significant for the European market as more than a third of our C-car customers here prefer a wagon bodystyle.”
For now, Ford is withholding specific details on the Focus wagon’s engine range, but it is likely that the wagon will be mechanically identical to the five-door hatch.
While the Focus wagon is a crucial model for the European market, whether it will make its way to Australia remains to be seen. The current generation focus is offered locally in five-door hatch and four-door sedan variants only.
“We see this as an integral part of our global next-generation Focus line-up, and we’re eager to hear the reaction to what we believe is a very stylish and distinctive car.”
At a separate press event in Geneva this week, Kuzak confirmed that Ford is already working on a high-performance version of the new Focus, following in the footsteps of the RS models of previous generations.
The hot hatch will be powered by a more highly-tuned member of Ford’s four-cylinder turbo-charged and direct-injected EcoBoost engine family.
“Our commitment is to deliver an exciting performance model of the new Focus on a global basis and using a version of our advanced new Ford EcoBoost petrol direct-injection turbo engine. We’re not ready to reveal more details yet, but we recognize how important this model will be in the Focus line-up, particularly for customers in Europe.”
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