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3.7

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Dual clutch sucks

By Arthur James written on 11-16-2016

Do not buy this my brand new ford focus se makes grinding noises and trembles when its going from 1 st to 2nd gear.

Bought it for the Great Gas Mileage

By Paul G. written on 11-30-2016

I'd previously owned two 2003 Focus hatchbacks with automatic transmissions that my sons drove. I'd always been impressed with their quick acceleration and solid handling. After reading reviews on this generation, I purchased a well-equipped model, but with the manual transmission (so as to avoid the issues so many others had complained about with the DCT). It easily delivers 2 out of 3 things I wanted - terrific fuel economy (30 MPG after 1300 miles, though my shorter trips as the weather is becoming cold it's getting me around 27 MPG), and very nimble handling. Other bonuses: it's fun to drive, the German manual tranny & clutch are the smoothest I've ever had, it's quiet, the interior is nicely appointed. Contrary to what some say, the back seat leg room seems adequate for my 5'11" teenager. Also, the storage space is fine, especially with the rear seats folded. The third thing? I can get "zippy" (my wife's word) acceleration, but only if I rev high in 1st & 2nd gears. I also drive an '07 Mustang GT, so I think I'm just having to deal with the adjustment. The older 2.3L 4-speed AOD models I've driven seemed to move very quickly, but they probably also lingered in the lower gears. My major complaint: There is NO elbow room. When I'm by myself (which is why I bought this - I no longer needed the SUV I was driving before), all is good. When there's a passenger in the car, there's just not enough space. Yes, I have broad shoulders, so this may not be a problem for you. While I shift, it seems I'm always jostling the passenger unless they're planted as far right as possible in their seat. Leather seats are a little sticky. Every day, at first application, the brakes grab hard. I'd also have liked an auto-dimming mirror, but on the whole, I'm very happy with my new purchase. Update on 6/3/2018: I'm still very happy with this car. It drives like new (it should, it only has 11.5k miles on it). My only new complaint is I dropped the Performance of this car from 5 stars down to 4. Outside of winter, this car is still a blast to drive. But after two harsh WNY winters, I've found this car's limitations: the 17" rims and 50 series tires are pretty useless in snow (deep OR shallow) or ice. I realize I could alleviate the problems somewhat with snow tires & smaller rims. But I'm not sure it would handle really deep snow, regardless. On the plus side, after finally being 'broken in', I'm regularly getting 32+ MPG on my short commute to work, and when I do take longer rides on interstates, I'm easily getting 35-36 MPG.

A polished turd.

By John written on 03-23-2017

We bought a 2016 Focus s e sedan for my wife to retire and run around in. Was very pretty and stylish. But with in the first month the transmission started to make a loud clicking noise when coming to a stop. 5 times in the next 2 months I had it back to the dealer just to be told , oh thats just the way they are it has to get used to your driving. Well 6 month in to this car I was at the toll booth going to the airport after I paid the toll I stepped on the gas and the car shook violently and shut off . So I started it up again put it in drive and again it shook violently again I was stuck at the toll booth. Finally it was able to drive away. I went from there rite to the dealer and traded it in the after 6 months of ownership I lost half of the cars value on trade in I paid $23,000 for the car,and in 6 months all they would give me for it was $10,600 so now I'm upside down on the loan. Never again will I trust a Ford . Buyer beware

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