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VALUE FOR MONEY AS STANDARD: FORD FOCUS C-MAX PRICES ANNOUNCED

VALUE FOR MONEY AS STANDARD: FORD FOCUS C-MAX PRICES ANNOUNCED

All-new Focus C-MAX officially on sale 18 October 2003
Prices starting from £13,175 on-the-road
Highly competitive insurance ratings starting from just 5E
New engines and transmissions available by end 2003
BRENTWOOD, 1 September 2003 – When the all-new Ford Focus C-MAX officially goes on sale in the UK on 18 October, value will be a standard feature of all models, with prices starting from £13,175 on-the-road and insurance ratings from just 5E.

"Focus C-MAX carries forward Focus’ key attributes, including style, comfort and driving quality, and adds to this a new dimension of flexibility and space", said Paul Thomas, managing director, Ford of Britain. "We’ve also made sure Focus C-MAX is priced to offer UK customers real value for money on every model in the range."

Value and choice

Customers will have a choice of two petrol engines and two diesel engines, in four trim levels: Studio, LX, Zetec and Ghia. With the ever-growing popularity of Ford’s TDCi diesel technology, UK Focus C-MAX sales are already projected to be 37 per cent diesel, while the most popular model is expected to be the 1.8-litre petrol Zetec.

Standard on every model is Ford’s Intelligent Protection System, with six airbags and ABS, plus air conditioning and 550 litres of luggage space. Most models also offer Ford’s innovative ‘Comfort Seat System’, turning in seconds the conventional five-seater into an even more spacious and comfortable four-seater.

Range-topping Ghia models will supplement these standard features with electronic parking brake, electronic climate control, rain sensing wipers, automatic headlamps, cruise control and additional innovative storage spaces. Further enhancing Focus C-MAX’s premium appeal, options within the range will include leather trim (£1,000), DVD multi-media entertainment system (£1,075), Sony™ single or six-CD radios (£200/£400), Xenon headlamps (£500), ESP (£350), full colour touch-screen navigation system (£800), privacy glass (£100) and – towards the end of 2003 – an all-new Durashift CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission).

Latest powertrains

Making its debut in the Focus C-MAX range in November is the Duratec 1.6-litre 16v petrol engine, delivering 100 PS at 6,000 rpm and 145Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm. In Focus C-MAX, the engine features a lightweight crankshaft to reduce weight.

Fuel economy is 31.7 mpg urban, 49.5 mpg extra urban cycle and 40.9 mpg combined. CO2 emissions are 166 grams per kilometre.

The Focus C-MAX range also includes a smooth 110 PS, 1.6-litre Duratorq TDCi diesel, refined 120 PS, 1.8-litre Duratec petrol and effortless 136 PS, 2.0-litre Duratorq TDCi.

Available by the end of 2003 will also be an all-new Durashift CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) option. Initially to be offered with the 110 PS, 1.6-litre Duratorq TDCi, the unit has been honed to suit the impressive torque of this high-pressure common-rail turbodiesel.

Further details of this new transmission will be available closer to launch.

VALUE FOR MONEY AS STANDARD: FORD FOCUS C-MAX PRICES ANNOUNCED