From June 1 of this year, Europe will go on sale of a new generation hatchback -Ford Focus st. From June 1, the car will appear in all British salons with a price of 2,2000 pounds ($ 35,000), this car will be available in two body options: a five -door hatchback and station wagon. The second one, of course, costs more than $ 36,000 for the basic configuration, then, as a five-door hatchback will cost from $ 20,000, for comparison the last version of the Ford in the course of the station wagon cost only $ 30,000, and the hatchback cost from $ 17,500.
But we overpay not only for the appearance, which we will talk about later, under the hood of the car, a V4 engine with a power of 250 liters is installed. With., However, fuel consumption has significantly reduced by about 20% and now is 7, 2l/100km.
The British were offered three different levels of configuration, although the basic configuration has an absenteeism in the engine, sports seats, Bluetooth, and 18-inch light-linked discs were installed.
For Ukraine and Russia, such prices may seem very high, but in fact, Ford costs much less than its main competitors, VW Golf GTI, which costs only a 210-horsepower engine, although it costs $ 5,000 more than Ford. Also in July, the new Vauxhall Astra VXR will be released, which is also equipped with a motor that issues 250 liters. With., Although it costs as much as $ 7,000 more than an American car, by the way, this model (Vauxhall Astra VXR) will now be produced under the name Opel Astra VXR, as Opel bought Vauxhall.
Thus, Ford will be the best option for an inexpensive sports hatchback.
Estimated cost Ford Focus ST:
Russia: 1,300,000 rubles.
Ukraine: 351,000 hryvnias.
America: $ 25,000.