I know trucks are all the rage, but an all-new entry level car is pretty exciting, too. Photo by Jerry Wallace Ford's Focus sedan is a leader for the Dearborn team in the new century. I don't know about raising the standards, but the Focus is very roomy, danged comfortable, nicely equipped in the base model and very well equipped in the tested ZTS edition, and priced within reason. Let's start with the last of those first. Extras that were part of the standard equipment included air conditioning, CD stereo, tilt and cruise and 15-inch wheels.
Air conditioning is optional at the lowest trim levels.
Focus is advertised as a car for the youth market and it is that. Cutting edge styling makes the Focus one of the freshest designs from Ford in some time. Toward that end, the car's design was tailored to a customer who is taller than ever before. Focus' high roofline, raised seating positions, taller and wider doors, and long wheelbase combine to provide more passenger convenience. The base engine is a 2.0-liter SOHC four with 110 horses and 122 foot pounds of torque.