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$1 scrie:$2hat's it like
On the road, brilliant. The underpinnings of this car are those of the outgoing Focus models, with every facet re-thought and with new technology (such as dampers with better valving and a bigger diameter) included. Suspension parts have been judiciously lightened. Suspension mounts have been stiffened. The car has a wider track at both ends. There's a new electric power steering system, now that Ford is happy EPAS can deliver decent 'feel' and the steering rack has been quickened.
Focus and C-Max drivers will find the cars familiar, but they will note improvements. Most of the 1.6 litre models have a new, sweeter-shifting six-speed manual, which is also 30 per cent lighter than its predecessor. The cars are quieter in powertrain, wind and road noise than their predecessors.
They ride more smoothly (though the short model is made deliberately sportier than the US-bound seven-seater) and the excellent steering is sensitive and conveniently high-geared. There's a sense that these Ford products are the first to be tested in every major world market, and their engineering teams have spared no effort to make them ready.
The diesel is impressively smooth and refined, with typical turbodiesel torque from low down. It worked brilliantly with the Powershift. But the star of the show was the 1.6 EcoBoost, a naturally sporty engine which (because of its latest-spec direction injection, its low-inertia turbo and its dual variable valve timing) also has diesel-like thrust from below 2000 rpm. It truly begins a new era of Ford four-cylinder petrol engines, and is the one we'd choose.
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$1 scrie:$2Those that want to actually drive their MPV will be satisfied.
$1 scrie:$2n fact, the precise steering response and delightfully progressive brakes make the big Grand C-Max feel like a sportier hatchback.
$1 scrie:$2his is essentially a Ford Focus in a maternity dress. And you still would.
$1 scrie:$2ear in mind that although it’s not the biggest, it is easily the best to drive
$1 scrie:$2e're here to speculate how this car will be if you lower the body, stiffen the already capable chassis, and replace the 1.6 with a 2.0 Ecoboost packing another 100 horses, and call it Focus ST. Its a pretty feverish kind of speculation, be assured.
$1 scrie:$2e also got our hands on a 2.0TDCI Powershift in the Grand C-Max body and this proved to be surprisingly sublime. You expect a hot hatchback to turn in and hang on through a long corner. You don’t expect a mini MPV to, yet the Grand C-Max does, not only putting cars like the Scenic, Zafira and Verso to shame, but also the best of the current crop of ‘C segment’ hatchbacks, including the present benchmark Focus. Ford puts this down to detailed tuning of the ‘control blade’ suspension and a new ‘torque vectoring differential’, which uses the brakes to give the effect of a limited slip diff.
That’s why, when the new Focus lands on our shores early next year, it’s likely to be sensational.
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$1 scrie:$2O să vedeți cum se scrie un articol profesionist(cel din uk) și cum se face o copie palidă pe sistemul "hai să scriem și noi ceva".
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$1 scrie:$2i dracu` struguri...
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