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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Next-gen Ford Focus live unveiling - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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It's taken far too long, but an all-new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/focus">Ford Focus</a> has arrived and we just saw it in the metal at the 2010 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/">Detroit Auto Show</a>. Complete with a new platform, new engine, some shapely sheetmetal and a host of tech, this new Focus that we'll finally be sharing with Europe and the rest of the world is about to set a new bar for the small car C-segment.<br />
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The Focus will initially be available in the U.S. in both four- and five-door hatchback body styles, with a three-door hatch and coupe likely in the works as well. A new 2.0-liter direct-injected four-cylinder engine producing 155 horsepower and 145 lb-ft of torque will be the only engine at launch, but buyers will have a choice between a six-speed manual transmission and Ford's new six-speed dual-clutch transmission. <br />
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Ford also confirmed during its press conference this morning that a Focus Electric is due to arrive in 2012, with a hybrid version arriving the next year - both of which will be built in Michigan.<br />
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For all the details, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/11/2011-ford-focus-unveiled-u-s-and-euro-models-finally-unite/">hit up our deep dive of the next generation Ford Focus</a> after checking out our first live shots from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/">Detroit Auto Show</a> in the gallery below.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/11/detroit-2010-next-gen-ford-focus-a-c-segment-savior/">Detroit 2010: Next-gen Ford Focus a C-segment savior</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:04:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/11/detroit-2010-next-gen-ford-focus-a-c-segment-savior/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19311672/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/11/detroit-2010-next-gen-ford-focus-a-c-segment-savior/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Next-gen Ford Focus live unveiling - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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It's taken far too long, but an all-new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/focus">Ford Focus</a> has arrived and we just saw it in the metal at the 2010 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/">Detroit Auto Show</a>. Complete with a new platform, new engine, some shapely sheetmetal and a host of tech, this new Focus that we'll finally be sharing with Europe and the rest of the world is about to set a new bar for the small car C-segment.<br />
<br />
The Focus will initially be available in the U.S. in both four- and five-door hatchback body styles, with a three-door hatch and coupe likely in the works as well. A new 2.0-liter direct-injected four-cylinder engine producing 155 horsepower and 145 lb-ft of torque will be the only engine at launch, but buyers will have a choice between a six-speed manual transmission and Ford's new six-speed dual-clutch transmission. <br />
<br />
Ford also confirmed during its press conference this morning that a Focus Electric is due to arrive in 2012, with a hybrid version arriving the next year - both of which will be built in Michigan.<br />
<br />
For all the details, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/11/2011-ford-focus-unveiled-u-s-and-euro-models-finally-unite/">hit up our deep dive of the next generation Ford Focus</a> after checking out our first live shots from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/">Detroit Auto Show</a> in the gallery below.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/11/detroit-2010-next-gen-ford-focus-a-c-segment-savior/">Detroit 2010: Next-gen Ford Focus a C-segment savior</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:04:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/11/detroit-2010-next-gen-ford-focus-a-c-segment-savior/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19311672/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/11/detroit-2010-next-gen-ford-focus-a-c-segment-savior/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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