Don’t be fooled by a Focus masquerading as a cute little mustard jar. Like the VW Up, this German-built three-cylinder is a harbinger of $5-per-gallon end-times. This is your preview of life in the ...

A popular compact sedan fitted with a tiny 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine may sound like an Eighties econobox all over again. But in fact the 2015 Ford Focus 1.0L EcoBoost is on sale today, though we ...

Getting the Focus back on UK roads proves it’s improved in many areas – but still lags behind the VW Golf for absolute refinement and tech quality. It’s an entertaining car to drive though – like a ...

Another very lightly hybrid-ified Ford? It is indeed, much like the Puma crossover and recently electrified Fiesta. The more powerful versions of Ford’s 1.0-litre turbo EcoBoost engines now have a zap ...

How'd Ford do it? The three key EcoBoost technologies were part of the solution. They are, in no order, direct-injection, turbocharging, and variable camshaft timing. Of course, those are only the ...

A new Ford Focus? But it looks like the old one! It's very similar, we'll give you that. The third generation Focus has been facelifted - neater headlights and the latest company grille - but there's ...

With its EcoBoost engines, Ford feels it really has a substitute for cubic inches, and it’s taking the turbocharged, direct-injected concept to extremes. If you think the naturally aspirated 1.6-liter ...

The torque converter six-speed seems like a good guess, unless the transmission simply doesn't provide enough forward thrust while maintaining what should be an exceptional fuel economy rating. The ...

EPA Fuel Economy (MPG): 28 City, 40 Highway, 32 Combined CAN Fuel Economy (L/100 km): 8.5 City, 5.9 Highway, 7.3 Combined. Price (USD): starts at $20,760 Price (CAD): starts at $21,199 Ford is ...

It's the most extreme example of mainstream engine downsizing yet: an engine of just 999cc to haul a Ford Focus. This tiny motor is set to replace the regular non-turbo 1.6 that used to be the Focus ...