2009 Ford Focus Video Review

Cars.com's Mike Hanley takes a look at the 2009 Ford Focus. It competes with the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla.
Shot and Produced by: Matthew Avery
Edited by: Sarah Gersh

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• 2009
• cars
• carscom
• civic
• corolla
• focus
• ford
• honda
• toyota

[eighthof8]

I move cars for Hertz, so I get to drive all models and makes. I'm here to tell you that the Focus blows away the competition including the Civic and Corolla. The focus has more comfortable seats, a better designed dash; an overall much better interior.

When you punch the pedal the 2.0 kicks ass! It will easily outrun the foreign makes. I know, been there, done that!

Before you plunk down the cash for a foreign car, try the Focus. Believe me you'll be pleasantly surprised, I was!

[makeachange17]

this car is nice and sporty. love the spoiler. it's cheap fun. go ford!

[zecs2490]

european version looks way better. a ford focus owner from romania !

[TheSmartdude11]

its ugly

[crazypilot123]

@rossuk123 LOL i know... what an idiot..

[ElevenDestinys]

@rossuk123

Let me guess, you're in the UK right? Everywhere else in the world (except maybe France) it's pronounced coop. You have to have the accent aigu on the e to make it coo-pay. And while we're on the topic I wish you brits would drop the extra 'i' in Aluminum it's pronounced ah-loo-min-um not al-you-mini-um. If you don't believe me, just look at the word and sound it out. lol

[Louisbk15]

@coandcaiv Comparing a family car to a car that is meant to race is stupid. The si is meant for racing and the four door barely beats the focus. the focus takes all the other models, i've driven this exact model for a year and have taken every civic model except the si coupe and it even depends what year, stock older ones even lose. as for the corolla the only one i've lost to is the sport so yeah, get your shit straight before you say stuff.

[canadianlarry1]

The Japanese cars have cut corners in design and quality control. They are coasting on their previously well deserved reputation for quality and reliability. They need to make money too. I have been a mechanic for years in an all makes repair shop and have watched the Asian cars fall to the level of the American cars, sometimes lower.

Kia now makes arguably good looking cars that perform well in their segments but are still some of the worst built cars I have ever seen. Ford is doing well.

[BklynJayL]

@eighthof8 Well put together. ;-)

[bestamerica]

'

no no no thank this car,,,

i dont like this car

[giannial1985]

That 4cyl in the focus is a mazda engine. Most of fords 4cyl engines today are mazda's. I'd rather have the focus over corolla and civic. A friend of mine has an 07 civic and the suspension already has issues. I've seen a subaru hit a focus and the subaru's front end was pushed all the way in, the focus, just a dented fender and broken headlight lens. :)

[rossuk123]

its pronounced coo-pay not coop lol