FORD Focus · 1.8i 16V Ghia · Sedan · 1999 ‐ 2001

Ford launched manufacture in 1999 of cars type Focus, modification of 1.8i 16V Ghia and terminated it in 2001. The weight of the car is 1.1 tn and a length of 4.4 meters, It is shaped as sedan with four doors, and can be fit in 5 men including the driver.

«Focus 1.8i 16V Ghia» is a front-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This car can speed up for 10.3 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 198 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a maximum output of 115 hp at 5750 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 10.3 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 5.9 l, and the intermediate fuel rate is 7.5 liters per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank volume is 55 liters of petrol, what provides to go nearly 734 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 258 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 253 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 185/65R14.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Ford Focus received the many number of stars - four, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe automobile. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (passenger, driver airbags), it is also equipped with active safety such as ABS.