2011 Frankfurt: 2012 Ford Focus ST

Executive Editor Ed Loh takes a look at the production version of the 2012 Ford Focus ST from the floor of the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.

Transcript

00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:05 Hi, I'm Edward Lo here at the Frankfurt Motor Show in the

00:08 Ford booth.

00:09 Now one of the stars of this show is the vehicle that's

00:11 behind me.

00:12 This is the production version of the Ford Focus ST. This is

00:16 the all-new performance version of the Ford Focus that

00:18 will be sold for the first time in 40 countries, including,

00:21 thank God, the US.

00:23 Now what does it have?

00:24 Well, this is the five-door version of the vehicle.

00:26 And it's got a four-door engine.

00:28 Inside, there's a six-speed manual transmission.

00:30 And it's got a five-door version of the vehicle.

00:33 It has a turbocharged direct injection two-liter EcoBoost

00:36 engine that makes roughly 250 horsepower.

00:39 Inside, there's Recaro seats, all sorts of goodies, a

00:43 six-speed manual transmission, and various improvements to

00:47 suspension and handling.

00:49 So when will we see this vehicle?

00:51 It makes its North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto

00:53 Show in November.

00:55 (rock music)