Ford Focus top selling vehicle in the world in the first half of 2012

Ford Focus: top-selling vehicle in the world in the first half of 2012. The Ford Focus has become its own right in the worlds best selling vehicle in the first half of this year, surpassing the half-million units. Of these, 153 400 model went to the European market, which lifts him to the top of the models sold globally. The new Focus has plenty of equipment and the most modern, multiple versions, both 4 and 5 door, and best of all, the best engine of the year, the Ecoboost, and for this reason, it becomes the Focus, in the best-selling vehicle in the world in the first half of 2012. Find out ...

More than half a million units ...
The model of the American manufacturer Ford Focus has been the best selling car in the world during the first seven months of the year, with 522,821 units, according to IHS data indicate Automotive.

From the U.S. House have stressed that the automobile over half a million sold worldwide, about 153,400 units were distributed in Europe, allowing you to put Ford ahead of other car manufacturers in Europe, as in the rest of the world.

The American house sold more than 860,000 units of this car in 2011 and has 350 million vehicles produced in the 109 years of company history.

Some features of the best-selling model
The new Focus features with various technological innovations such as the security system Active City Stop, Turns to Parking Assistance, Aid to Maintain Lane, the Lane Departure Warning, the Traffic Sign Recognition or Lo Light Automatic Change , among many other elements.

Moreover, the versions come with five-and four-door and wagon option. This year we launched the sports version of the Focus ST, with an output of 250 hp, while in 2013 it will begin to market the Focus Electric, the manufacturer like Mazda.

Is it because your engine, the Ecoboost?
The Ford Focus 1.0 Ecoboost will be available in 100 and 125 horsepower offering as discussed below very low fuel consumption without sacrificing good performance. The incorporation of this new engine is the disappearance of known atmospheric 1.6 contained in the catalog of the Focus.

Highlights are the reductions in consumption. The 1.0 Ecoboost 100 hp 4.8-liter says consume combined consumption per 100 km, increasing to 5 liters in DE125 hp version.

As mentioned, this reduction does not mean rejecting consumer benefits, thus the 125-hp Ecoboost has a top speed of 193 km / h and acceleration from 0 to 100km / h in 11.3 seconds, the 100 hp variant is a little more slowly, remaining in the 185 km / h and 12.5 seconds for the 0-100km / h.

For the new Focus consume less have added the latest technology available, incorporating systems such as Start & Stop. Another system is incorporated in charge of opening and closing the grill according to the needs, to improve aerodynamics, and therefore consumption, called Active Grille Shutter. Discover the best selling car so far this year...