CARS.COM — Ford ... With the automatic, the three-cylinder Focus is EPA-rated at 28/40/32 mpg city/highway/combined and at 30/42/35 with the manual. The three-cylinder sounds small, but ...

The Focus is the best small car ever sold in America ... Instead of a conventional automatic transmission, Ford installs a computer-shifted manual transmission that does away with the clutch ...

but Ford has significantly smoothed and refined its operation. Most Focus drivers now won’t notice much difference from a traditional torque-converter automatic. An automatic transmission isn ...

Ford is recognizing that with the possibility of higher fuel prices, small, more fuel-efficient cars ... while those with automatic transmission get a lower final-drive ratio. Focus sedans come in a ...

On Wednesday, the auto maker will detail plans to convert the plant to produce a compact car that never made a nickel in the U.S. Building a profitable Ford Focus small-car line will require huge ...

Starting Monday, owners of certain Ford Fiesta and Focus small cars equipped with the automaker’s PowerShift automatic transmission can begin filing settlement claims that could top $20,000 ...

unveiling at this week’s 2013 Detroit Auto Show a new product powered by one of Ford’s fuel-efficient EcoBoost engines. That new product is the 2013 Shelby Focus ST, which is based on one of ...

DETROIT — Ford ... North American auto industry. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. “Finding a more cost-effective way to deliver the next Focus program in North America ...

The Focus ST doesn’t make as much sense in automatic form ... even if this is a small amount. With 415Nm, the torque output is 5Nm down on the manual, too, while it produces CO2 emissions ...