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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

the Cruze had small shoes to fill, and it has positively exploded their seams. In our first test, we said, “a Cruze, in a comparison test right now, might very well win.” Ford’s 2012 Focus ...

Ford committed to offering mostly trucks and SUVs in the U.S., bar the Mustang. What's Ford's smallest model? Can you ...

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 ...

And that's just where it will make its home, in Ford's small car lineup ... the four-speed automatic transmission featured on today's Ford Focus. Differentiating PowerShift even further in ...

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 ...

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 ...