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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...