[Gabriel]

I am now in Europe visiting La Famiglia :D and I have the pleasure to drive a 2010 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCI , rental . Nice car , can't complain , loaded with features , good handling and very economical , it's a diesel , which I love , I know many of you could care less about the diesel aspect . But trust me , this powerplant could almost keep up with the 2.0l gasoline engine that we get in Canada . Also in town , I get 600 and change km per tank ( 50L ) . This one has 110HP , it feels slow in 1st gear , but once the turbo kicks in , it goes " not too bad " as you say :D . As far as handling goes , it feels stable at high speeds , while cruising on the German hwy , at 180km/h had very little lean through the curves . If I didn't know any better I would think I was driving my wife's Mazda3 . Too bad the max speed is only 187 km/h , therefore I had absolutely no reason to move left more than middle lane . Left lane is for the big dogs , so don't play with the big dogs if you pee like a puppy . A 135 BMW left us in the dust (while we were doing almost 190 ) , my wife didn't even have time to photographe it . :blink:
Now some pics . "Entschuldigung" for not washing the car before taking them pics .
Front and rear , ext .





Interior ,



Dual Climate zone ,



In-dash feat . ESP , etc . and the refinement vs. the ugly ass N/A cluster . no offence :( . Observe the average fuel consumption displayed ... :blink:




Last but not least , Ze Powerplant , Oh Ja ! But to open Ze hood , first insert the key , turn left to open , then turn right to lift it ! :o That's some Euro s*** right there !




I hope you'll enjoy it . Some more Autobahn pics to follow . Without the 400 series crack and pot holes ... :( How the hell do they manage ? Oh , Ze Germans ...