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Thread Author: legacylad Replies: 25

 Ford - Focus Active update - Mr Moo
>> Interesting. Presumably it’s the new 1.0 litre PHEV with 155 horse, same as the Focus
>> ? I didn’t want another SUV, but a return to more traditional estate, of which
>> I’ve had plenty, although most were bought off friends with high mileages and cheap as
>> chips.
>> The only downside I find is the internal load height..with the Macan I could fit
>> in about 12/14 pallets, the Focus Estate only 6/8.
>> I think the Kuga looks especially good in Ruby Red.
>>

Strangely, Ford appear to have two approaches to PHEV powertrains. The Transit PHEV is the 1.0 Ecoboost unit, I think largely working as a generator to charge the batteries, which in turn drive a motor which powers the wheels.

Conversely, the Kuga is a 2.5, 4 cylinder, naturally aspirated unit running the Atkinson cycle and channeling that ‘power’ via a CVT ‘box. A very different animal to the previous Golf GTD Estate with a manual ‘box.

To be honest, the main driver was cutting BIK costs, as it’s company car. It does that very effectively, as the monthly tax bill is around 1/3 of that for the Golf. PHEV or BEV is the only way to go for reasonable company car tax bills these days.

Actually drives well, in spite of the CVT ‘box.
 Messages Author Date
 Ford - Focus Active update new legacylad 6 May 21 17:02
 Ford - Focus Active update new MD 6 May 21 19:05
 Ford - Focus Active update new legacylad 6 May 21 19:31
 Ford - Focus Active update new Runfer D'Hills 6 May 21 21:13
 Ford - Focus Active update new Zero 6 May 21 21:17
 Ford - Focus Active update new Runfer D'Hills 6 May 21 22:06
 Ford - Focus Active update new PeterS 7 May 21 08:14
 Ford - Focus Active update new Runfer D'Hills 7 May 21 08:41
 Ford - Focus Active update new bathtub tom 7 May 21 14:48
 Ford - Focus Active update new sherlock47 8 May 21 11:40
 Ford - Focus Active update new Runfer D'Hills 8 May 21 12:37
 Ford - Focus Active update new legacylad 8 May 21 13:30
 Ford - Focus Active update new Runfer D'Hills 8 May 21 14:45
 Ford - Focus Active update new legacylad 24 May 21 21:08
  
 Ford - Focus Active update new Mr Moo 25 May 21 01:09
 Ford - Focus Active update new legacylad 25 May 21 06:52
 Ford - Focus Active update new Runfer D'Hills 25 May 21 10:46
 Ford - Focus Active update new R.P. 25 May 21 11:19
 Ford - Focus Active update new Runfer D'Hills 25 May 21 11:33
 Ford - Focus Active update new Zero 25 May 21 12:25
 Ford - Focus Active update new R.P. 25 May 21 16:44
 Ford - Focus Active update new Mr Moo 25 May 21 19:23
 Ford - Focus Active update new legacylad 16 Jul 21 10:13
 Ford - Focus Active update new Runfer D'Hills 16 Jul 21 10:42
 Ford - Focus Active update new PeterS 16 Jul 21 11:13
 Ford - Focus Active update new Lygonos 16 Jul 21 12:26
  
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