When the original European-designed Focus was introduced for the 2000 model year in hatch, sedan, and wagon guises, it became a game changer within the compact car segment almost overnight. At the time, the small car market was full of bland, soulless appliances that had no passion, no excitement. The Focus was revolutionary, proving that an affordable small car does not have to feel cheap. It did everything well- offering plentiful room for five full-size adults, superb driving dynamics, and looked good- boldly expressing Ford’s then-current “New Edge” styling theme. It was such a good all-around package that it was hard to imagine that the car was developed on a tight budget. Critics raved and the Focus received numerous awards, including European Car of the Year and scoring a place in Car And Driver’s coveted “Ten-Best List” three years in a row.
The Ford Focus always brings back fond memories. Coincidently, that Focus debuted in the
midst of my senior year of high school. It became the “must have” car during the twilight years of being a teenager. If the Focus were a person- it would’ve been the captain of the school football team; handsome, athletic, taut, envied, and extremely popular. It was a car that could do little wrong and had its whole life ahead of it.
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