Warm convertible for the winter
While Vsevolozhsk working once again on strike, waiting of waiting for the Ford Focus again was anyone’s guess how much delay their machines. While out of this situation is - buy a Ford Focus, which do not have to wait and which will not be like millions of other Focus on Russian roads. This choice - Ford Focus Coupe-Cabriolet.
Convertible, we are not yet very popular. It is understandable: in a country where winter lasts nearly nine months of the year, at kupivshego car with convertible tops look like on dude. The best choice is considered to be buying this SUV, or at least parketnika. Although in reality a modern cabriolet - is not the worst choice, unless, of course, set aside or was not based on prejudice against convertibles.
It happened that the Ford Focus CC came to our test, when the snow hit Moscow and, therefore, to go with an open roof has been cold and wet. Had only to look at the extent to which the convertible is suitable for winter. I must say that the result exceeded expectations.
The pleasure of cars already get when landing: as the Focus CC-door without a frame, the glass in the opening few drops, as if making a kind of reverence in front of the driver. After closing the door glass is returned to its place. Inside the car, all familiar to the regular Focus - the same steering wheel, the same dashboard, the same panel microclimate. The only unusual button - this is actually a button opening and closing the roof: 29 seconds - and the roof is already in the trunk.
On the first attempt to open the roof failed. We had to read instructions, which required to install in the trunk of the separator between the compartment for the roof and compartment for things. The role of the separator plays an ordinary curtains, but without the lock to open the roof is not possible. With an open roof, despite the specified manufactures 238 liters in volume, use the luggage is inconvenient - it is simply not the place to be. However, without a roof and the trunk does not seem large, revealed that the trip to the supermarket: to buy food and put a few packages in the trunk is possible, but for any serious shopingovyh exploits the machine is not designed.
Less space than normal Focus and for the rear passengers. At least, if the usual Focus child, sitting in автокресле, loose legs, the front passenger had to move forward. It is quite understandable - ate part of the rear roof space, which must be somewhere to emerge. But to say that non-functional rear seat - it is impossible. Simply there are not too many places as we would like.
On the roof of the machine distributed not afraid of any frost and snow: hard top securely isolate the individual from external weather events and no difference compared to a machine with a normal roof would not arise. Climate control fairly quickly heats the air in the cabin, the car is carefully heated seats. However, electrical windshield, which is optional in Focus conventional and highly useful in this car, alas, no. Rear window heated.
Contrary to popular belief, that the cabriolet bad review, especially the rear, the Focus CC, all in order.
The rest of the machine habitually. Dvuhlitrovy “machine” with which we came to the test machine is known on other Focus. Controllability cabriolet is no different from the Focus with the conventional roof. Actually, this is the Focus - at least in front of the car, with the exception of nickel frames radiator grilles and protivotumanok, a copy of the current FF2. But at the rear and the side car is not like any other Focus - shildiki Pininfarina speak eloquently on the sides, who contributed to the design of this hand cabriolet. Therefore, except in front of the machine identified as a Focus clearly not, and thus account in the flow will be guaranteed.
In principle, if the family already has one vehicle, the Focus CC is an excellent second car to drive himself to work. The price of this car starts with a mark of $ 31 800, but for an unusual design and the opportunity to travel during the summer without a roof over your head - it is quite reasonable money.
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