2012 Ford Focus Sport, Titanium now standard with satellite navigation

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By Tim Beissmann | October 20th, 2011

Every new 2012 Ford Focus Sport and Titanium vehicle arriving in Australia from November will be equipped with integrated satellite navigation.

The new sat-nav system is displayed on a five-inch colour screen (a size up from the previous 4.2-inch display) and integrates with the existing Sony audio and communications system.

The new standard system adds $500 to the price of all Focus Sport and Focus Titanium models.

Ford Australia’s Justin Lacy said satellite navigation would only be available on those two models, and could not be optioned into the lower-spec Ambiente and Trend models.

Ford initially launched the Focus in August with sat-nav notably absent from the line-up. Mr Lacy said it was simply a matter of timing, and said Ford had no intentions of holding back the launch until sat-nav was available.

2012 Ford Focus manufacturer’s list prices (excluding government and dealer charges):

Ambiente

1.6-litre five-speed manual hatch – $21,990
1.6-litre six-speed automatic hatch – $24,290
1.6-litre six-speed automatic sedan – $24,290

Trend

2.0-litre five-speed manual hatch – $24,490
2.0-litre six-speed automatic hatch – $26,790
2.0-litre six-speed automatic sedan – $26,790
2.0-litre TDCi six-speed automatic hatch – $30,500
2.0-litre TDCi six-speed automatic sedan – $30,500

Sport

2.0-litre five-speed manual hatch – $27,890
2.0-litre six-speed automatic hatch – $30,190
2.0-litre six-speed automatic sedan – $30,190
2.0-litre TDCi six-speed automatic hatch – $33,690
2.0-litre TDCi six-speed automatic sedan – $33,690

Titanium

2.0-litre six-speed automatic hatch – $33,090
2.0-litre six-speed automatic sedan – $33,090
2.0-litre TDCi six-speed automatic hatch – $36,590
2.0-litre TDCi six-speed automatic sedan – $36,590

Read CarAdvice’s review of the Ford Focus.

abc123

the focus add ought to GET OFF THE SITE!

http://zuboora.com mohamad is right when he

Are u going to pay the site to keep running if they remove the adds?

hjazz

I agree with abc, there are better ways to advertise you know – things that do not involve the page shifting up and down…

Monk

I never seem to see these ads… nothing popping up, obscuring the site etc…

Yeti Man

This is a paid advertisement, so CA can be the best motoring web site.
PhantomHamster

yeah its an ad, get over it… geez…. its not killing baby fur seals or anything…
Mosmanite

I still can’t figure out how car companies can charge so much for a sat nav system. Surely if you can buy one in a store for less than $200 then it should be the same from a car company. I understand the need to intergrate it with the ICC but I still don’t see why it should be so expensive. If it cost that much then the map updates should be free.
http://zuboora.com mohamad is right when he

Rubbish … Why can’t ford aus get the 8inch myford touch with sync screen like the yanks get? This whole “one ford” is garbage.. If it was real ford cars around the world would share technologies.. Yet again.. Ford aus misses out on all the goods. Wake up ford. This isn’t good enough, your customers deserve more

I Am Always Right

Explains why ford OZ is going downhill (really fast..)
Peter Stone

Blame ford Aus for that!
Rick

Get less pay more this is Australia

Ryan

such a rip. hate this country. dunno why we get shit stuff and we have to pay more.

Thrillhouse

Piss off somewhere else then if you don’t like it. Every country has its ups and downs. If the worst thing that happens to you here is that you have to pay a little more than elsewhere for some goods and services, I would say life probably isn’t all that bad. Hey, you could always work a bit harder.

http://gaycarboys.com gaycarboys

there is lots of tech which should be applauded but why do we pay so much? $36k here, $27k in the USA with more stuff. WTF? I wouldn’t pay 27k for it and Io most certainly wouldn’t pay 36 for a focus when I could get a mondeo or better still a Peugeot 508 eHDI for the same money. You must think we are crazy Mr Ford

Techprices

Australia pays more and gets less simply because we are further away and have a smaller population.

Simple economies of scale.

Unless you’re able to build roads between Aus and the US or Europe, and quadruple the population of course.

Australia has most other things going for it far better than other countries. If this car is too much, buy a cheaper one or get a job that pays more.

filippo

Could someone also please pass on to Mr Lacy that failing to offer a 6-speed manual (especially in diesel form) does not add to the prestige of the Focus range? It’s moronic.
Simon

Probably due to the ‘timing’ of Mazda3 including Sat Nav for all their line up (except the base Neo)!
http://Frosty Hicks

Still quite expensive when comparing with other cars in that price range.

james cortez

ABSOLUTELY. Too damn pricey, boycott their products!

Jack

The screen in miniture in size?

Anyway when is the ST coming out?
I may hold out for it!
AJ

The screen is a tad small isn’t it from that distance? Even the display in the middle of the instrument cluster is almost as large as the Navigation screen.
Petar

And you can get the Bi-Zeon on it’s on you have to get it in a package which sucks. They need a body kit or 2 available for the focuses and a few variations of 17 and 18 inch wheels…
Able

Woopee sat-nav; a $24k Mazda3 Maxx Sport has that as standard! And now the Titanium is even more stupidly expensive! A Mazda3 SP25 (which has a much better value equation and has a much better drivetrain in manual form) sounds like a much, much better deal!

And Ford, you’ve gotten the new Focus almost right but where’s the 6-speed manual and manual diesel? Stupidity…
Alexander

It’s a pit Aus doesn’t get the full 8″ scren, that 5″ screen looks tiny in the large dash opening for it, giving it a cheap look.

nickdl

True but it’s still bigger than the one in the Mazda 3.

Triton

I like the idea of an in-built satnav, thus saving the need to remove the accessory item (eg TomTom attached to the windscreen)whenever you park.
One aspect puzzles me: how does the integrated satnav get updated? Is it done as part of the routine service, or by some other means?

nickdl

It’s done through a CD or I think you can do it at the service. It won’t be long until they just update themselves over the internet – the new Merc C-Class does that.

Thats Me

Oh so many critics, Most of which will never put there money wear there mouth is. If you love another make so much go an buy it. Buy the way we have ordered a new focus.

Noel

It’s true, I can’t see how it’s such bad value. A full spec’d Titanium sedan is $38,842 drive away in NSW and Mazda SP25 is $37,525 so for $1,317 you get a DSG auto, self parking, heated seats, front parking sensors, power drivers seat and adaptive cruise with auto stop function, good value if you ask me.

mrmonkey12

Where do you shop for your cars, a Mazda SP25 for $37500?!?!? Have a look at carpoint/carsales and you’ll find hundreds of them around $32k

$38800 is a ridiculous amount to pay for any small car that isn’t a high performance car (XR5, MPS, WRX, Type R, etc) the entire Focus range is massively overpriced and it shows in sales. Until they drop pricing by about $2000-$3000 across the range you won’t see it in the top 10

Thats Me

In a fair discussion you have to go by List price, not discounted price.
As of this month list price for a
SP25 luxury Hatch was $33755
Focus Titanium Hatch was $32590
both before on road cost
I spent time with Ford and Mazda negotiating and the final
price on both was nothing near the list price. both cars prices were with in $900 of each outer when spec the same.
We also went and priced a Golf, when the golf was spec to the same level as the other two it was a lot more expensive.
At the end of the day we will all buy something different and that doesn’t make any ones choice wrong.

Riker

This update to the Focus shows just how mixed up Ford Aus is. You can have this Focus with Sat Nav, Bi Xenon etc, yet the bigger, more upmarket Mondeo Titanium doesn’t offer either, not even as an option….. Crazy….
Peter Stone

What a rip off, and people say VW’s are expensive! No dual clutch gearbox for the petrol and you don’t even get a small capacity turbo… Next….
test drive

I know this is a fantastic car dynamically and is aiming at a more prestige market. But the prices they ask and the lack of Manuals in the Diesel to me means for all the bells and whistles I will not buy.
I test drove the Holden Cruze Diesel manual. Dynamically it’s noticeably inferior to the Focus but when you can get one from $24K driveaway and the engine is a cracker, Ford needs to come with a new strategy and lineup.

Bangel

Dont compare the focus to a crude , the ford is miles ahead in build quality and dynamics .

Get your head around the fact that in germany and the uk it goes neck and neck with the golf ,the crude is a much lower standard vehicle .

For the money its right there with VW , ford have a battle with perceptions of this badge , its the future of volume motoring in OZ as we all downsize .

TuffGuy

With the technology available these days I fail to see why all car models do not either come standard with satnav (along with the likes of bi-xenons or at the least as an option. And when integrated satnavs are available as options the cost is absolutely ridiculous, anything from $2,000 to $4,000 for a CD/DVD/satnav/radio. In comparison increasing the Focus price by $500 for the integrated satnav is actually quite reasonable. If this and other technology were shared across model ranges it would further serve to reduce prices too.
For those who have already purchased their Focus sport or titanium they should rightly feel ripped off and/or should be upgraded for free.
Seano

Read an comment on your phone and there is no focus advert old timer!!! Lol
Rick

People are insane 40k on road for a top of the range focus , absolutely mind boggling
Monster

Sat Navs are great to have in new cars but so many are that small they look like they don’t fill the space they are positioned in! I think they need to be at minimum for small cars 6 inches, medium 7 inches & large 8 inches. The screen in the new Territory (Higher grade models) are 8 inches & look awesome.
Jon

Why no diesel manual?? I am British. Glad VW Golf has. Too bad Ford…
H.

+ on roads is bullshit! Haggle the price and find the dealer that wants to clear their stock and you’ll never pay on roads.
As much as I like the focus it’s too expensive and I agree it needs better body kits. The sedan looks like it sits too high or something
Ford Man

Focus is in another league to the Cruze. The omission of the big colour screen in the U.S is extremely disappointing especially given the asking price.
Westie

Yep, no popups on my phone either.
Best not say it too loud tho. Ad types will work out some other way of getting their message across.
myford touch

Agree with “mohamad is right when he” no myford touch is a fail.
Pitty if you already bought one, no way to upgrade i’m guessing

Bring on the ST with Myford touch FORD.
H.

Several Focus Titanium Hatches for $33 385 drive away on carsales and that’s the advertised price. You could do better if you go to the right dealer.
Considering it’s widely thought that the Focus has underperformed in sales in aus, you would think Ford aus would put in every feature possible. No My touch is disappointing
H Povall

No one has said anything about the ugly and intrusive hand brake in the Titanium model. When it is not engaged it looks fine – but have a look when it is on! It is an eyesore. Whatever possessed Ford to put it in that position. It is the first thing that hits you when you open the driver’s door. Turned me right off and I think will affect other buyers looking for cars in that price range. I note in the other Focus range the handbrake is in a different position and looks quite acceptable???
Magpie

Am 5’8″ female, with regular passengers all at least this tall. Currently drive 2005 Focus hatch and decided to look at new Titanium diesel model, especially as it has a full size spare wheel.

What a joke! Very little luggage space in hatch (supposedly because of the full size spare), and when the back seats fold down, floor not level as boot floor higher because of spare wheel.

Front seat passengers had better wear knee caps if they are taller than 5’5″ because the passenger side glovebox is ridiculously low. If you push passenger seat back so your knees aren’t in danger, then you only fit midgets in the back.

Lousy design, front seats uncomfortable, cheap and nasty dashboard and I won’t even get behond the wheel to take for a test drive. Have driven Fords for years, and this is a BIG disapppointment. Off to see Mazda and Subaru …
Erictheviking34

Sport 2.0-litre TDCi six-speed automatic hatch – $33,690 when are ford going to get there act together and make the sport in a 6 speed manual? SPORT in a lot of peoples mind means it has a manual gear box you dummies. Looks like I’m buying a Mazda 3, 6 speed manual diesel because ford haven’t got a clue what people want in Australia.