2011 Ford Focus rendered speculation
April 21, 2009 by George Skentzos
The face lifted Focus range has reinvigorated the popular hatch, headlined by the aggressive performance flagship RS model, although this merely preempts the arrival of the all-new Focus due in 2011.
The new model will take Ford’s kinetic design to its limits, offering a truly global package with international style, highly-efficient powertrains and innovative green technologies.
These artists’ renderings provide a glimpse at what we may be able to expect from Ford, combining the current kinetic motif with the “Bold American” theme currently employed by the Fusion and Edge crossover SUV.
Under the “One Ford” product strategy devised by CEO Alan Mullaly, the next-generation Focus is being designed and engineered by Ford of Europe which has been assigned the role as the brand’s centre for global small-car development.
This strategy has been formulated with the aim of reducing initial costs and improving manufacturing economies of scale by employing a single design for all markets rather than introducing separate designs for specific regions.
The car will likely debut Ford’s new C3 architecture which has been built as a versatile platform to suit a wider range of vehicle types including compact-crossovers and people movers, along with eventually forming the underpinnings of sister models such as the Mazda3 and Volvo range.
The new Focus will be the make-or-break car for Ford as the economic slump will no doubt eventually take its toll on what has so far proved to be the most resilient US car maker.
Print it: 
Yeah i also have photoshop….
Whats so special about this? I could send you a million fakes ive created on PS…..
I doubt thats where the look of the next gen focus is heading, especially considering the look of the Iosis Max concept a month ago
Looks like a Festiva.
So taking into account current design, and this 2011 design rendering, I’m expecting head lights and tail lights to finally meet somewhere in the middle of the roof by 2020.
this is by no means close to what the next focus will look like…
More like ” No focus”
Kirium deserves one of those fuel cards for that comment. Many lols.
luvalambi Says: More like ” No focus”
it,s ford their talking about , not holden. if it looks
anything like the new focus i,ll put my order in
It’s along the right lines but why get excited now, just wait cos the real thing will look different to this by the time production limitations have taken their toll.
Nice though except the boot line and rear window.
I love it, but the panel beaters will love it more. 10,000 young drivers reversing this thing into poles, with virtually no rear/side vision, and probably the camera and sensors as a high cost option…
wow, it’s got a HUUUUUUGE butt. i mean if someone rear ended you, you probably wouldn’t feel it. damn!
The only people that will be able to see the tail lights are the Big bore Jap bikers that ride on their back wheels around Melbourne. Drive a lowered car and those panel beaters that Pious mentioned will love this car even more!
Well I like the front not a huge fan of the back.
If it is something along these lines though then I would be pretty interested.
That been said I was hoping for something more like what George Jetson drove around in by 2011. From what I remember we were supposed to be scooting around in those things for the last nine years.
Ummm That’s about as close to the real thing as the hair on Burt Newtons head.
honestly, i’m waiting for a design proposal without windows.
the one shown is most ridiculous, just a windshield and two windows.
what about usable rear windows ???
I can see a toned down production version based on this coming out in the definate right direction.
And people, do keep in mind that these sort of radical concept drawings are used for just that.
First some guy cuts loose with a pencil, then they look at it realisticlly and extract the certain cues they want to run with
if you build it….they will come…
Volvoish front end, with a hint of Ford.
VW Scirocco Rims
Honda Civic Hatch exhaust and doors.
Astra 3door profile line.
Meh… common Ford be original!
If Honda can make the Civic Hatch look so unique and cool, then you should be able to pull it off too.
Make the production car, very similar to the concept car, and you will sell these by the truck load. I promise.
Honda did it, and the waiting list on the Civic hatch in europe is 6 months+ apparently.