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Ford FOCUS C-MAX TDCI Diesel range Parts 2
Picture Of New Ford C-MAX TDCI Diesel Range Car Review
FOCUS GETS THE MAX FACTOR
If you really want to take advantage of the Focus C-MAX’s excellent dynamics, the punchy 134bhp 2.0-litre TDCi engine makes a capable partner. Backed up by a six-speed gearshift, this unit develops more torque than a Porsche Boxster S. This means that as long as you keep the needle in the sweet spot around 2,000rpm, you’ll have plenty of acceleration in reserve whether it’s just you at the wheel or even if the car is fully stacked. It gets to 60mph in 9.3 seconds and will hit 125mph where conditions permit. Despite this muscle at the command of your right foot, the 2.0-litre model still manages an average of just under 49mpg and emits 154g/km of CO2.
Prices start at around ?16,000 but the thing that may prove a deal breaker to some customers is the fact that whereas the Volkswagen Touran can be specified with seven seats and the Renault Grand Scenic is also thus equipped, the C-MAX only offers five seats. This raises a perplexing question. Just as the Ford Fusion has found little favour with buyers who couldn’t really see what it offered over and above a normal Fiesta, there may well be a significant proportion of potential C-MAX customers who can’t see the point of a car that seats no more bodies than a cooking Focus hatch.
If the exterior may still be a little low key, the C-MAX more than makes up for it with the ideas factory that is the cabin. Although it’s not available on entry-level versions, Ford’s rear seat flexibility system really is the ace in the C-MAX hole. A 40-20-40 "tip and tumble" rear seat sees the centre section flip rearwards into the luggage compartment, leaving the remaining two seats to slide diagonally along a runner towards the centre of the car, giving unprecedented levels of space for four. The rear seats are set high, which does away with the usual mini-MPV complaint of virtually sitting on the floor and means that the kids get a great view forward. The flipside to this is that if you’re regularly carting taller passengers about, that sloping roofline may cause a few grumbles.
Prices start at around ?16,000 but the thing that may prove a deal breaker to some customers is the fact that whereas the Volkswagen Touran can be specified with seven seats and the Renault Grand Scenic is also thus equipped, the C-MAX only offers five seats. This raises a perplexing question. Just as the Ford Fusion has found little favour with buyers who couldn’t really see what it offered over and above a normal Fiesta, there may well be a significant proportion of potential C-MAX customers who can’t see the point of a car that seats no more bodies than a cooking Focus hatch.
If the exterior may still be a little low key, the C-MAX more than makes up for it with the ideas factory that is the cabin. Although it’s not available on entry-level versions, Ford’s rear seat flexibility system really is the ace in the C-MAX hole. A 40-20-40 "tip and tumble" rear seat sees the centre section flip rearwards into the luggage compartment, leaving the remaining two seats to slide diagonally along a runner towards the centre of the car, giving unprecedented levels of space for four. The rear seats are set high, which does away with the usual mini-MPV complaint of virtually sitting on the floor and means that the kids get a great view forward. The flipside to this is that if you’re regularly carting taller passengers about, that sloping roofline may cause a few grumbles.
