Here we are finally going to tell you how our test of the new Ford Focus 2.0 TDCi engine with 163 hp, that we remember to have occurred in conjunction with the charity event for Kiva Drive Global Focus. org. In this post we answer a few questions that was posed by readers, and is a sort of introduction to post-ranging in the next few days.
There is still time for those who want to ask some questions in the comments on this post. Let us see what happened in the test on a chassis dynamometer. In the video, made with our Lorenzo Baroni, let us first explain how the test is carried out of power. Briefly, after performing the calibration of the transmission, let the engine accelerating in fourth gear until the end of the race to get to the throttle limiter.
In this way we can monitor all the acceleration and speed, for each number of rounds will be divided power, acceleration and torque. Then we will have the power to the wheel and the power to the motor, whose difference is due to absorption by the transmission unit. During the test is recorded a maximum power of 157 hp, a figure that shows how the 163 hp declared to be sincere.
Recall that all the houses measure the power of the engine without the perks, "or water pump, oil pump, alternator and of course air-conditioning systems. In the graph we can deduce how the engine is very flexible, with a factor of very extensive use. I will have only 60 hp 2300 rpm, and up to 4500 revolutions is very flexible car for road use and a citizen, but is also able to provide high power and torque at high rpm.
This allows you to use it above 4000 rpm in an efficient manner, as rarely happens on diesel cars. Now we come to one of the things that have impressed the public more feminine, but not limited to: automatic parking. It is not a novelty, we know, but see the wheel turning on its own is still one of those experiences to do at least once in their lifetime.
More seriously, to use the system, simply pull over the car and follow the on screen instructions. Active Park Assist will assess whether there is enough space for maneuvering, at which point you can remove the steering wheel and let it do all the car. Be careful, because the system deals only with the steering wheel acceleration and braking are the tasks of the driver.
We tried several times the automatic parking. There was never any problem in cases where the parking area was bordered by stripes, or a length of 4.5 / 5 meters. In a typical national park happened instead of the system is not considered appropriate that the area we chose. In general, we can say that it is a valuable aid for those who "suffer" the operations of the parking lot, its use is facilitated through the streets less traveled since the time it takes to "understand" if the space is insufficient, may not be compatible with the good education to those who follow us.
The feeling is of being in front of a rather mature technology, but that certainly will undergo upgrades and improvements. We are sure that in future the park will become an assistant to one of those options to which no one can give. Let us now review the main controls with a movie in HD, as well as we had been asked by a reader in the first post in the comments.
There are two commands on the steering wheel, the left side for the onboard computer, and right all that concerns the navigation, audio and phone. On the bottom of the controls for the cruise or on the left, while the right trigger voice command, more audio volume level. In the bottom left hand lights.
Now, in the video is clearly the complexity of the system: this necessarily implies a complexity of the commands themselves. Honestly, you need some practice before you can have full "ownership" of it all. Equally we must honestly admit that this is the classic mixed blessing: we want more features on board, the equipment will be more complex.
To this can be remedied with voice commands. They are arranged in a classic menus and submenus as in traditional mobile phones, for instance. With the assistance from the voice will guide you to the desired command. Similarly, once you learn those 5 or 6 commands you use regularly, you can scan at once, immediately access the desired function.
Compared to other systems, the time between delivery and activation is very short, so this may be faster than the manual. We come then to some perplexity. The controls for lights, are not in a position immediately available, in more than one occasion I happened to touch the knee with the exit of the car, resulting in activation of the headlights.
Similarly it would be more intuitive command at voland volume in the left position rather than the right. A debate with no winners or losers was that the buttons to select the gear ratios. Among us there are those who would prefer the paddles on the steering wheel, while others have argued that fit well, the knob itself.
Personally, I'm part of the first group but obviously we let everyone the preferred solution. Last note: the position of the sockets inside the glove box is indeed inconvenient, but we were informed that it will be moved inside the compartment under the center armrest, as seen on models for the U.S.
market. 
There is still time for those who want to ask some questions in the comments on this post. Let us see what happened in the test on a chassis dynamometer. In the video, made with our Lorenzo Baroni, let us first explain how the test is carried out of power. Briefly, after performing the calibration of the transmission, let the engine accelerating in fourth gear until the end of the race to get to the throttle limiter.
In this way we can monitor all the acceleration and speed, for each number of rounds will be divided power, acceleration and torque. Then we will have the power to the wheel and the power to the motor, whose difference is due to absorption by the transmission unit. During the test is recorded a maximum power of 157 hp, a figure that shows how the 163 hp declared to be sincere.
Recall that all the houses measure the power of the engine without the perks, "or water pump, oil pump, alternator and of course air-conditioning systems. In the graph we can deduce how the engine is very flexible, with a factor of very extensive use. I will have only 60 hp 2300 rpm, and up to 4500 revolutions is very flexible car for road use and a citizen, but is also able to provide high power and torque at high rpm.
This allows you to use it above 4000 rpm in an efficient manner, as rarely happens on diesel cars. Now we come to one of the things that have impressed the public more feminine, but not limited to: automatic parking. It is not a novelty, we know, but see the wheel turning on its own is still one of those experiences to do at least once in their lifetime.
More seriously, to use the system, simply pull over the car and follow the on screen instructions. Active Park Assist will assess whether there is enough space for maneuvering, at which point you can remove the steering wheel and let it do all the car. Be careful, because the system deals only with the steering wheel acceleration and braking are the tasks of the driver.
We tried several times the automatic parking. There was never any problem in cases where the parking area was bordered by stripes, or a length of 4.5 / 5 meters. In a typical national park happened instead of the system is not considered appropriate that the area we chose. In general, we can say that it is a valuable aid for those who "suffer" the operations of the parking lot, its use is facilitated through the streets less traveled since the time it takes to "understand" if the space is insufficient, may not be compatible with the good education to those who follow us.
The feeling is of being in front of a rather mature technology, but that certainly will undergo upgrades and improvements. We are sure that in future the park will become an assistant to one of those options to which no one can give. Let us now review the main controls with a movie in HD, as well as we had been asked by a reader in the first post in the comments.
There are two commands on the steering wheel, the left side for the onboard computer, and right all that concerns the navigation, audio and phone. On the bottom of the controls for the cruise or on the left, while the right trigger voice command, more audio volume level. In the bottom left hand lights.
Now, in the video is clearly the complexity of the system: this necessarily implies a complexity of the commands themselves. Honestly, you need some practice before you can have full "ownership" of it all. Equally we must honestly admit that this is the classic mixed blessing: we want more features on board, the equipment will be more complex.
To this can be remedied with voice commands. They are arranged in a classic menus and submenus as in traditional mobile phones, for instance. With the assistance from the voice will guide you to the desired command. Similarly, once you learn those 5 or 6 commands you use regularly, you can scan at once, immediately access the desired function.
Compared to other systems, the time between delivery and activation is very short, so this may be faster than the manual. We come then to some perplexity. The controls for lights, are not in a position immediately available, in more than one occasion I happened to touch the knee with the exit of the car, resulting in activation of the headlights.
Similarly it would be more intuitive command at voland volume in the left position rather than the right. A debate with no winners or losers was that the buttons to select the gear ratios. Among us there are those who would prefer the paddles on the steering wheel, while others have argued that fit well, the knob itself.
Personally, I'm part of the first group but obviously we let everyone the preferred solution. Last note: the position of the sockets inside the glove box is indeed inconvenient, but we were informed that it will be moved inside the compartment under the center armrest, as seen on models for the U.S.
market.
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