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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2012 Ford Focus prototype out on the track - Click above to watch the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/video-2012-ford-focus-worked-out-on-the-track/#continued">after the jump</a></small></strong></em></div>
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We can't divulge the details about the production-spec <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/focus">2012 Ford Focus</a> just yet (you'll have to wait for next week's <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/paris+motor+show">Paris Motor Show</a> coverage), but when it comes to what <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a>'s new global C-car will be like to drive, this video should explain a lot.<br />
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It's no secret that the new Focus was heavily tuned by Ford's European team, meaning both the hatch and sedan should prove to be pretty engaging steers - just like their <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta">Fiesta</a> siblings. In this video, we see a nearly completed prototype running around Ford's handling course, and judging by the sights and sounds from this two-minute clip, we're pretty eager to get our turn behind the wheel.<br />
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If the standard-spec Focus looks this good, imagine what FoMoCo has in store for the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/15/paris-preview-247-hp-2012-ford-focus-st-set-to-go-global/">hotted-up ST</a>. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/video-2012-ford-focus-worked-out-on-the-track/#continued">Follow the jump</a> to watch the video of the Blue Oval small car doing some test laps. <em>Thanks for the tip, Yaroukh!</em><br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/">2012 Ford Focus</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/#2606437"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus000_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/#2606435"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/#2606434"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/#2606431"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/#2606433"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I02dm91XrTs">YouTube</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/video-2012-ford-focus-worked-out-on-the-track/">Video: 2012 Ford Focus worked out on the track</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:23:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I02dm91XrTs>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/video-2012-ford-focus-worked-out-on-the-track/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19646156/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/video-2012-ford-focus-worked-out-on-the-track/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2012 Ford Focus prototype out on the track - Click above to watch the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/video-2012-ford-focus-worked-out-on-the-track/#continued">after the jump</a></small></strong></em></div>
<br />
We can't divulge the details about the production-spec <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/focus">2012 Ford Focus</a> just yet (you'll have to wait for next week's <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/paris+motor+show">Paris Motor Show</a> coverage), but when it comes to what <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a>'s new global C-car will be like to drive, this video should explain a lot.<br />
<br />
It's no secret that the new Focus was heavily tuned by Ford's European team, meaning both the hatch and sedan should prove to be pretty engaging steers - just like their <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta">Fiesta</a> siblings. In this video, we see a nearly completed prototype running around Ford's handling course, and judging by the sights and sounds from this two-minute clip, we're pretty eager to get our turn behind the wheel.<br />
<br />
If the standard-spec Focus looks this good, imagine what FoMoCo has in store for the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/15/paris-preview-247-hp-2012-ford-focus-st-set-to-go-global/">hotted-up ST</a>. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/video-2012-ford-focus-worked-out-on-the-track/#continued">Follow the jump</a> to watch the video of the Blue Oval small car doing some test laps. <em>Thanks for the tip, Yaroukh!</em><br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/">2012 Ford Focus</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/#2606437"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus000_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/#2606435"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/#2606434"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/#2606431"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-focus/#2606433"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/nextgenfordfocus004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I02dm91XrTs">YouTube</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/video-2012-ford-focus-worked-out-on-the-track/">Video: 2012 Ford Focus worked out on the track</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:23:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I02dm91XrTs>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/video-2012-ford-focus-worked-out-on-the-track/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19646156/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/23/video-2012-ford-focus-worked-out-on-the-track/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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