Originally Posted by
stillbornhq
As some of you may know since my accident i ended up buying the Focus 1.8 as a everyday runner. Now after owning a Focus RS (6 Months Only
) i must say im pretty impressed with the Zetec 1.8. Today i finally thought i'd give it some stick and it really surprised me at how great the engine is and how quick it pulled for a normal car.
I'm thinking i should have gone for the 2.0 Zetec lol
If you're planning on doing any sort of tuning or trying to get a bit more power out of it then, yeah, you will regret not getting a 2.0 litre.
But if you're just using it to smoke around in then they are reasonably pokey for what they are (Focus bodyshell isn't exactly a featherweight). If you find yourself getting frustrated at the massive torque dip between 2.5k and around 3.5k then be assured it's Ford's fault. They put that in there deliberately so that you get 'decent' economy at motorway cruising speeds.
