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24-07-2008
Al weer een mooie prijs voor de Ford Focus,
meer dan een maand geleden werd de Ford Focus ECOnetic al genomineerd
als Car of the Year door What Green Car en tijdens de British Motor Show
is deze prijs overhandigd aan Ford managing director, Roelant de Waard.
Ford Focus ECOnetic Voted Car of the Year by
Whatgreencar.
BRENTWOOD, Essex, 25 June, 2008 – Environmental motoring website
Whatgreencar, has awarded its first Green Car of the Year award to the
Ford Focus ECOnetic.
Whatgreencar.com's lifetime impact rating covering cars' use and
manufacture scored the 1.6-litre ECOnetic Focus better than the site's
benchmark hybrid.
The site's independent panel of judges, representing leading UK
transport organisations including the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership and
Energy Saving Trust, unanimously declared the frugal Ford as the
greenest family-size car available.
Judge and Whatgreencar.com editor Dr Ben Lane said: "With the fuel
efficient Ford Focus ECOnetic, all new car buyers have the opportunity
to purchase a more environmentally friendly car that meets the average
motorist's needs."
Whatgreencar ratings range from 0 for the greenest vehicles to 100 for
the most polluting, with the Ford Focus judged best in class. With a
rating of 33, the 65.6mpg Ford Focus ECOnetic (110PS), emitting 115g
CO2/km, sits between a 1.0-litre model and the lowest rated hybrid.
Roelant de Waard, Ford of Britain chairman and managing director, said:
"Drivers want to be green but without giving up comfort and performance
or paying a high price. Ford ECOnetics answer that demand and I'm
delighted that Whatgreencar? has recognised this."
Ford Focus ECOnetic was the first of Ford's low CO2 models to go on sale,
followed by Mondeo ECOnetic, capable of 53.3mpg with CO2 emissions of
139g/km, in July this year. A sub-100g Fiesta ECOnetic will appear early
next year.
ECOnetics boast improved aerodynamics, low rolling resistance tyres and
enhanced lubrication to achieve best possible CO2 and fuel consumption.
For example Ford Focus ECOnetic is lowered by 10 millimetres at the
front and 8mm at the back.
Its aerodynamics kit, comprising modified front bumper skirt, rocker
claddings and rear spoiler, helps to deliver an aerodynamic drag
coefficient (cd) of 0.31. Tyres are 195/65R15 spec and new low-viscosity
transmission oil was developed with Ford's fuel partner BP.
Editor's notes:
1) WhatGreenCar.com provides free expert independent information and
analysis on the UK’s most environmentally friendly cars. The website’s
key content includes green car ratings and news and is written for the
non-expert interested in buying or using a green and/or fuel efficient
car. WhatGreenCar.com provides life cycle environmental ratings,
tailpipe CO2 emissions, fuel economy and fuel cost per mile information
for over 18,000 models commercially available in the UK since 2001
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