Anyone tried a Focus C-MAX TDCI CVT?
I was just looking on the Ford website - www.ford.co.uk - at details of the Focus C-Max.
One of the variants listed is the "1.6 16V Duratorq TDCi, Durashift CVT" -- see www.fordconnection.com//FordEuropeMultimedia/GBR_E...l
A diesel with a CVT sounds to me like a very nice idea -- diesel economy, and a smooth automatic, without much of a dent on performance.
Comparing the "Fuel performance and emissions" figures of the automatic against data for the the manual, it looks resonably efficient:
* Fuel consumption up 16% (5.7 l/100km v 4.9)
* Top speed barely changed (112mph v 115)
* 0-62mph barely changed (11.6 sec v 11.3)
* 31-62 mph much better (7.9sec v 12.1) -- probably because the manual is done in 4th gear, rather than starting in third
* Emissions up 17%, from (129gm/km to 151)
That all suggests that the CVT should be little more expensive to run than the manual, and offer better real-world performance, while still being much more economical than a petrol automatic
However, none of the reviews I have read suggest than any of the journalists had driven one of these. Have any BackRoomers seen a review, or even driven one themselves?
A C-MAX would probly be bigger than I want, but if this combination is as good as it looks on paper, then it would be a really good setup in an "ordinary" version of the forthcoming new Focus
Claire
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Last week's autocar magazine had a comparison of C-Max to 5-door focus hatch. They concluded that the hatch was a better choice and is over 2 grand cheaper (depending on version) so unless you need the extra height of the boot space, the C-max may be worth avoiding. Considered the focus estate as an alternative?
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Last week's autocar magazine had a comparison of C-Max to 5-door focus hatch. They concluded that the hatch was a better choice and is over 2 grand cheaper (depending on version) so unless you need the extra height of the boot space, the C-max may be worth avoiding. Considered the focus estate as an alternative?
I don't really need either the MPV or the estate -- the hatch would do fine. But I do really want an automatic, which is why I was interested in the TDCI CVT
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There is a "launch report" today on the C-MAX CVT on the CarKeys website at
www.carkeys.co.uk/launches/ford/3042.asp
Doesn't really seem like a very informative article, but it's the first review I've read of the CVT variant of the C-MAX
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Is the TDCI a chain or belt cam?
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SEAT's new Altea with a nice diesel engine and Audi's DSG gearbox will be available soon....
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