When you're up for affordability as well as style and performance, Ford Focus is the best car for you. Since its introduction in 2000, its fresh and innovative style has always been a head turner. It has consistently elicited praises from its users when it comes to its dynamic driving abilities and comfortable interior and attractive exterior. For this year, Ford Focus comes with a restyled nose, a new hood, a larger grille, and reshaped front fenders merged with conventional-looking headlights.

The 2005 model offers a three-door hatchback design, the Ford Focus ZX3. It comes in three trim levels: S trim, SE trim and SES trim. The base S trim comes with manual driver's seat-height adjustment, split-folding rear seat, AM/ FM/ CD and 15" wheels. Additional features to the mid-level Ford Focus SE are: air conditioning, overhead console, AM/ FM/ CD/ MP3 players, dual power mirrors, power windows, power locks and remote keyless entry. The upper-level SES features a tilt/ telescoping leather-wrapped steering wheel, audio controls on the steering wheel, fog lamps, tachometer, AM/ FM/ 6CD/ MP3 players and 16" alloy wheels.

Under the hood, you will find 2 L 4 cylinder gas engine, which generates 130 horsepower at 6000 rpm and delivers a torque of 129-lbs. This and the other engines new for the 2005 Ford Focus car is 32 percent cleaner than the previous year's low-emission engine line-up. Matching the 2005 ford Focus ZX3 engine is a 5 speed manual with overdrive transmission. This 2-wheel drive car has a gas mileage of 26 mpg in the city and 35 mpg on the highway.