The compact Ford Focus was introduced to America in 2001 and has undergone a restyling for the 2008 model year. Although the domestic Focus is available with a nifty MP3-enabled music system and LED ambient lighting, it is decidedly less economical than its European counterpart. While MP3s are nice, we’re all about the MPGs …The domestic 2008 Ford Focus is powered by a 2.0 liter inline four cylinder gasoline engine that produces 140 horsepower. The manual transmission-equipped 2008 Focus achieves 24 city and 35 highway miles per gallon. By contrast, the most fuel efficient European Focus uses a 1.6 Duratorq TDCi Diesel to deliver 45.6 urban / 70.6 extra urban British miles per gallon … that equates to roughly 38 city / 58.8 highway here in the States.
