Ford Focus st170 & more

 

Since it's launch in 1998 the Ford Focus has racked up some pretty impressive sales figures, it's currently Britain's biggest selling car and it isn't fairing too badly in the rest of Europe and the States either. Over the past few years to keep the public interested in the Focus, Ford Europe have launched a handful of Special Edition's aimed at people who wouldn't normally be interested in a straight production version.

Hopefully this section covers all UK limited / special edition Focus's. If there are any we have missed or anything you believe to be incorrect then please email us using the link to the left.

Focus st170 Collection

The Focus Collection was the first special edition model to be released in the UK, aiming to appeal to the younger car buyer Ford fitted a 1.8 Zetec with meshed front and rear bumpers (incorporating round front fogs to replace the standard triangular ones) and a nice meshed upper gril.
A rear spoiler and chrome exhaust trim finished off the exterior styling & the car was mounted on unique 3 x 2 spoke alloys.
The interior also featured sports style front seats with a unique blue trimming, a leather covered steering wheel & gear knob, and unique floor mats with a blue Focus logo.

The st170 Collection edition was released in 4 colours, panther black, moondust silver, sapphire blue & diamond white as a 3-door or 5-door hatch - although the bumpers will also fit the saloon & estate models, Ford actually made a collection rear bumper for the estate.

Focus Black

Based on a 1.6 LX, the Focus Black came in only one colour - black. With anti-lock brakes, traction control, 15" 3x2 alloys, meshed front grill, electrically operated\heated door mirrors, reverse sensors & remote double central locking.

The interior boasted Midnight Leather Trim, the 6006 RDS 6 Disc Front Loading CD Player, heated front windscreen, Ford PATS immobilising system & air con.
Focus Silver

Based on a 1.6 LX & the first limited edition based on the facelift focus, the Focus Silver came in metallic machine silver with driver, 15" 3x2 spoke alloys, a meshed front grill and a chrome exhaust trim.

Midnight Black perforated leather trim, heated driver's and front passenger's seats, front passenger and side airbags st170 Anti -lock brakes, air con, remote control radio/CD system - Model 6000 & "Quickclear" heated door mirrors.

Focus Chic

Two Focus's were brought out in 2002 aimed solely at women, these were the "Chic" and "Elle".
Powered by a 1.6i 16V petrol engine, the Chic came only in metallic Magnum Grey with 15" 2x3 spoke alloys, ABS, driver, front passenger & side airbags and finished with a chrome tailpipe.

The interior featured Midnight Black perforated leather trim, air con, remote control radio/CD system , "Quickclear" heated front windscreen, remote control heated door mirrors & remote central locking with boot release

Focus st170 Elle

Created to celebrate a partnership between Ford Focus and leading style magazine, Elle, Ford Focus Elle’s luxury specification includes Moondust Silver metallic paint, Midnight Black heated leather seats, 15-inch 3x2 spoke alloy wheels, chrome tailpipe, 1.6-litre Zetec engine, remote CD player and air-conditioning.
A high level of safety also comes as standard, including ABS and Ford’s Intelligent Protection System with front and side airbags.
Production of the Elle was limited to 2000 models, continuing the trend set by the Ford Focus Black, Silver and Chic special editions..

Focus Flight

Developed from the five-door facelift LX st170, Focus Flight offers Ford’s Intelligent Protection System dual front airbags, air-conditioning, stereo radio cassette, 15-inch steel wheels and responsive 1.6-litre 16v Zetec engine.

Exterior colour Colorado Red with the choice of two trims - black or medium dark graphite martre cloth.

Options included 'Quickclear' heated windscreen, 6006 CD/radio & Moondust Silver and Metropolis Blue metallic paint.

Focus MP3

Another Special Edition aimed at the younger generation, based on the 3-door facelift 1.8 Zetec is the "Focus st170 MP3".

It's called the MP3 as it came equipped with the 6000 MP3/CD/radio headunit allowing you to play over 250 MP3 files on one CD. The Focus MP3 only comes in one colour - metallic Metropolis Blue and sits on a set of 17" 7-spoke alloys.

Features include heated windscreen and washer jets, and electrically-operated and heated door mirrors, driver & front passenger air bags & front seat belt pre-tensioners & a unique blue harlequin seat trim.
Options include the climate pack (air con & quickclear heated front screen), rear tailgate spoiler & chrome exhaust trim.

Millenium Focus

In 1999 Ford won the Design Council's Award for being innovative, creative & pioneering in their field. To celebrate this Ford brought out Millennium Edition's of three of their most popular cars - the Ka, Puma and Focus (which were largely responsible for the award in the first place). The Focus st170 Millennium was based on the pre-facelift 5-door 1.8 Ghia and came in one colour only millenium yellow!

To show off the capabilities of the car, Ford equipped the Millenium edition with all the gadgets - power steering, ABS, air con, twin air bags, quick clear front windscreen, electric mirrors, remote central locking and a full heated leather in