2014 Ford Focus Titanium Sedan Detailed Review and Road Test 

When he appeared in the trunk i nearly cried laughing. Great review though

Alex your reviews are the best. Whenever I need a review, I always go to your channel first.

From New Zealand, great review Alex, even though we drive on the other side your reviews are informative, detailed and great too watch, keep up the good work!

Thanks for your excellent, thorough reviews, as always! You've provided some great help for me in determining which car to buy. I really appreciate your explanation about the dual-clutch transmission; it answered a lot of the concerning questions that I had about it and pointed me in the right direction for further research.

Thanks for the review Alex! I just picked up a 2013 SE hatchback with the appearance package (leather, 17inch wheels, etc). I was initially looking at the cruze but then this caught my eye. From the second I took off I knew it was a dual clutch, and being a car guy, I like subarus and GTRs, but wasn't aware for made a dual clutch. All I can say for anyone interested in this car, is get it. The chevy Cruze is great for commuting, but for an enthusiast, the featherweight steering and overly soft suspension wasn't cutting it for me. If you're looking for a practical car with great MPG, but still want something that's fun on windy roads, this is perfect. I'm ranting, so I apologize. But this car is so well rounded, and if you understand how a dual clutch operates, you'd know that "weird symptoms and clutch jerk, etc" you'll love it. And to anybody who thinks that fords power shift is clunky, I advise you to drive a 2009 GTR (clunk city). It's just the nature of the transmissions. VW has obviously had more time to refine their DSG, but know that a company would never intentionally put out a faulty product. Long story short, buying this car was the best choice I ever made. Go out and drive one, it's truly remarkable for an economy car.

Excellent review!

I bought a '14 with the five speed manual. My only complaint is there being only five gears leaving me in fifth gear by 35-40 MPH and at over 3000 RPM at 70 MPH. Great car for the price and has delivered nearly 40,000 trouble free miles. Somewhat fun to drive with 160 HP and low gearing but still up to 41 MPG combined in the summer, 33 in the winter. Just stay away from the automatic...

Awesome review!!! Thank you

I bought a 2014 Ford Focus Titanium, performance blue color, and I just love it, nothing like my previous Toyota Corolla that was a piece of trash. My only complaint is that my Focus came with the 18" aluminum wheels and regular spare tire that took some space from the trunk.

Just bought mine is red hatchback with the 5 speed manual transmission the best car ever and proudly made in Michigan by Americans I get around 40mpg on highway and 32mpg on city all the time. I got as much as 50mpg if I did 55mph. The best looking car ever please buy American support your country send the money to USA not over seas.

I've been looking for Ford Focus (Focuses? lol) reviews lately and suddenly you upload this. I knew you had other review of the focus but it's nice to see what little upgrades Ford has done to the focus. Also, it's better with the latest format. By the way, does this mean other reviewers are getting the Focus for review?

Hey Alex on Autos. So I noticed something interesting about the 2014 Focus. Just to set the backdrop, near the end of 2012 I briefly owned a 2012 Focus Titanium Hatchback (for a little more than a year). During that time I did seem to experience the lurching feeling that people had complained about in terms of the shifting of the dual clutch auto. Not only that but the gas mileage did not seem to live up the EPA claims. Fast forward to about 3 months ago and I needed a car rental to take me from my home city to Houston TX. As luck would have it the car they gave me was a Focus, a sedan but this one was a 2014. Now I had heard that Ford had been working to improve the shifting behavior of the dual clutch via software updates and other tweaking but I was a bit skeptical. Well sure enough (at least during my 3-4 hr travel to Houston) the car I was given felt like it shifted more cleanly and not only that the gas mileage seemed noticeably better. I am wondering if anyone has had a similar experience when comparing the 2012 to the 2014 Focus. Have you Alex? :/

I have the 2014 Focus SE with manual 5-speed and Sport package all for a very reasonable price. No issues or complaints, and the 2015 model is not much different which is a good thing IMO. Why people are so enamored by complicated gimcracks in upscale cars is beyond me; simply more to go wrong and more to distract from the task of safe driving.

Is the Ford Focus Electric 2014 has the same features and looks as the one you reviewed?

My friend and I decided to take shots every time Alex said "decent". I don't remember much after trunk comfort... :)

Excellent review. I was interested in buying a used 2013 Focus but a bit concern about the dual clutch issue or abnormal shifting during an incline or down hill stop and go. Now, does this post a problems for the car ahead or behind me for slight roll before the clutches engage? Thanks!

I think that Volkswagen's DSG is much more refined than Ford's PowerShift. The PS was terrible when it first came out, but it's much better now with the new software updates.

Hello Alex. Thank you for your detailed reviews. I was curious, which is the quitest compact in your opinion?

I always thought that this was one the fastest cars in the segment

Hello. I own the exact model from this video and was wondering if it was possible to replace the dual clutch transmission with a normal automatic transmission. Would appreciate an educated response from anyone. Thank you in advance.

You should do a better pointing system like an Excel Spreadsheet style infographic at the end of the video kinda like Doug DeMuro, because it's gets kinda confusing if you slip that info right in the middle of reviewing the car.

When you said a moderate range of motion rather than a decent range I was like what lol

hUh.. I have a 2014 SE Ecoboost focus I didnt even know some of these things- the rear seat bottoms fold out?- the steering wheel comes forwards?

The best values will be on the 2014 Focus. Wait for a big Holiday weekend, like Labor Day when the rebates will be more generous, but check Ford's website because some of their deals last for a week, not just the weekend. If you wait until December you may actually get less rebates and much less selection, although the dealers may cut their profits. I'm very interested in how the 1.0L ecoboost will perform in the Focus.

Good review, Alex. I'm in the market for a hatchback and am looking at this, the Mazda 3, and the 2015 Golf TDI...any chance you'll be reviewing the 2015 Golf soon?

If you can get one would you do a review of the 370Z. Some people say good things, others not so much.

Love your review!!!! one question, do you know how is this car doing in snow?

hey do review on new focus

How about 2.0 automatic gear ? 120 kw 2014 year, wanna buy this model

I love mine

This guy knows his shit

hope the 2015 will do better...will see

Any chance for Golf 7 Combi (Sportwagen) test?

alex, i'm wondering what is up with the dct people say it is horrible and a deal breaker for sure, could you give us the conclusion wether it is working smoothly or abit slippy or bad, thanks in advance

I had a 2013 Focus hatch with the sport package. Loved that car, but after three transmissions I got rid of it. Yikes.

Alex I love your reviews but I have to question your 0 to 60 time. My 2012 will always run faster then 8 seconds and most auto mags reflect my experience. As far as comparing the Focus to the Mazda 3 on looks, I'll take the Focus. The 3's front end is tool long and it's proportions look akward. Other then that, thank you for reviewing the 2014 Ford Focus.

My biggest problem with ford today is not the exterior design, but the Interior it's kind of how do i say this"Jarring" and probably the one of the biggest turn-offs for me especially in the ford fiesta,also when you turn on the car it makes that "do-de-do" sound,also I hope to see you do a review on the Mitsubishi Outlander but that's just a request.

Curious that you don't list VW Golf as a competitor...I suppose it's that the Golf is a premium hatch and at too high a price relative to the Ford; here in Quebec Mazda 3 and Golf hatches are neck-and-neck competitors with ford I think a weak third. Also a key question is driving on winter roads. Finally the hatchback Ford is more expensive because fewer are sold or manufacturing is more complex....?

Are you sure the HID headlamps will be on US-spec models?

Ahhh...yes. I know why RU-vid shows me this now. This car had a Ford special fatal flaw ready to torture its owners...the duel clutch six speed transmission. Mine failed in August 2021 and has been sitting on the back lot at Hudson Ford with 79,000 miles ever since waiting on a transmission control module. If I ever get it fixed I'll sell it for scrap.

I'd only buy the focus or Cruz and I hate imports

12:05 Good Good! I can kidnap people! Just Kidding!

You can get a manual Titanium.

Avoid DCT's.

Horrendous transmissions, clutches burn up at less than 30k.

Just bought mine is red hatchback with the 5 speed manual transmission the best car ever and proudly made in Michigan by Americans I get around 40mpg on highway and 32mpg on city all the time. I got as much as 50mpg if I did 55mph. The best looking car ever please buy American support your country send the money to USA not over seas.