I have now done a 1000 mile fuel economy test in a 2009 (on an ’09 plate) Ford Focus 2.0 TDCi Zetec-S. The driving has been a little bit of motorway (approx 10%), with a lot of the driving in suburbs (approx 75%) and the rest in the city (approx 15%).

On the manufacturer website they state a combined cycle of 51.3MPG, my result: I have averaged 47.8MPG, so not far off the official figures at all. And mine is a ‘real world figure’, as in it isn’t just when the engine is warmed up, the figure is what the engine has done over the last few months.

I am reasonably impressed. I tried the 1.8l TDCi Focus engine and it was quite a bit louder, with only a 5-speed gearbox and changes between gears were not as smooth. On top of that I didn’t see much of a difference in the MPG. So if you are looking into buying a new Ford Focus I definitely recommend you go with the 2.0l diesel.

I take delivery of my new Ford Focus Zetec S next month. It is a 1.8l turbo diesel in “vision blue” with cheeky 18″ wheels. You can read more about the car on the Sky website.

I’m going to do a review unlike other mainstream reviewers do a car. I going to do the review in 2 parts. One will be as soon as I get it, more about looks, handling etc. And then the second part will cover how it is to live with it and the consumption of the diesel engine.

So make sure you check back in December for that. I’m so excited!