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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Review: 2009 Ford Focus SES Coupe]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/05/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/05/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/05/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/garage/" rel="tag">In the Autoblog Garage</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Budget</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/reviews/" rel="tag">New Car Reviews</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/1256727/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/focuscoupe_main_opt.jpg" /></a><br />
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<br /> It's been just over a year since we reviewed our last Focus, a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/19/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-ford-focus-ses-coupe/">2008 SES Coupe</a>, and we were willing to bet the farm back then that its new design wouldn't go over well with buyers. But $4/gallon gas and the unexpected popularity of Ford's SYNC system have contributed to Focus sales rising 15.7% year-over-year through November. So what the Hell do we know?<br /> <br /> Apparently something, as Ford has tweaked the Focus Coupe for 2009 despite its sales success. While the Focus sedan remains largely the same except for a new, top-level SEL model and the availability of electronic stability control, the '09 Coupe both looks and drives different than its predecessor. Ford recently dropped off a 2009 Focus SES Coupe for us to play with, so follow the jump to see if this year's version is any better than the last.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe">Review: 2009 Ford Focus SES Coupe</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/00_2009focuscoupe_gar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/01_2009focuscoupe_gar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/02_2009focuscoupe_gar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/03_2009focuscoupe_gar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/04_2009focuscoupe_gar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><small>Photos Copyright (C)2008 John Neff / Weblogs, Inc.</small></span><small></small><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/05/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Review: 2009 Ford Focus SES Coupe</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/05/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/">Review: 2009 Ford Focus SES Coupe</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:58:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/05/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1418233/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/05/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2009 ford focus ses coupe</category><category>2009FordFocusSesCoupe</category><category>autoblog garage</category><category>AutoblogGarage</category><category>featured</category><category>focus</category><category>ford</category><category>ford focus</category><category>ford focus coupe</category><category>ford focus ses coupe</category><category>FordFocus</category><category>FordFocusCoupe</category><category>FordFocusSesCoupe</category><category>in the autoblog garage</category><category>InTheAutoblogGarage</category><category>review</category><category>reviews</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Neff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:58:00 EST</pubDate>
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