The two outboard seats of the Focus’ rear bench each have a full set of LATCH connectors for installing car seats. The middle seat is only equipped with a tether anchor, which can be paired with the lower anchors from the seats on either side, as long as you're not using them for car seats as well.
The Ford Focus seats five people. Both the driver and front passenger will have plenty of room and comfortable seats that provide great support for long drives. In the back, it's a different ballgame. Cramped rear seats prevent passengers from feeling truly comfortable – a problem that doesn't plague the Honda Civic with its 37.4 inches of rear legroom compared to the Focus’ 33.2. The Mazda3 also has more space, with 35.8 inches of rear legroom.
You may, however, have a hard time finding the anchors in the first place because they are recessed deep into the seats. Because of this, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety rates the ease of use of the Focus’ LATCH system as Acceptable, which is one step below its highest rating of Good. However, an Acceptable rating is typical for cars in this class.
Cargo volume depends on which model you go with, but they are all generally below the class average in terms of space. In the sedan, you'll have 13.2 cubic feet to work with. This is enough space for your family’s groceries or a trip to the airport, but don’t expect to help your friends move (though you might find this a plus). The Honda Civic will give you a bigger trunk, with 15.1 cubic feet, while the Mazda3 will give you a smaller one, with only 12.4 cubic feet. All three options offer a 60/40 split-folding rear bench to increase cargo volume.
With its modern design, impeccable fit and finish, and materials that feel high quality, the Focus feels nicer than what you may expect from a car with this low of a starting price. Both the Honda Civic and Mazda3 share these accolades. Although front passengers get standard power windows, rear-seat passengers in the S trim will have to work to get their windows down. That's because the back seat in this base trim features crank windows. This is quite odd, considering most compact cars choose one or the other for their base models, not a mix of both. All other trims, as well as all trim levels of the Civic and Mazda3, feature power windows in both rows.
The Focus hatchback almost doubles the cargo space of the sedan, with 23.3 cubic feet behind the rear seats, and you can access more room by collapsing the rear seats. ST hatchbacks only lose a small amount of space over the base hatchback, and the RS has 19.9 cubic feet that expand to 43.8. Like the sedan, the Civic hatch will give you more cargo space than the Focus hatch (46.2 total cubic feet) while the Mazda3 hatch will give you less behind the rear seats (20.2 cubic feet) but more total space (47.1 cubic feet). Both the Mazda3 five-door and Civic hatch come with a 60/40 split rear bench.
The Focus’ standard SYNC infotainment system includes four speakers and a 4.2-inch display. It's also capable of voice recognition and has two USB ports and Bluetooth for your devices. Despite its small display size, the system works reasonably well.
The Focus Electric has the least space: 14.2 cubic feet with all seats up and 33.2 cubic feet with them folded. Much of the space available in other trims is sacrificed to components exclusive to an electric powertrain, like lithium-ion batteries. However, Ford’s cross-town rival, the brand-new Chevy Bolt, doesn’t suffer from this issue. It offers 16.9 cubic feet behind the rear seats and 56.6 cubic feet with the rear seats folded down.
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