FORD has boosted its ageing Focus range with a nose job and a minor interior makeover, but the important news is the addition of a special dual-clutch manual gearbox known as Powershift on the underrated TDCi diesel models. More than a match for the Golf TDI, it brings an auto-like transmission to arguably the most dynamic mainstream small car available, boosting the diesel’s already high appeal. A palpably better-presented cabin completes the changes that are designed to carry the LV Focus series through until the all-new, Australian-built, third-generation models come on stream sometime in 2011.