"...Ford has confirmed that both the sedan and five-door hatchback versions of the European-developed Focus will be sold in the U.S"

Excellent. This really looks nice BUT, back in 2003 I left my 2003 Euro-Focus to go work in the States. Thought about getting a similar-looking US-Focus BUT, shock horror:

1) Seats on US version were small, cheap and horrid
2) Plastics on dash were really cheap feeling and downmarket.
3) Interior looked more Walmart than Nieman Marcus
4) Minor external design features - eg lights in grill - really ruined the design for me... made it look like Cinderella's uglier sister

that I did not buy one...

Hope if they make this next model the same as the Euro model, that it is EXACTLY the same! (unlike the Focus mark 1)