Ford just recently unveiled the bold new looking 2015 Focus at the Geneva Motor Show equipped with the award winning 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine. And now the world’s best-selling nameplate is already talking about a next-generation model that will is likely to have the look of a sleek coupe.

Sleek coupe design features

In an interview with Edmunds, the firm’s global product development vice president Raj Nair suggested that the next generation Ford Focus which will launch in 2017 will have the “sleek look of a coupe.”

However, Nair declined to go into specifics but said that “Design is still critical. Owners talk about rational reasons for purchase but a fair percentage buy for emotional reasons like styling.”

Nair further acknowledged that the success of the Focus might lead Ford to reconsider its usual policy of refreshing a long-established model with a significantly altered look.

He added that the new face of the next generation Ford Focus is “part of Ford’s global design language,” and that “the direction of this language is currently a topical discussion. A family look and a global language are taking root.”

Details about the redesigned model are very vague at the moment, however it’s said that the model is currently under development and will likely follow in the evolutionary path of the current model.

The new 2015 Ford Focus features a restyled hood and grille, signature lighting for the headlamps and taillamps, new rear lamp clusters and a restyled trunk lid. It is also the first vehicle in South Africa to offer the new fuel efficient 1.5-litre EcoBoost petrol engine which delivers between 110 kW and 132 kW of power.

Ford is also planning to refresh its Focus line-up with a new diesel version of the Focus ST.