Over lunch today I got to look at a coworker's 2012 Focus with the SFE package. Overall, it looks like a very nice car. The active shutter system is pretty cool and the open grill area is actually quite small. Below is a picture showing the the front bumper cover. The green areas are where air can actually enter and flow through the radiator. In addition to that, the lower grill has the shutter system, so it can almost completely block off airflow to the radiator which has to be good for warm up time.
The trunk was also quite spacious which I was a bit surprised by. You can't tell from looking at the outside. The interior styling is also very nice IMO. The coutoured dash is a little flashy, but looks good.
The only disappointing thing I saw was the rear seat room wasn't that great (less than my 04 Prius).
Overall though, a very nice car.