Is it normal to feel the shift changes in 4 cylinder 2012 ford focus?

I just bought a 2012 ford focus which was certified pre owned. I also got it inspected my Meineke before I purchased it. The Carfax has regular maintenance and its very clean. ONLY thing is when I accelerate from a stop, I can feel the change of the gears shifting. It a few seconds of gears changing. I'm used to a v6 engine and that is all I have ever driven. It was always smooth and quick to get up to a high speed. Is this problem normal for a 4 cylinder or what?

I would say it's normal. To satisfy your curiosity, got test drive a different 2012 Ford Focus to see if it feels the same. In general, you're going to feel it shift. It's an econo box car, not a Bentley.

Each car is different. But as long as it doesn't shift hard (go "BAM!") you should be fine.

Yes, in most smaller cars you can feel the shifting more notably than in a bigger car.

Normal.

Yes. I have the same car and the transmission sucks. They did do a recall on it. You should check to see if that was taken care of.

It's a dual-clutch automated manual transmission, not a traditional automatic. The shifts are more pronounced that on a typical automatic. Ford did have a problem with the shifting being too abrupt for some people's sensibilities, so they did have a software update for the transmission.

This has nothing to do with the engine at all.