It’ll sprint the Ford Focus ST from 0-60mph in less than six seconds and comes with a clever limited-slip differential to help maximise grip when you accelerate hard out of sharp corners. That being said, if you’re looking for sports-car-baiting performance in your next hot hatch, the 280hp petrol engine is the way to go. It produces a modest 190hp but it has almost as much torque as the 2.3-litre turbocharged petrol version and costs less to run.
If you fancy a Focus ST that’ll happily lug lots of heavy items around, the 2.0-litre diesel model is worth a look. The new Ford Focus ST is the latest in a long line of fast family cars that show being fun to drive doesn’t necessarily have to come at the expense of practicality Boot space is pretty generous too, but the Skoda Octavia vRS, Honda Civic Type R and Hyundai i30 N all have slightly roomier load bays. Just like the standard car, the Ford Focus ST’s roomy cabin means passengers will be more comfortable than in the back of an Audi S3 or VW Golf GTI.
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You get sat-nav, an upgraded B&O stereo and smartphone mirroring for Apple and Android phones that lets you use your favourite navigation and music-streaming apps through the car’s built-in screen. Speaking of which, the ST gets plenty of infotainment tech as standard that’d cost you extra in the standard Focus. Inside, the changes are a little more subtle, but you’ll certainly spot the Recaro sports steering wheel (with an ST driving mode shortcut button), ST-embossed gear knob, alloy pedal trims and ST-branded loading screens for the infotainment system. To help make sure you don’t mistake this speedy ST model for a standard Ford Focus, it comes with a new grille design, a sportier front bumper, a roof-mounted spoiler, larger alloy wheels, LED headlights and a pair of large exhaust tips. Like the VW Golf GTI, it’s based on a sensible family car but has a seriously powerful engine shoehorned under its bonnet. Prices for the pumped-up Active crossover, which sits 30mm higher than regular cars and has tough bodystyling in the familiar Audi Allroad style, will be announced later.The Ford Focus ST is a high-performance family hatchback that’s just as suited to the school run as it is quick country-road blasts.
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It too has a unique front end and 18in alloys, full LED lighting front and rear, full leather seating inside, a head-up display, rear-view camera, heated steering wheel and a premium 675-watt B&O Play sound system (a £350 option on Titanium, Titanium X and ST-Line X variants). ST-Line X brings 18in alloys, red brake calipers, and the equipment features of the Titanium X grade.Īnd Vignale? That’s the ultra-posh one. Titanium X ups the posh features further, with part-leather seats, privacy glass and 17in alloys.įord’s warm hatch line is ST-Line, which sits on suspension 10mm lower than standard, and has pumped-up ST-Line bodystyling including a unique front end, rear spoiler and polished tailpipes, and inside, flat-bottom steering wheel and a black headlining. Titanium versions add more equipment: dual-zone climate control, all-round parking sensors, heated front seats, larger 8in touchscreen, keyless start and standard sat nav. Zetec models also come with front fog lamps, Quickclear heated windscreen and cruise control with speed limiter. But the entry-level trim you really want is Zetec: this adds on the all-important Ford Sync 3 infotainment system, with 6.5in touchscreen boasting Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The Focus Studio comes with 16in alloys, air con, DAB, Bluetooth, electronic parking brake and autonomous emergency braking.
Estate models are also offered from launch, for around £1,100 more than the comparable five-door Focus hatch. Seven Ford Focus variants are offered at launch: Style, Zetec, ST-Line, ST-Line X (from £24,050), Titanium (from £21,550), Titanium X (from £22,820) and new premium-style Vignale (from £25,450 for a 1.0 Ecoboost 125). Admittedly, this is slightly unrepresentative, as few people actually by the basic Style version, but other key models in the range are also cheaper.įocus Zetec and ST-Line models together account for 55 percent of all Focus sales: the Zetec is £850 less than before (from £19,300 for a 1.0 Ecoboost 100 Zetec) and the ST-Line is £250 cheaper (from £21,570 for a 1.0 Ecoboost 125 ST-Line). The range opens from £17,930 for the Ford Focus 1.0 Ecoboost 85 Style, which is £2,300 less than the outgoing car. The new Ford Focus, which goes on sale in August 2018 for September delivery, is cheaper than the car it replaces, Ford has announced.
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