This Regular Car Reviews test of the Ford Focus ST ignores all the usual considerations road testers have been known to have when they try it out. Here, it’s all about the sociocultural background of its creation and the reasons behind its ultimate success.
It’s clear that the manufacturer listened to actual people’s feedback before it set out to create a new Focus ST, a car that to impress buyers from all around the world, including ones from north America, where displacement doesn’t matter and they can just as easily go out and buy a Mustang for about the same.
Thankfully for everybody, the formula this time seems to have been golden. The Focus ST is now the perfect solution for the guy or gal who’s married with (no more than two) children and isn’t fond of long road trips that would necessitate a larger carrying capacity – even that’s catered for by the Focus ST estate, available in Europe.