Tråd: Topp 12 biler av 2012: Ford Focus ST

Den nyeste ytelse bil fra Blue Oval tilbyr mega-Luke ytelse for prisen av en VW Golf 1. 4. den nye Ford Focus ST ville måtte være bra å holde i tankene. Rask Ford, ertet fra bedrifter store intrigene bare sporadisk, er hendelsen biler i Storbritannia.
Ingen annen merkevare av hot hatch, lagre VW Golf GTI, trekker ut som mye blekk fra oss, og ingen andre merkevare, lagre kanskje Renault, tjener så mye ros.
ST var annerledes i at det ikke var utelukkende ment for det entusiastiske britiske markedet. Bilen ble hovedsakelig utviklet i USA, og heller enn å kaste sin betydelig vekt bak knep kabinett elementer, Ford SVT divisjon holdt Focus ST relativt enkel og kostnader liten.
Resultatet er en 22 k kroppen slag mot sine konkurrenter. For de samme pengene som kjøper en ny 1. 4 TSI Golf, kan du ha en 247bhp ST som seter fire og slår 62mph på 6. 5 sek og 154mph, greid 40. 2mpg på våre veien teste turnerer kjører.
Men tallene, uansett hvordan hjertevarmende, ikke fokus rettferdighet. Ford har kastet sine evner bredt, men klarte å hindre dem i å spre tynn. Er sterk-ville men myke kanter hvordan vi beskrev det på vår Britains beste driver bilen hendelsen (der det var bare front-wheel-drive modellen anses verdig et sted) og som nesten sier alt.
6. 5 sek Theres mega-Luke tempo og modig, dynamisk handling i den ene enden-sparken av 250lb-ft av dreiemoment fra 1750 o og en nidkjær variabel styring rack- og hensynsfull, tett manipulert komfort på den andre. Under veien teste mikroskopet, forførende blanding opptjent det 4. 5 stjerner. Med noe hell, vil den andre halv stjernen være der neste Focus RS går.

The latest performance car from the Blue Oval offers mega-hatch performance for the price of a VW Golf 1. 4. The new Ford Focus ST wouldnt have had to be good for it to stick in the mind. Fast Fords, teased from the firms vast machinations only sporadically, are event cars in Britain.
No other brand of hot hatch, save the VW Golf GTI, extracts as much ink from us, and no other brand, save perhaps Renault, earns as much praise.
The ST was different in that it wasnt solely intended for the enthusiastic UK market. The car was largely developed in the US, and rather than throwing its considerable weight behind trick chassis items, Fords SVT division kept the Focus ST relatively simple and the costs small.
The result is a 22k body blow to its rivals. For the same money that buys a new 1. 4 TSI Golf, you can have a 247bhp ST that seats four and hits 62mph in 6. 5sec and 154mph, yet managed 40. 2mpg on our road test touring run.
But figures, no matter how heart-warming, dont do the Focus justice. Ford has cast its abilities wide, yet somehow managed to prevent them from spreading thin. Strong-willed but soft-edged is how we described it at our Britains Best Drivers Car event (where it was the only front-wheel-drive model deemed worthy of a place) and that almost says it all.
6. 5sec Theres mega-hatch pace and dauntless, dynamic handling at one end – fired by 250lb ft of torque from 1750rpm and a zealous variable steering rack – and considerate, tightly manipulated comfort at the other. Under the road test microscope, the beguiling mix earned it 4. 5 stars. With any luck, the other half star will be where the next Focus RS goes.