So last night I happen to notice my Parents acting weird, and they said the garage door was broke. So I went in there and when I opened the garage, there it was a brand new performance blue 2013 Focus ST. My Dad bought a Focus ST in 2005 which was a 150 horse 2.3 liter engine sedan and loved the performance, this car blows that out f the water.
Design, very European. Looks exciting, but not gawky. I was a big fan back when Top Gear tested the European model a couple years ago.
Interior is amazing. Soft touch materials everywhere, the seats hug you like they never will let you go. The ford my touch is a little confusing at first, but I figured it out quickly and now like it. The heated leather seats feel superior to the leather ford used to use almost supple. The stitching was impressive and the ambient lighting looks awesome and goes from blue to red upon opening the door. The controls for the system were straight forward and I have yet to have to pull out the book to figure something out.
Driving impression, this car does everything well even for a FWD car. The clutch is definitely performance orientated, and I love the feel. The shift pattern is tight and easy to find. The reverse lockout it a nice feature that the 05 also had. The handling is amazing and crisp, the brakes are intense and stop the car from a high rate of speed without much effort or fade. Feels like a lot more of a car than it is. It pulls hard all through the gears and IMO you never will need a faster car if you are on the street. The gauges are laid out for performance including the gauge pod on the center dash with the boost gauge in the middle. Even driving it aggressively (not pushing it to redline as it had 50 miles on it) I averaged 29 MPG in city driving.
I highly recommend this car for a fun DD, commuter car.
Design, very European. Looks exciting, but not gawky. I was a big fan back when Top Gear tested the European model a couple years ago.
Interior is amazing. Soft touch materials everywhere, the seats hug you like they never will let you go. The ford my touch is a little confusing at first, but I figured it out quickly and now like it. The heated leather seats feel superior to the leather ford used to use almost supple. The stitching was impressive and the ambient lighting looks awesome and goes from blue to red upon opening the door. The controls for the system were straight forward and I have yet to have to pull out the book to figure something out.
Driving impression, this car does everything well even for a FWD car. The clutch is definitely performance orientated, and I love the feel. The shift pattern is tight and easy to find. The reverse lockout it a nice feature that the 05 also had. The handling is amazing and crisp, the brakes are intense and stop the car from a high rate of speed without much effort or fade. Feels like a lot more of a car than it is. It pulls hard all through the gears and IMO you never will need a faster car if you are on the street. The gauges are laid out for performance including the gauge pod on the center dash with the boost gauge in the middle. Even driving it aggressively (not pushing it to redline as it had 50 miles on it) I averaged 29 MPG in city driving.
I highly recommend this car for a fun DD, commuter car.