Media Review

A new body in white employs high-strength steel for 55 percent of the structure, the highest of any U.S. Ford. The engineers and designers felt able to make the Focus sportier (by lowering its seating position and overall height) due to the upcoming C-Max'a tall-roof, five- or seven-seat derivative off this platform?that fulfills the family-car mission. Its electric motor and direct-drive transmission result in a smooth power delivery. Acceleration is impressive at low speeds. The precision of the steering and the crisp action of the six-speed manual transmission make you feel as if you're in touch with this car's mechanical soul..... In the end the Ford Focus ST delivers just the sort of European refinement that it projects at first glance.