Comments on: Ford Focus ST: Hot or not? http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/ You’ve found Auto Trader Blog; a little corner of the internet for the Auto Trader editorial team. We’ll be posting about our loves, gripes and stuff that makes us laugh. Cars, F1, Jenson Button, Motor sport, Lewis Hamilton, Advice, Celebrities, Driving tips, Auto Trader, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Fiat, Ford, Green cars, Honda, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Mini, Nissan, Renault, Toyota, Vauxhall, Volkswagon Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:38:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mjlovatt http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-5/#comment-21285 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:39:10 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-21285 Just got myself an 09, Orange ST-2 and I love it. Before that I had the Megane F1 230, and to be fair they’re completely different. The Megane is definitely a more raw machine, with its rock hard suspension and handling. Unlike the ST which feels, dare i say it, a little more grown up. Feels more like a car than the Megane. The Megane F1 really does feel like a road car built for the track more than anything. Whereas the ST feels like a road car built to live on the roads. Far more practical and user friendly for me. The Megane is a superb car and so is the ST, but for me they are different cars with different agendas. Saying that, I’ve had more people stare at me in my ST in one day than I ever had in the Megane.

]]> By: Dave Smith http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-5/#comment-9652 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:25:34 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-9652 Not a bad car by any means, its a shame the 5 cylinder engine isnow discontinued i sounded lovely! Cars a bit heavy though!

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]]> By: Rocky 1964 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-5/#comment-9594 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 23:49:41 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-9594 Just put bluefin onto my ST “58″ plate and OMG what an awesome bit of kit for simple money…. ST is such an all rounder, sheep in wolf clothings… What an engine “T5″ no wounder the police love that motor…. It sings like a bird and “defo” stings like a bee, especially with Blue fin…. Warble Warble….what a bird….

]]> By: eBook Reader http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-5/#comment-7113 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:49:08 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-7113 Awesome post, very good points. Just being here has improved my knowledge and I am looking forward to it as a very good information hub, I will say there are hundreds of posts to really take a look at. For instance this post and the replies. I must say that I got the most of the information from the replies here. Points were really talking about the experience here. I love to be the part of this forum and gain some good information. Thanks!

]]> By: Rich H http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-5/#comment-6536 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:38:00 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-6536 I think that anyones perspective on this discussion will depend very largely on their age. I’m the wrong side of 35 ( but the right side of 40!), and have had my share of ‘family’ cars.
In a nutshell, CTR & Megane, deff for the younger guys (plastic fantastic!).
Golf & ST, for the older who still have some life left in them. I went for the ST, basically the GTI just looked too bland and was expensive comparitively. Yes most people have skipped the S3 in this, but aren’t we talking a pretty spectacular price jump to that?
Oh and regarding ‘only’ getting 225 bhp from a 2.5 turbocharged engine, I think that you’ll find that it keeps the emmissions just below the up and coming £400 per year road tax bracket. These motors are running 300 bhp with little work and a still as bulletproof!

]]> By: Lorna Sission http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-5/#comment-6502 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:11:50 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-6502 You entertained me with your post! An interesting article could persuade visitors to come and come to your site. I’m very eager to read more of your posts when I get back. Regards, Lorna

]]> By: Lorna Sission http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-5/#comment-6501 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:43:08 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-6501 Haha, very nice post. Regards, Lorna

]]> By: BOBMAN http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-4/#comment-6107 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:40:16 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-6107 Hi when the ford focus st first come out i hated the look of it and never looked at them when thay went past but one day was driving past ford garage so took one for a spin and woowwwwe what a car brought it there and then had it a year now just put bluefin stage 1 on it just gets better.

]]> By: Rich Byrne http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-4/#comment-5500 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:38:51 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-5500 I have a five door sea grey focus st 3, you only have to hear the five cylinder engine even with the standard exhaust the noise is just sex. The car is a hoot on B roads and overtaking has never been so safe, or fun.
The Golf GTI peaked in the eighties and has not really evolved since, Clios for small cars have always been fun from the first williams incarnation to the sport models now,but it is still only a renault, poor build,plasticky etc.
VXR as a brand is good but vauxhall are not exactly the car to be seen in.(corsa VXR small engined with turbo is heaps of fun) The original civic type r was a snarling animal of a car that was so revvy it was a pocket rocket but then they changed the shape and diluted the manic engine, it was like a night out with an ex alcoholic still on the wagon, a bit pointless

]]> By: steve http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-2/#comment-3850 Tue, 26 May 2009 16:40:44 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-3850 I agree with will about the new ctr. I have owned both cars and the new ctr is a better car. Vtec cuts in sooner than the old one and revs 800rpm more and also has closer ration gearbox for better acceleration. Autotrader reveiw says in revs to 7,900 mine revs to 8,200 top seed of 145? I have had 140 in fifth in mine (done on a track day) so think it would do more than 145. Old ctr looks so dated and looks like a breed van! If you want a hardcore hot hatch this is the car for you. ST’s are nice but getting very common 225bhp form a 2.5 turbo engine is not that good in my opinion ctr is a 2.0 and does not have a turbo and has 198bhp just think what the bhp would be if it had turbo!!!!!

]]> By: ÀâòîËþáèòåëü http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-4/#comment-3335 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:12:22 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-3335 Ford is a good car :)

]]> By: andre http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-4/#comment-3303 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:23:53 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-3303 Ford the best car :)

]]> By: joe http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-4/#comment-3257 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:49:04 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-3257 yes golfs r well smart id def have one and focus st lovelyyyyyyyyyyy

]]> By: Diamond http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-4/#comment-3244 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:27:02 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-3244 Hey im sorry you hav’nt experience how the golf gti it is go for it you wil see that is the fastest car and wait 4 new golf 6 gti you gona see that there is no car 0733771417 for more infor

]]> By: ARNOLD http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-4/#comment-3132 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:09:10 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-3132 GET TO THE CHOPPER!

ITS TIME TO TURN THAT MUSH INTO MUSCLE. THE FOCUS ST IS WHAT ARNIE WOULD DRIVE, SO THE VXR, GTI, CUPRA R, TYPE R AND MEGANE 225 SHOULD GET DOWN! AND WHERES MY COOKIES? WHOS YOUR DADDY AND WHAT DOES HE DO? ITS TURBO TIME!

]]> By: joe http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-4/#comment-2677 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:39:20 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-2677 hot

]]> By: cathy http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-4/#comment-2574 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:45:56 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-2574 hot………hot………..hot………

]]> By: cathy http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-4/#comment-2566 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:30:49 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-2566 hot……..hot………….hot………………..

]]> By: LeeDT http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-3/#comment-2545 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:47:06 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-2545 Focus ST. Great family car, wonderful engine, was a bit flat until I put the blue fin on and magnex pipe. It’s now a truely wonderful car. Forget them 2ltr and high revvin idiot cars, this is the one you want. If you drive real sensible, it’ll give over 30mpg.

]]> By: cathy http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/comment-page-3/#comment-2528 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:20:25 +0000 http://autotraderblog.co.uk/2007/11/27/ford-focus-st-hot-or-not/#comment-2528 also love the new rs wots ot in march it looks amazing cant wait to c it on road very nice indeed.

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