Category Archives: Focus ST

Focus ST

by | October 8, 2011

Car tech: Ford announces 1-litre Focus as ST goes global

Ford will feature a 1.0-litre, three-cylinder EcoBoost engine in the Focus and C-MAX in 2012, followed by the B-MAX soon after. The engine is the latest addition to the global family of EcoBoost engines which currently ranges from 1.6 to 3.5 litres. Continue reading →

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by | December 22, 2008

What’s the best hot hatch? (Poll)

It’s the one question everyone in the office has a different answer to: what’s the best hot hatch? Read which cars the editorial team picked as their favourite hot hatches – and nominate your hot hatch of choice in the … Continue reading →

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by | January 7, 2008

Our Cars of the Year: Ford Focus

Web editor Adrian Higgins picked the Ford Focus as his car of the year. Ever seen Golden Eye? Remember the comedy car chase featuring a fantastic hairpin-crammed road, an Aston Martin DB5 and a Ferrari F355 GTS? This road, in … Continue reading →

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by | December 3, 2007

Visiting the Rally of Great Britain

On Sunday I decided to take the plunge and head over to the World Rally Championship decider in Wales for the first time. It was probably the earliest start I’ve ever had, my alarm bursting to life at 3.15am to … Continue reading →

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by | November 27, 2007

Ford Focus ST: Hot or not?

Few arguments in the Auto Trader offices get as heated as the question over which is the top hot hatch. Stuart is a big fan of the Ford Focus ST, but I’m not convinced. I always thought that the second … Continue reading →

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by | November 16, 2007

Audi, classic Austins and the Auto Trader Used Car Awards: the week in brief

First stop: Ingolstadt. Yorkshire-based firm Niche Conversions has created this monster TT – the Audi TTC, while Austrian firm OC.T gave the S3 a 70bhp shot in the arm, turning the small Audi into one of the quickest hot hatches … Continue reading →

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