Ford Focus ST (2006 - 2010) 2.5 ST 500 5d Owner Review

well like i said earlier it was this or a type r civic. And having driven both i'm glad i chose this. Far less frenetic than the civic and very easy to drive. When you just want to take it easy a bit it will happily oblige, that lovely burbly engine is definitely the star of the show with smooth seamless power delivery and a great soundtrack as well...my seven year old son loves it, as do I! Being a ford it seems to be very family friendly as well with a good size boot although I think there's a slight lack of rear legroom at the back and a lack of really useful cubby holes...on a side note, a childs booster seat slide around a lot on the leather seats, maybe i'm flinging it around corners too quick. Negative points:, well..the obvious one...fuel consumption, there's no way round it, its a thirsty car. and although you could argue that its a performance car so what did you expect? rival cars with a similar performance have more reasonable economy..still i guess thats the price you pay for the unusual five pot motor. also i guess the turning circle isn't great but thats not really an issue, the looks are of slightly dubious taste particularly if it has bonnets stripes as mine does. overall though its a superb fast, fun car that really will do it all....highly recommend it.