To add some drama to your throttle inputs, there is a ‘sound symposer’ that selectively pipes intake noise into the cabin at certain RPMs. Giving the car inputs with the steering throttle and brakes is genuinely fun, and makes daily driving anything but boring. Shifter and clutch feel are both snappy and satisfying, and our tester, which had the carbon fibre package, came with a wonderful carbon fibre shift knob that felt perfect in the hand. The steering is electrically assisted, but still retains more feel than other cars in this segment, and weight is just right. Since its original release, the Focus ST hasn’t lost any of its sharpness the driving experience is truly lovely. Overall the interior really does need a refresh, and since Ford recently announced a new Fiesta platform (which looks brilliant), the Focus will naturally follow suit very quickly.įortunately, the complaining stops here, because when behind the wheel of this car, the interior issues sort of melt away.
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The SYNC3 infotainment system is fairly easy to use, but it doesn’t look particularly nice unless Apple CarPlay or Android Auto is connected. Functionality of the interior bits isn’t stellar either the centre read-out in between the instrument cluster exhibited some lag and lacks overall simplicity. The design is a little too busy, and the infotainment system is too far away, recessing too far into the dash. In the cabin of the Focus ST, there are a lot of hard plastics, and the dials look rather inexpensive. In this respect, the interior is well set up, though visually, it doesn’t do much to impress.
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It’s high enough that your right hand doesn’t have far to travel to reach it, and it’s above the level of the armrest, so quick shifting can be done without moving the armrest out of the way. That being said, the seating position is very good overall, and the steering wheel tilts and telescopes so that it comes right at you, to put you in a great position for performance driving. Furthering the lack of comfort for your writer, the pedal placement is not ideal for heel-toe downshifts, and when set up in a proper driving position, you are likely to hit your knee on the underside of the steering column. However, It seems like some people find them perfectly comfortable. If you are not a smaller proportioned person, you will simply sit on top of the bolsters instead of between them.
frame was nowhere near comfortable in the Recaro front bucket seats. Sitting in the Focus ST is an experience that will vary wildly from person to person apparently. However, the exterior of the car isn’t where we took issue. Some aren’t so into the boy racer looks, but we err on the side of: “it’s a hot hatch, it’s supposed to look like that.” The front end looks great, and it visually balances its four doors well.
Unquestionably, the styling of the Focus ST is aggressive, and when finished in “Race Red,” as our tester was, it certainly fits the bill for “hot hatch”. The question is, which side of the coin lands facing up? Certain parts of it we loved, and certain parts, not so much. Such is the case with the 2017 Ford Focus ST. However the more frequently asked question is: how can THIS bit be so good, while THIS bit doesn’t quite work. Why did they choose that colour? Why is it shaped like that? Why did they name it the “Aztek”? More often than not car enthusiasts ask “what were they thinking” when we look at certain cars. Occasionally, you will come across a car that makes you ask many questions.
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