The Ford Focus ST Mk2 firmly established itself as a modern performance favourite for a reasonable price tag. Here’s what you need to know before buying one plus some tuning tips. Sponsored by ...

But the ST is a highly appealing machine even in Ford’s factory form ... that was the signature launch colour. The standard Mk2 Focus was a bland-looking machine after the Mk1’s ‘surface ...

with a power figure to rival those of some much more costly sports cars and an exterior design that wore its fast Ford credentials on its wing tips. The standard Mk2 RS took the then Focus ST’s ...