When the Focus ST launched back in 2006, it served up something genuinely different in the hot-hatch segment. Yes, there’s that unique 2.5-litre, five-cylinder turbocharged engine, endowing the ...

Along with posting a 6.1-second 0-to-60 in initial testing, the ST turned a 14.7-second quarter-mile run at 96 mph, braked from 70 mph in 165 feet, and held onto the 300-foot skidpad at 0.94 g.

Lining both cars up at the dragstrip would leave the stock ST a few car lengths behind, with the tuner ST ripping off a 14.6-second pass at 96.4 mph to the stock car's 14.8 seconds at 94.3 mph.

The Ford Focus ST Line wagon costs $30,990. Fuel consumption is a claimed 6.4 litres per 100km and it’s covered by Ford’s five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty. Servicing is required every 12 months ...

Ever since the first generation of Ford Focus back in 1998 there have been spicy ... while the second-generation model slotted in a ... It's barely different from a regular 1.0-litre Focus ST-Line.