Nothing Fuzzy Here

It’s all in perfect focus, just cruelled by covid

- Alex Inwood

FORD FOCUS ST

Price as tested: $45,340

This month: 399km @ 12.0L/100km

Overall: 1517km @ 11.5L/100km

Kah-chunk. As the nozzle of the fuel pump slams back into its metal-lined holster, all I can think is, “So this is how it ends…”

Standing on a lonely fuel station forecourt isn’t how I imagined farewelling the Focus ST from the Wheels Garage. I had hoped to give it one last hurrah; one farewell fling that would finally, after months of lockdown, give me the time to consider my growing list of strengths and weaknesses before settling on a verdict for this near-$50K hot hatch.