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.
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LOUNGE LIZARD
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DREAM FACTORY
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Drives FIRST
THE NEW MENTAL THAT MATTERS, TRIALLED AND TESTED
Send in a hero
AS WE CLOSE THE DOOR ON SURELY THE WORST YEAR IN MEMORY, WE NEEDED A FAST, FOCUSED AND AFFORDABLE PERFORMANCE CAR TO HELP SAVE THE WORLD. TOYOTA HAS DELIVERED
HOLDEN VE Commodore SS/SS-V
THE WORLD WAS ITS OYSTER UNTIL THE GFC FOULED GM’S PLANS, BUT YOU CAN STILL OWN A BILLION-DOLLAR CLASSIC
A final advance from the rear
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The station
A venue with a vintage vibe
PROJECT OBSESSED
COOL DOWN AND STOP IT
HORSEPOWER WARS
FORD UNDERRATING THEIR 2020 SUPER DUTY?
KEEP ON TRUCKING
NOT EVEN A PANDEMIC CAN STOP AMERICA'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE PICKUP TRUCK
Solid & Striped
The Lokar/Street Rodder ’34 Ford 3-Window Coupe 25th in a Long Line of Road Tour Hot Rods
COYOTE COUPE
This 1967 Mustang Is the Perfect Blueprint for an Engine Swap
Is It All About Money?
Big shareholders are pushing companies to think about society and the environment. But there’s a new legal backlash
8 POINT GREAT
Jeep XJ, YJ, or TJ/LJ model is a Ford 8.8.
STEALTH DRIVER
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What Is Cylinder Head Swirl and Tumble, and Why Is It Important?
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