BUYER’S GUIDE: Ford Focus
CO2/tax
130-144g/km
£155
Running costs
38-47mpg (E’Boost 125)
£76 fill-up
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
10.3 seconds/123mph
BY the time the Ford Escort went off sale in 1998, it was well past its sell-by date. That became even more apparent when its replacement was revealed: the sharply styled Focus, which genuinely moved the game on for small family cars.
With each generation, the Focus got ever more impressive in terms of comfort, safety and practicality, and while the first take is generally regarded as the Focus’s finest hour dynamically, Ford’s hatch has long been at (or towards) the top of the class for driving enjoyment. By the time the Mk4 arrived in 2018, Ford had sold more than seven million Focuses globally, and this model is more accomplished than ever.
History
THE Mk4 Focus arrived in September 2018, as a five-door hatchback or estate.
