Car group tests

Team Aon

Ford Focus ST

By:Auto Express team

26 Mar 2010

.polaris__post-meta--date { display: none; } .polaris__post-meta--date.no-script { display: block; padding-left: 45px } 26 Mar 2010

The famous Ford badge returned to the BTCC in 2009, but it wasn’t until the final rounds that the fledgling Focus showed race-winning potential. The cars are now powered by pioneering LPG technology.

The Drivers

21 Tom Onslow-Cole
23 Tom Chilton

Details

WHY: Ford Focus ST

Go Back toIntroduction

Continue ReadingWSR

In This Review

Cars

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599y15mioq8b0u { display: none !important; }

Vauxhall Corsa

RRP £19,690Avg. savings £5,321 off RRP*Used from £11,499

New Vauxhall Corsa Used Vauxhall Corsa

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599y15mioq8b0v { display: none !important; }

Dacia Spring

RRP £14,995Avg. savings £3,158 off RRP*

New Dacia Spring

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599y15mioq8b0w { display: none !important; }

Hyundai Tucson

RRP £29,820Avg. savings £4,685 off RRP*Used from £12,190

New Hyundai Tucson Used Hyundai Tucson

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599y15mioq8b0x { display: none !important; }

Volkswagen Polo

RRP £15,255Avg. savings £1,912 off RRP*Used from £8,130

New Volkswagen Polo Used Volkswagen Polo

* Average savings are calculated daily based on the best dealer prices on Auto Express vs manufacturer RRP

Most Popular

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599y15mioq8b0y { display: none !important; }

Motability’s definition of a ‘premium’ car is outdated, and here’s why

Our consumer reporter believes Motability needs to get with the times and reasses what it classifies as a premium car

Opinion

28 Nov 2025

Suzuki e Vitara vs Ford Puma Gen-E - front tracking

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599y15mioq8b0z { display: none !important; }

Suzuki e Vitara vs Ford Puma Gen-E: new EV aims to tame Ford’s big cat

The e Vitara is Suzuki’s first EV. How does the newcomer shape up against the electric version of Ford’s best-selling Puma?

Car group tests

29 Nov 2025

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599y15mioq8b10 { display: none !important; }

Exclusive car stereo test: are premium car audio upgrades worth it?

We listen to what the experts at Richer Sounds think about car companies' regular and upgraded stereo set-ups

Features

1 Dec 2025