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Ford Focus ST

3 years ago

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Writer:

Andrew Frankel | Ti co-founder

Date:

14 April 2021

In as few as five years from now, I think we’re going to look back at the end of this decade and conclude that, for those who like fun, affordable cars relevant to everyday life, it was a golden era. And some of the best of them have been Fords. The problem for the Blue Oval, at least as I see it, is that they’ve all been Fiestas. The current and the previous STs are the among the best of the best.

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