JANUARY 2012: 2013 Ford Focus ST
The new Focus is at last debuting in the U.S., with a 2.0-liter,
direct-injected, 160-hp motor and variable valve timing, as well as a
five-speed manual. But, the car to wait for is the 2013 Focus ST, which
debuts in early 2012. It gets a six-speed manual with the same EcoBoost
(turbocharged) 2.0-liter as the much larger Edge and Explorer and will
be good for somewhere in the neighborhood of 250 hp, which puts it in
league with hot hatches like the MazdaSpeed3 and beyond the output of
the VW GTI. Ford is also promising a tauter suspension and meatier
tires as well as bigger brakes to go with all that horsepower. Expect to
pay at least $25,000.
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