ENTHUSIASTIC drivers who also need a practical car are going to love the Ford Focus ST estate. It combines a ... satisfying short-throw six-speed manual gearbox. This powertrain can fire the ...

The manual gearbox is pretty slick ... There’s a strong range of petrol and diesel engines on offer with the Ford Focus Estate. Petrol power comes from the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine, available ...

413kg Ford. Still, the Focus is the only car here with a six-speed gearbox; both of its competitors feature five-speed manuals. The Estate model is also 290mm longer than the hatchback ...

Take the Ford Focus hatch and simply add a larger boot. Sounds like a simple formula for the Estate, doesn’t it ... sticking with the six-speed manual if you can, as the smooth-shifting eight ...

Think of the Ford Focus ... Estate is a refined car, too, no matter which engine you choose, although wind and road noise are noticeable, especially at higher speeds. Slick five and six-speed ...

Enjoy manual transmissions while you can ... As chance has it, my sister owns an earlier Ford Focus estate, so when she came to visit recently I couldn’t help but compare it with my 2019 ...

The Ford Focus ST Estate, a more practical version of the ... it’s a lovely engine to keep on the boil. A slick six-speed manual gearbox – there’s no automatic option – adds to the ...

I was driving the 1.5T EcoBoost six-speed manual, which means quite a powerful ... 50.4mpg with CO2 emissions of only 128g/km. This Ford Focus estate is not the biggest load-lugger around but ...

But that same 2.3-litre engine in the Ford Focus ST is a different matter entirely. I’ve just covered several hundred miles in our test Focus ST estate ... has a six-speed manual gearbox and ...

The Ford Focus Estate is one of the best cars to drive ... to either 118bhp 1.5 or a 148bhp 2.0. All models get a six-speed manual as standard, and everything other than the 99bhp 1.0 petrol ...