Keep the throttle pinned, though, and the engine’s enthusiasm wanes as the revs rise, and doesn’t quite portray the excitable nature we all expect in a hot hatchback. Ford incorporates a sort ...

It's the most extreme example of mainstream engine downsizing yet: an engine of just 999cc to haul a Ford Focus. This tiny motor is set to replace the regular non-turbo 1.6 that used to be the ...

The 1.5-liter EcoBoost was also available in the refreshed Focus for the Asia-Pacific region, albeit only in 180-hp form Ford didn't bring the 1.5-liter engine to the U.S., opting for 1.0- and 2.0 ...

The original 1998 Ford Focus balanced performance and practicality using a less fuel-hungry engine. Ford later equipped it with the EcoBoost engine family. This isn’t the only factor in Ford’s ...

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The Ford hot hatch ... it once was” The Focus ST has plenty going for it in the endangered world of the hot hatch. Loads of pace, loads of space, a soulful engine, pleasing manual gearbox ...