Ford Focus Zetec S vs rivals

Hell did froze over and the VW is third not to mention ford 1st! Seriously, it makes sense, well done.

By giorikas81 on 5 January, 2012, 7:55am

Justice!

Finally both SEAT Leon and Ford Focus are being shown as the cars they both are.... they're both better than the Golf in everyway!

By no_1fordfan on 5 January, 2012, 10:08am

Good comparisons...

However, the SEAT Leon is beginning to feel dated, the interior is about 6 years out of date and exterior is looking a bit old hat compared to whats on the horizon. I really want to see a new Leon now and I think that will put SEAT back on the map.
The Zetec S is impressive, but it needs to be in the right colour and have the bigger alloys to stand out, and why no running lights... and the Golf... yawn..

By balcstar on 5 January, 2012, 11:45am

What About Giulietta?

Oh, I forgot, AE don't like it.....

By Richard_H on 5 January, 2012, 4:46pm

Hardly fair...

Both the Golf and the Seat are due to be updated in 2012 so this is a pointless comparison as you're not comparing same-generation cars. It's hardly surprising the new Focus beats a 2009 designed Golf that's effectively a facelifted Mk 5, and a Leon that's almost 7 years old (2 years old if you count the facelift). Seat exterior still looks great though!

Looks wise the Ford is awful even when you see it in the metal. Interior is just as bad. Questionable colour/trim combinations and loads of hard cheap plastic everywhere on the centre console and around the dials. Ford even manage to make the leather steering wheel look cheap.

I would expect new Golf and Leon to leapfrog the Focus or at least be on par.

By Nomio on 5 January, 2012, 8:19pm

Golf VI vs Golf VII

"I would expect new Golf and Leon to leapfrog the Focus or at least be on par."

You sure? The Golf VII will cost about 20% less to manufacture than the Golf VI.

By creakid1 on 6 January, 2012, 1:42am

Very Fair

all is fair in love and war... remember this Golf trounced the previous Focus which was old in the tooth! The next Golf is the next Golf and so is the next Focus. Right now its these two that must face one another. Normally the left foot will step forward before the right one takes its next step. Thats how it is in the motoring world.... the latest often trounces its nearest competition until they too build something better than the benchmark.

By Kwashi on 6 January, 2012, 1:32pm

This focus is based on the old focus damn it. Facelifted to the bone but it is the same floorpan. It doesn't matter. And don't expect the next golf to be something radical. Bigger wheel base and that is it. Wanna look at it? The new Jetta has it. Companies are deeply cheap inside to profit. They will use what they can for as long as it is good...Look at PSA for example.

By giorikas81 on 6 January, 2012, 10:28pm

Leapfrog over what? Mk1 Focus? Hardly!

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/275455/driven_ford_focus_16t_zetec_s.html?CMP=NLC-Newsletters&uid=13175373d3a30b0aa330c8ea6a3df587

"With its keener suspension setup, the mk3 Focus feels tauter, cornering with little roll and exuding great balance and body control. The steering is very quick, perhaps more so than you’d like considering its lack of feel (thank the shift from a hydraulic to electric setup), but once you’ve got accustomed to it, you’ll get a real flow going over Britain’s twisty and choppy B-roads. This is helped along by a compliant and well-judged ride that shames most other sporty hatchbacks...

Those who remember the magic of the mk1 Focus and its unlikely agility will find this mk3 iteration lacks such sparkle, but that doesn’t stop it being dynamically capable."

evo RATING
+ Keener and faster Ford Focus
- Still to rediscover the mk1's magic

By creakid1 on 7 January, 2012, 6:10am

Bad Design

What on earth happened to the focus? It is grotesque inside and out. Car design seems to go through fashions with manufacturers copying one another. Ford appears to have taken a bit of everything, stuck it together and ended up with the current Focus. The Leon, even though a much older design, simply outshines the focus externally. Cleaner lines, purposeful and stylish.

By sausagehead on 7 January, 2012, 11:11am

Rather buy an Octavia vRS

I'd rather spend £22k on a better, faster (150mph - 0-62mph in 7.1secs) Skoda Octavia vRS. More reliable, better looking, better quality, better equipped, better customer service. Simply Clever really. The Focus looks dated already, and very very Korean....

By skorob2010 on 9 January, 2012, 4:41pm

Hocus Focus

Korean! don't you mean Japanese have you seen the new Hyundai I30 it would be the best looking car here,not to mention the slightly smaller but great looking Kia Rio,the focus looks more like an uglier Yaris/Auris.

By armac31 on 14 January, 2012, 7:02pm