Ford Focus ST vs rivals - specifications

Ford Focus ST vs rivals - specifications

  Ford Focus ST-3 VW Golf GTI Edition 35 5dr Renaultsport Megane 265
On-the-road price/total as tested £25,495/£26,770 £29,830/£32,635 £26,040/£29,045
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) N/A £14,975/50.2% £13,072/N/A
Depreciation N/A £14,855 N/A
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £1,156/£2,313 £1,590/£3,181 £1,485/£2,961
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £2,849/£4,748 £2,763/£4,605 £2,682/£4,470
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost 36/N/A/H/£190 35/£483/I/£210 36/£619/J/£245
Service package £475 (2yrs/80k) £329 (3yrs/30k) Free (4yrs/48k)
       
Length/wheelbase 4,362/2,648mm 4,213/2,578mm 4,299/2,636mm
Height/width 1,484/1,823mm 1,469/1,786mm 1,435/1,848mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/2,000cc 4cyl in-line/1,984cc 4cyl in-line/1,998cc
Peak power 247/5,500 bhp/rpm 232/5,500 bhp/rpm 261/5,500 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 340/1,750 Nm/rpm 300/2,200 Nm/rpm 360/3,000 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd DSG/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 55 litres/space saver 55 litres/space saver 60 litres/foam*
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 363/1,148 litres 350/1,305 litres 344/991 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,362/688kg 1,420/565kg 1,379/456kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 12.0 metres/N/A 10.9 metres/N/A 11.4 metres/0.34Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60,000)/1yr 3yrs (60,000)/1yr 4yrs (100,000)/4yrs
Service interval/UK dealers 12,500 miles/781 Variable/223 18,000 miles/330
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 25th/28th^ 18th/12th^ 14th/27th^
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars 92/82/72/5 97/84/61/5 N/A
       
0-60/30-70mph 6.5/6.5 secs 6.4/5.2 secs 6.5/5.1 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 2.8/3.6 secs 2.7/4.2 secs 2.9/4.4 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 5.1/6.1 secs 5.6/7.7 secs 5.4/7.2 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 154mph/2,300rpm 153mph/2,600rpm 158mph/2,550rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 44.6/32.6/8.5 metres 46.2/33.7/9.7 metres 45.2/33.3/9.6 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 60/50/59/57dB 60/46/60/68dB 62/47/60/69dB
Auto Express economy/range 25.8mpg/312 miles 26.6mpg/322 miles 27.4mpg/362 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 28.5/50.4/39.2mpg 26.4/44.1/35.3mpg 25.0/43.5/34.4mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 6.3/11.1/8.6mpl 5.8/9.7/7.8mpl 7.6/9.6/5.5mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 253/169g/km/23% 245/185g/km/27% 238/190g/km/29%
       
Airbags/Isofix/xenon headlights Seven/yes/yes Seven/yes/yes Six/yes/£750
Adaptive dampers/rear park sensors No/yes £805/£445 No/yes
Cruise control/leather/heated seats £200/yes/yes £235/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth £750/yes/yes £1,780/yes/yes £500/yes/yes
Tyre pressure monitor/climate control No/yes £40/yes Yes/yes
 

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