I have had my Ford Focus Zetec for about 7 years now an still absolutely love it. *Performance is good for a 1.6 litre the engine pulls even in 5th gear at 20mph quite comfortably. The power is better over 3000 RPM but even prior to this pulls nicely for a engine of its size. *Handling is where the focus comes into its own the car sticks to the road and having driven a gulf from the same year (and with much fatter wheels) the Focus handles so much better. The ride (and I am nit picking) is a touch harsh but this is minor. *Space is not bad for a 3 door plenty of leg room in the front and if you have passengers in the back its not overly ...  Read the complete review

I throughly enjoyed driving my ford focus 1.6 auto 3dr in gun grey with 9,000 miles on the clock. I owned the car for 9 months and started everytime no problems whatsoever. I felt different to be driving a car that was not black or silver like the norm for some. I feel that the cars output was fantastic, my friend introduced me to automatics but thought that she was lazy, my attitude has totally changed and would buy another. I still agree think that driving a manual is faster as you can manipulate the car and make it go faster without damaging the engine. I am a girl racer at heart and can't resist healthy competition with ...  Read the complete review

Driving this car today for the first time, I must say that it is a very good car. This car has a few extras some which are good and some that you could do without but I will explain that in more detail later on in the review. This car is very popular so the style must be good, as a lot of people have decided to buy this car. This cars handling is very good and drivers smoothly at slow speeds and really sticks to the road well at fast speeds. The power steering makes the car very easy to drive and parking can easily be done with one hand. I found this very good. This comes in a cheap insurance group for the1.6 engine. Interior CD player as ...  Read the complete review