Ford Focus long-term test: Has our Ecoboost been outdone?

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You know when you go into a restaurant, order something, and then decide that your friends have made better choices? We still think we made the right choice from the Focus menu at the time, but we can't help looking at the blackboard in the corner, where the waiters keep chalking up forthcoming specials.

First to go on the board was the 1.0 Ecoboost, which is a genuine leap forward for family hatchbacks. With its distinctive three-cylinder thrum and 118bhp, it is a much more engaging engine than the outgoing 1.6 normally aspirated unit. Then there is the 180bhp Zetec-S Ecoboost, which is the first sporty Focus. And soon the full-fat Focus ST with 247bhp will be added to the dessert menu.

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