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2013 Ford Focus ST Long-Term Road Test

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edited September 2014 in Ford

image2013 Ford Focus ST Long-Term Road Test

Our 2013 Ford Focus ST passes the 10,000-mile mark in our long-term test.

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  • wdrauchwdrauch Member Posts: 22
    I continue to be impressed by how quiet my ST is on the freeway, when I'm not hard on the throttle and the sound symposer opens ... the lack of road and wind noise gives the vehicle a good quality impression. But most impressive to me is the ride and handling. I've never driven a FWD vehicle with turn-in as crisp and sharp as the ST.
  • rjettrjett Member Posts: 24
    I'm looking to buy a new car one year from now, and I really like this car. But I work in software testing and software bugs really bother me. I get angry at my Kenwood deck when the bluetooth craps out or when I disconnect the battery and have to redo all my settings.

    Because of this, I am worried the problems with My Ford Touch could potentially ruin my experience with this car. As I said before, I really like this car and want it to be my next ride, but does anyone think I would be making a mistake? Can I live with the annoyances of MFT? I guess my real question is 'how often do these issues come up?'
  • zosikzosik Member Posts: 1
    Just out of curiocity - given the fact that vast majority of long-term review posts of this car go over this or that flaw - is it still fair to call this car editors favourite? Just from reading those posts I get overall picture that this particular hatch is not very well liked/received here
  • fordson1fordson1 Unconfirmed Posts: 1,512
    Now see, I get the opposite impression. Dislike of MFT notwithstanding, I get the idea that they really, really like the ST at Edmunds.
  • ed124ced124c Member Posts: 0
    @rjett: You can get an ST without My Ford Touch. And I think you don't need MFT on most any Ford. But I have a feeling you will always go with the highest tech trim. Did you know there is now a refrigerator that has a built-in television? I think you
  • drivingjunkiedrivingjunkie Member Posts: 5
    My favorite is the "fun-to-drive" feature. There are more sophisticated, competent and more expensive performance cars but......this one lit my driving fire. I take the long way on errands; and shooting out of a clover leaf and carving a good mountain or back road is amazing. Thank you Ford - this is my first American car in 38 years.
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