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Can the Focus ST diesel estate keep its petrol sibiling honest?

Can the Focus ST diesel estate keep its petrol sibiling honest?

chitchatboy

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blogentry-133713-0-00379200-1421944009_thumb.pngFord reckons its diesel powered focus ST is just as good as its petrol sibling and asks Autocar's top man, Steve Sutcliffe show us in a short clip why they think so.

 

In the video, Sutcliffe is seen driving the new Focus ST diesel estate on a slippery Castle Combe and tries to keep the petrol powered Focus ST hatchback behind him. While he manages to keep the hatchback behind over a lap, it is pretty obvious the petrol variant is a much faster car. We wonder why Ford did not choose to use a petrol estate or a diesel hatchback instead to make it a fairer test...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI9UYFrusuY


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Vhtfhwlego

The reason why FORD did not use either a petrol estate or a diesel hatchback for a fair test because both broke down while on the way to the track?

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