Category: Hot Hatchbacks 
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Fast, well-equipped, sounds fantastic.
Feels nose-heavy, expensive running costs.
Full of character and surprisingly grown-up hot hatch limited by its big thirst.
Focus ST owners pay dearly for the cost of having a large-capacity engine. On paper, the Focus ST averages 30.4mpg and pollutes 224g/km of CO2, attracting the hefty VED road tax banding F. That's the same band as a Golf GTI's, but that car gets over 5 more miles to the gallon.
Those penalised most by opting for the Focus will be company car uses. If you're tempted to use your company's cash to fund an ST you'll face a 32% BIK tax bracket versus the Golf's more reasonable 25% tax obligation.
