Category: Affordable Sports 
Price Range: £26,995 to £26,995
Sensational drive, storming performance, unbelievable traction, decent ride.
Cabin doesn't feel special, driver's seat mounted too high.
Ford hatches a new performance icon.
The 30mpg average is reasonable when you consider the Focus RS's explosive performance, especially since it emits just 225g/km of carbon dioxide. That's only 0.4mpg and 1g/km of CO2 worse off than the weaker and slower Focus ST. This means it slots into the same VED band F while company users face a 33% Benefit-in-Kind tax bill.
Compare that with the Japanese competition that drag around heavy all-wheel drivetrains. The Subaru Impreza STi averages 27.2mpg and emits 243g/km, while the Mitsubishi Evo averages a fractionally better 27.4mpg and 246g/km of CO2. They both fall into the maximum 35% company car tax bracket and costliest VED band G for road tax.
