Pete A Member 442 Member For: 15y 4m 22d Gender: Male Location: Castle Hill NSW Posted 13/06/12 02:27 AM Share Posted 13/06/12 02:27 AM My FG6T is a great car and I've been real happy with it. Dream to drive. HEAPS of grunt. Coming up to 4 years old and due for replacement I've been looking very closely at the Focus ST scheduled to arrive in OZ late Q3. Man this machine is an absolute weapon. The wife has a Titanium and I am imensely impressed with the build quality and features. When you add a ballsy engine to it, I really am attracted to it over the 6T. Have booked the first test drive with the dealer when it arrives. AT $40 -45K rumoured price, this could be the way to go. The FG II doesn't give me any great improvement over the FG I. Another option is a Phoon or GS but at 20K more is it a real option? I guess the test drive will be the key. One way or the other this ST looks like a real winner. Some good promos on Utube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeze_dk I am dissatisfied with my current employment situation Donating Members 8,610 Member For: 17y 6m 28d Gender: Male Posted 13/06/12 02:39 AM Share Posted 13/06/12 02:39 AM Pretty ugly.. Want the seats though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete A Member 442 Member For: 15y 4m 22d Gender: Male Location: Castle Hill NSW Posted 13/06/12 03:11 AM Author Share Posted 13/06/12 03:11 AM http://www.ford.com/cars/focus/focusst/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjet Skid Machine Donating Members 1,640 Member For: 12y 11m 1d Gender: Male Posted 13/06/12 03:19 AM Share Posted 13/06/12 03:19 AM I'd drive one. Heaps better through the twisties than a Falcon but no where near as quick in a straight line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellato Donating Members 2,713 Member For: 13y 6m 5d Posted 13/06/12 03:21 AM Share Posted 13/06/12 03:21 AM Not sure whether you need a bigger car but the Focus RS is much nicer... and quickerhttp://www.ford.com.au/servlet/Satellite?c=DFYPage&cid=1248879721559&pagename=wrapper&site=FOA 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjet Skid Machine Donating Members 1,640 Member For: 12y 11m 1d Gender: Male Posted 13/06/12 03:24 AM Share Posted 13/06/12 03:24 AM And more expensive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete A Member 442 Member For: 15y 4m 22d Gender: Male Location: Castle Hill NSW Posted 13/06/12 03:50 AM Author Share Posted 13/06/12 03:50 AM Not sure whether you need a bigger car but the Focus RS is much nicer... and quickerhttp://www.ford.com....rapper&site=FOAI'm talking about the ST based on the 2L Ecco boost engine. ~$40K base price rumoured. Not the 5pot Volvo dinosaur engine.The wife's Titanium is a lot bigger inside than you would think. But certainly smaller. Don't need a Falcon any more, the kids are all grown and gone! The Ecco boost will have significantly better fuel ecconomy I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PookeyMaster Donating Members 1,531 Member For: 13y 4m 5d Gender: Male Location: Parramatta, NSW Posted 13/06/12 07:32 AM Share Posted 13/06/12 07:32 AM It's obviously going to have better fuel economy when it's half the capacity, missing two cylinders and the turbo is smaller. A lack of Direct Injection on the I6 doesn't help it's figures though. It's like comparing apples with oranges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrmcdowell Donating Members 730 Member For: 12y 7m 30d Gender: Male Location: Randwick, sydney Posted 13/06/12 07:36 AM Share Posted 13/06/12 07:36 AM I'd go a second hand RS over the new STI have a new mazda 3 mps and not a huge fan of the torque steer which is in all of these front wheel drive carnage machines!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 21y 5m 11d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 15/06/12 04:20 PM Share Posted 15/06/12 04:20 PM Front looks like a cheap chinese aftermarket knock off.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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