We couldn’t fault the power – 247bhp and 265lb ft from its 2 litres was pretty healthy, if not class-leading, in 2015, and the Ford’s engine ... of long-term Mk3 STs over the years ...

At its launch in 2005, most of us thought of the Ford Focus ST as a Golf GTI alternative ... was the signature launch colour. The standard Mk2 Focus was a bland-looking machine after the Mk1 ...