Ford Focus ST 2020 Review - tested on road, ‘circuit’ and launched!
Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары
Introducing the all-new Ford Focus ST! The sporty brother to the family-friendly Focus rolls in with a 2.3-litre four cylinder turbo with 280hp, but that extra power doesn’t come cheap, coming in with a price tag of £32,000 - the same as a Civic Type R! So should you choose a Type R instead? Watch Mat’s latest review to find out!
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Mat looks like the most suspicious person leaving an airport during an alarm
@Abduldoctor
5 жыл бұрын
r/rareinsults
@omaroe666
5 жыл бұрын
Abdul 'The Doc' Chaudhry r/ahshitherewegoagain
@samsephton5788
5 жыл бұрын
Yes
@randyrandier2664
5 жыл бұрын
Chav car
@L8ugh1ngm8n1
5 жыл бұрын
Going for secretive escape.... in the bright orange car!
Matt on a date: hey girl would you like to see my stick of truth? 😉
@adamuppsala1931
5 жыл бұрын
hahah, he dates guys ! 😉
@SW46NH
5 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@benshaw6130
5 жыл бұрын
Ikea Uppsala does he?
@adamuppsala1931
5 жыл бұрын
@@benshaw6130 yes. nothing wrong with that though
@AntJoseph_
5 жыл бұрын
@@adamuppsala1931 he doesn't 😂.
Finally, litres/100 km. Feels like home. And I know what he's talking about.
@00juany
3 жыл бұрын
I feel you bro
@06pramodbhat
3 жыл бұрын
I'm Indian and all I've heard growing up is km/litre..
@WellFed1974
3 жыл бұрын
What planet do you live on then?
@WellFed1974
3 жыл бұрын
What planet do you live on then?
@abayamangali
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah MPG is confusing 🙄
Me: “I quite like this car”. Matt: “The petrol one starts at £32,000”. Me: “Never mind”.
@dwade3202
4 жыл бұрын
I get that price is high in my country Croatia where the minimum wage is £350 per fucking month, but isnt that price normal for uk buyers ?
@illdog
4 жыл бұрын
You can get a second hand one for 20 thousand pounds
@huzcer
4 жыл бұрын
shit value compared to the superior i30N performance
@alientje97
4 жыл бұрын
pssst, fiesta st mk 7. get 1 used
@alientje97
4 жыл бұрын
@HairiestBoy st 180 already has 200hp in the form of overboost on the turbo for 12 seconds. get a stage 1 tune and you're running 212 hp at least. car can easily take stage 1 tune. really brings it alive. best bang for buck u can get.
Nobody: Mat: Slip streamin' a Ferrari with a Ford Focus
4:05 launch control WASN'T enabled ....you had to press "OK" on the steering wheel first !
@hectorandem2944
5 жыл бұрын
You had 69 likes, but I had to do it. Sorry. 🤷
@chrisnevergrowold330
5 жыл бұрын
@Jonathan Bowen after bouncing off the rev limiter for what seemed like an eternity. I cant believe he left it in the video, what car person wouldnt see the needle hitting the red...
@HeavyHanded
5 жыл бұрын
I hope you are not being serious.
@xIcarus227
5 жыл бұрын
@@HeavyHanded he's being serious, the launch control keeps the revs around 3k. This went straight up to the redline.
@HeavyHanded
5 жыл бұрын
@@xIcarus227 r/woosh
Launch control wasn’t activated 😂 6500rpm clutch drop 😂
Bloody hell that cat is straight out of Pet Sematary
@nightmarefoxygaming8737
3 жыл бұрын
What are you doing here?
Finally l/100km ..
@mexibobor
5 жыл бұрын
yeah convert to l/100km in every video please
@MikiCentury
5 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile there's another comment pleading for an Mpg unit lol
@JPGamingVideos
5 жыл бұрын
Well in England we use MPG and mph
@f0XxXxXxX
5 жыл бұрын
@@JPGamingVideos yeah you use both metric and imperial system it's weird
@jamesf8864
5 жыл бұрын
@@f0XxXxXxX What's your problem? I'm 5 ft 12 cm tall, weigh 80 kg 6 oz and my car does 65 km per gallon. What is not clear about this?
Ford vs Ferrari?? Guess you were at the wrong circuit. You should've been at LeMans....
@imranhaider5519
5 жыл бұрын
Lol
@paddymuppy
5 жыл бұрын
This European Ford Focus is completely unrelated to the Canadian Ford GT, apart.from the badge.
@lewisdavis1491
5 жыл бұрын
Ford beats ferrari
@Theis2a
5 жыл бұрын
50 year old burn! Nice!
@martinallenuk
5 жыл бұрын
Yawn
REAL CARS SA: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pad_xcmciNGbltI.html - POINTLESS DRAG RACE - Toyota Hilux vs ATV's
Bees are great, they're chill dudes. But wasps... WASPS. Nah, they can die. They sting you just for the pleasure.
@jojodroid31
5 жыл бұрын
They're all chill dude. You're just too agressive
@07ufarooq
5 жыл бұрын
@@jojodroid31 na, he's right wasps are absolute assholes. 🐝 on the other hand are chill dudes.
@susand1177
4 жыл бұрын
Wasps are pollinators like bees are. Do not kill.
The launch control wasn’t activated It shouldn’t rev up to red line
@DeDeexit
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, it starts the car from 3000 rpm.
@Coverfire92
5 жыл бұрын
this guy knows...what car launches from redline....
@chrisnevergrowold330
5 жыл бұрын
This is exactly right. He has to enable the launch control, he was bumping off the rev limiter...its painful to watch.
@MrHussain1998
5 жыл бұрын
Give yourself a pat on your back
@howtoplay4794
5 жыл бұрын
@@chrisnevergrowold330 zx
At work, saving this for later when I’m having a poo. Can’t wait x
@bradleymatthews4329
5 жыл бұрын
Painau Chocolate I'm having a poo watching this 🤜🏻
@owenalp1977
5 жыл бұрын
15 minute poo 👌🏼👌🏼😌
@rockykong4851
5 жыл бұрын
I’m literally having one
@mikehawk6175
5 жыл бұрын
@@owenalp1977 You gotta pump those numbers up. Those are ROOKIE numbers LMAO😂😂
@christopheringanji2493
5 жыл бұрын
Supercharged HEMI hahaa good one man
Been watching your videos for ages and ive always ignored the ads up until now... but ive just ordered myself a brand new golf R through the carwow website and i couldnt be any happier Thanks Carwow
@clintt883
5 жыл бұрын
So happy for you.. lovely looking car
I like how the ST finally became worth buying and now I can’t get it lol
I'm so envious of the selection of hatches available in Europe.
@carlogigante5239
5 жыл бұрын
Nothing special really... I m more envious of your cheap gas/cars/taxes and being able to mod cars...
@SW46NH
5 жыл бұрын
@@carlogigante5239 so true
@nikolal.4502
5 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't be. Wanna trade V8s with cheap fuel for plastic shitty hatchbacks ?
@Irishesbox11
5 жыл бұрын
There overpriced and lose 60% in 3 years no need to feel envious.
@TrueFilter
5 жыл бұрын
Really? Would you pay like to pay $45k for this?
The fact that the exhaust is not fireing cracks everytime makes it more "real" to me...also the power-punched steering wheel @11:05 is a dream
That was a very entertaining review (no surprise there)! You're such an inspiration for me, man! Great job!
Loving you're recent reviews, hilarious at times 👍
DRAG RACE: Hyundai i30N, Megane RS, Ford Focus ST,...? Great video!
@adamw7340
5 жыл бұрын
Add in a Golf and Civic?
@2Razzv
5 жыл бұрын
@@adamw7340 add cupra.
@cupragaming2328
5 жыл бұрын
Cupra beats them all
@jgtemperton
5 жыл бұрын
Yes it would I think.
@ALMX5DP
5 жыл бұрын
Why does everyone want to see drag races with cars not designed for drag races?
Words cannot describe how sad I am that this car is no longer available in the US. I absolutely love my 2017 ST, and I would die for a more refined one with more power.
@gamesmaster1060
10 ай бұрын
You guys seem obsessed with SUVs, trucks and gas guzzlers so im not suprised
y all really steppin up the quality of these revievs, really nice
I was waiting for a new focus ST video since it was announced, so pleased to see it pop up in the suggestions
Will the diesel version be the STD?
@Elias_g1
5 жыл бұрын
There is a Golf STD....
@mathewwade1415
5 жыл бұрын
Older models of the st had a diesel engine, making it the STD
@silkywelshman1999
5 жыл бұрын
@@Elias_g1 GTD*
@Elias_g1
5 жыл бұрын
@@silkywelshman1999 My bad
@ScottPC
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah apparently there will be a STI too.
Hey Ford, it sure would be great if I could get this car in America!
@geoffnelson64
4 жыл бұрын
Ikr... I'd trade my 17 in a heartbeat if they would have brought it here. As I'm sure many other people would
@SeanFanelli
4 жыл бұрын
They could atleast give us a fusion st lol
@alexledford4747
3 жыл бұрын
Too bad only Karens are buying crossovers and SUV's right now and ruining the demand for CARS in the US.
@SeanFanelli
3 жыл бұрын
@@alexledford4747 right? I love the escape but now feel like a mom because of the demographic that buys them
@alexledford4747
3 жыл бұрын
Sean Fanelli I'm currently looking for one of the AWD/Ecoboost Escapes just so I can do fun crossover mods 😭
You really do have a very unique way of reviewing cars. And yes...I do like it. Well done! 👍🇳🇿
I love the Focus ST! I've driven a 2016 ST-3 in Race Red and it's an absolute blast! 250bhp doesn't sound like alot but it's absolutely insane! Love them. Noise is good too on the interior, the induction noise is awesome! But, still has the silly central exhaust and doesn't pop and crack. Other than that, love it, and yes, torque steer is a little bit of a pain.
I am from sweden and here we use x liters per 100 km and not x miles per gallon. And I think this was the first video you used x liters per 100 km to rate the fuel economy! Keep doing that so your viewers outside Great Britain in Europe can understand:)
@GlaringDiamon
4 жыл бұрын
The only reason why he did it was because he was not in the UK. The channel is aimed at British viewers.
Mat: I wonder what the new rs is gonna be like... Ford: er... there isn’t one Mat: go cry in a hedge then
i love the MatWatson, he's such a big willy, but very entertaining!! Good review.
Unfortunately, I must for once say that this was quite far from the best Carow review. Hopefully, Matt and team will get a second chance in more suited surroundings to drive this ST again.
@muhxmmxd223s
Жыл бұрын
why do you think your the main character?
@a7mdbest15
Жыл бұрын
@@muhxmmxd223s it doesnt matter, he is right, this review is shit, but he said it politely.
@mattm7007
5 ай бұрын
Matt seems to have a thing against Fords. He always seems like he's doing it because he has to and he's always just nitpicking. I'd rather have one of these over an A Class for example any day. But Matt makes out like ones an exciting Bugatti and ones a Transit.
Dude that is so minimal on torque steer it’s hardly worth complaining about. It’s a FWD hot hatch with 280 bhp of course there’s going to be some torque steer. It’s all part of the fun and character.
@dungareesareforfools
5 жыл бұрын
No worse than the 2006 Focus ST I would say.
@visionist7
5 жыл бұрын
Torque steer is part of the fun
@alistairjohnson177
4 жыл бұрын
Crikey he moans about Torque steer I had the original mk3 ST and that was a fukker! the 3.5 was better. Test drove the new mk4 last week and its a mild twitch now! and actually perfect imo.
“They passed they carwow stick of truth” 😂😂
great video! thanks Mat and team
Cheers mat yet another great car review Also my dad wants one of those
How low is the drivers seat? The new focus looks lower than a normal hatchback so I’m interested, is it anything like a 1 series?
Great intro! Had a TGT vibe 🤣
good first review Matt, already applying for the CarWow magic discount plan, with best colour option of Magnetic!! 2.3L Mustang engine, got plenty of headroom for some good tuning options from Bluefin and Mountune.
Watson bro......i don't know how can i interpret u. You just awesome.....great....i love u man....i feel that its not just a automachine review its a whole pack of ur skills,innocents,humour and you man sageous on every factor....i loved u guy....without any lade. procrastinate you are awesome
Love 💓 the the Ford Focus st from Australia 🇦🇺
I love the design, especially in that colour.
You are by far the best car journalist on all internet platforms!
Mat you are a breath of fresh air over the boring car nerd reviewers. Nice work fella.
The difficulty you experienced with the car wandering in the lane on the motorway is because you don’t have “lane centering” turned on. I checked your dash display and you have “lane departure” turned on, but there is another icon with a steering wheel displayed between 2 lane markings that is not illuminated. It will illuminate in the space between the lane departure & cruise control green icons on your dash. Turn it on and it will perfectly keep you in the centre of the lane. I just did a motorway trip in Australia (obviously not in an ST) and the lane centering was brilliant.
@xIcarus227
5 жыл бұрын
Not surprised he missed this too. He really screwed up this review in so many respects.
@ax6618
3 жыл бұрын
Didn’t like this review..just a hater
Can I get an f in the chat for the USA who won’t get this car
Drove one for a few days and it was lovely to drive!
Matt has definitely become my favourite motor journalist
The front radar thing looks like another Transit blanking plate.
Thank you for being the first ever video in which I've heard the word 'grillage' 😄
@luffy591000
5 жыл бұрын
What does it mean?
Hmm loving that yellow 😘, I wonder how well the old version with a good remap and qualife Diff would Fair ?
Matt! You just get better and better! please consider starting to review other stuff.
Usually really like Car Wow reviews but that was naff! Such little consideration of the engine! How does the anti-lag system work? So much left uncovered, although, we got an overview on insects...
@xIcarus227
5 жыл бұрын
He really rushed this review, I learned almost nothing from it.
If only Audi could take a note out fords to book Real air vents and exhausts🤯👍🥇
@DrakeHDxgaming
5 жыл бұрын
William Bonsor audi designs their cars though in europe
@abdelmoutalebramoul7264
5 жыл бұрын
@Ridwan Rahman def not a competitor in price
@lukalukic1
5 жыл бұрын
Audi, BMW and Mercedes.
@iMortalHQ
5 жыл бұрын
William Bonsor never compare the shitty ford to an Audi, bmw of Mercedes. Ford doesn’t even come close mate. You’ve seen what happened to the focus rs. Fucking slow, gay looking interior like you. 🤮🤮🤮 lot of problems if you google Ford Focus 2017 problems. And yes I did have one and it drove like shit. Finally moved on to 140i much better.
@xIcarus227
5 жыл бұрын
@@iMortalHQ don't blow your top buddy, and stop comparing a mainstream car to a premium one. There's a reason the S3, 140i and the A35 are 10-20k more expensive spec for spec.
best intro of any youtube video ever
Loving the ad for a Kia Picanto I’ve got under the video. Fitting
4:09 I could watch this all day
Like for the Intro 🤙🏼
sounds perfect, not like those fake exhaust noises. i like it, and the turbo sounds are awesome
The same mini cooper right infront at the start line is jus there when Matt finishes the circuit! 😜
Can't wait for the rs version!
Thought Matt was gonna say someone left a bomb
@FriendlyNeighbourhoodSpidey
5 жыл бұрын
Well thats what the police clearly thought lol
@FriendlyNeighbourhoodSpidey
5 жыл бұрын
@The Catmother lol for real?
@saratov99
5 жыл бұрын
Islamists are everywhere these days.
@n8n8n8n
5 жыл бұрын
@@saratov99 And their dirty underwear is like a bio-bomb, much worse than a normal bomb
Matt is the best car reviewer ever, in my humble opinion.
Dude that thing sounds sick!!!
6.9 l/100km = 41 UK MPG. C'mon Mat, where's geek mode when you need it?
@gordon238
5 жыл бұрын
@Salt & Pepper Yes, 1 UK gallon is equivalent to 1.2 US gallons. They are different.
@xanthuumnihyr5319
5 жыл бұрын
He was using american mpg i guess cuz it is 34 US mpg
@TheBemontsOfficial
5 жыл бұрын
@Salt & Pepper yep. 1 US mpg = 1.2 UK mpg. The UK and rest of world use the imperial standard for a gallon. US use something fucked up, like most of their measurements 😂
@tommy4862
5 жыл бұрын
You would think using imperial units in 2019 is ridiculous enough, then you find out US an UK gallons are not the same. It's honestly moronic.
@TheBemontsOfficial
5 жыл бұрын
@@tommy4862 Yea. I find Fahrenheit the most ridiculous. Rest of world - 0 C water freezes, 100 C water boils. US - 32F - 212F...😑
This guy is amazing
Thank you! Finally, i have been waiting for a proper review for the last weeks. Keep it up!
looks very good,always loved ford(coswsrd)and subaru,ihope its a good engine and no problems with gear.
This felt like an episode of the grand tour, love it
Torque steer brings soooooo much excitement in short bursts when there’s not enough road to floor it. Don’t like when a car feels too tame and easy to drive.
@visionist7
5 жыл бұрын
I rented a 2019 1 Series (not the ugly new one) last weekend and the car's ability to goad you into taking corners at ever increasing speeds, only to suddenly almost completely lose control if you push it just a smidge too far, was rather endearing. And this was with the traction & stability all switched on.
it was really cool to see matt randomly show up on a ad on Dave
This video made me laugh more than anything else this year. I love you Mat ! You calculating the Miles per Galon....just priceless.
I would rather have the Ford ST,it is just a nice small cute hot hatch although the tech is a bit slow and uninteresting but i can use my phone's OS instead.Great ride from Ford!
@dubleblitz
5 жыл бұрын
Guess you mean the Fiesta ST?
@asdfqwerty7288
5 жыл бұрын
Golf R is a better choice in my opinion
@xIcarus227
5 жыл бұрын
@@asdfqwerty7288 The Golf R is much more expensive, not really a comparison. It starts at more than 36k with very little kit. On top of that, this is Ford so discounts will be through the roof as usual. I already see dealers in Germany taking orders for this ST starting from 26k EUR. That's a ridiculous price for this car.
@JohnnyZenith
5 жыл бұрын
You would buy a car with systems not good enough? The car doesn't even have a digital dash.
@JohnnyZenith
5 жыл бұрын
@@asdfqwerty7288 A boring car but fair enough. I'm gobsmacked the focus doesn't have a digital dash. Talk about behind the curve.
Just so you know, after test driving this and the GTI, this is a far more driver focused car. I'd say the golf is a good boy hatch for everything, but the feel of the focus a lot better
Getting a 2017 ST On tuesday, getting it tuned and remapped to 300 BHP I can't wait!
Yep like that,Been waiting for your opinion Matt cheers steve
Rid the world of Mosquitos please.
@visionist7
5 жыл бұрын
This. Ten thousand times this
@steeldevil98
5 жыл бұрын
Rid the world of Ford please...
@Ssh52
5 жыл бұрын
@@steeldevil98 but then there would be no escort/sierra cossie, mustang, GT, F150 Raptor, F650, fiesta ST, focus Rs/St, etc. And we wouldn't want this now would we? 🙅🏻♂️
Fun Fact: The tiny hatchback wagon version of this has more boot space than a full-size Ford Explorer.
@matthewjones9366
3 жыл бұрын
@@danielleroux6490 I'll try, but it probably won't work
Mat my friend, you are looking great!
The race at 30 mph with the Ferrari had my hands sweating and leaning towards the screen.
Hi, Can you please share the app name used for checking 0 to 60 in the vehicle ? Thanks a lot !
@That_Guy-
4 жыл бұрын
Drag race- car performance 0-60 on android
We need to rid the world of mosquitoes, Matt!🦟 skeeters!
Nicely explained!! :)
Ford keeping it real with the air vents and exhausts... Love that, keep it up 👌
Seems a pretty good car tbf, the mk3 drove nice but the interior let it down, a good improvement. The torque steer didn't "squirm in his hand " tho, he took both hands off the steering wheel and floored the throttle, Matt what did you expect a fwd 280bhp car to do?
@visionist7
5 жыл бұрын
That kind of power through the front was seen as lunacy just ten years ago
I'm a wildlife photographer!! Ford shut up and take my money :) LOVE IT.
by far the funniest review i saw at this car :D
Oh man this video made me laugh so much your too much, 👌👍👏 🇵🇷🇺🇸-Florida
Bomb threat? Nah chief, I gotta review this thing!
2:40 Mat your child will be a British Ford Flex.
When will you be reviewing the Ford Focus ST 2020? Looking forward to it! Thanks!
@Thorsten753
5 жыл бұрын
Jurriën em this is the newest one and there will be not a newer one next year.
Hi Mat. Could you please do an updated review of the Ford S-max, preferably S-line model? Maybe even a comparison with Peugeot 5008. That would be great.
No offense Mat, I really like your content but I don't think this review is very good. I think you made some mistakes that you usually don't make. It feels like the review is just incomplete. To start it off, you didn't test the 0-100 time. You just can't review this type of car without doing that. I understand you did the 0-50 and it's appreciated, but you could've tried 0-100 on the highway, or at least showing something like 40- 130 under hard acceleration when entering the highway. Secondly, I mentioned the 0-50 time. While we again appreciate it, you didn't launch the vehicle. When it launches the revs should hang around 3k RPM, they certainly do not hang around the redline. Launch control isn't always active in this car, it needs to be set up. Thirdly, the sound 'test' was just cringy. You are in a tunnel cruising at a good speed, we can't hear the engine properly, nor the exhaust. You didn't even give it a good rev so it can pop and crackle. Here's a video which actually puts the car through its paces, and it actually sounds quite good in my opinion: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d559w5Nte6rHZcY.html I also wish to mention that you just didn't highlight any of the car's strong points. Most reviewers praised it for how fun it is while also maintaining its composure if you're driving it in a normal fashion for example, or they praised it for the extremely sharp steering. I personally don't feel like I learned much about this car from your review, that's all. Were you unenthusiastic about this car? Again, I love your content and the highlight of this video was the humor which was freaking hilarious and spot-on. But I'm confident you can do a better job next time. Cheers, thanks for the video!
@meryuk
5 жыл бұрын
S You probably like the Ford, so you 've noticed. There were other reviews like that...
Torque steer? It just adds that bit of a tocuh of old hatchabks. Me like.
@AntJoseph_
5 жыл бұрын
Me too
@visionist7
5 жыл бұрын
All part of the package
This is the most entertaining car channel on youtube. Others should just give up. Try for the 2nd position
led taillights with with indicator bulbs,nice job...
I love the car. But the review is somehow on par with the last GoT episode. Disappointing. Petition to rewrite and reshoot anyone?
Matt you should be on TOP GEAR
@josephnewman8203
5 жыл бұрын
With car throttle
Yeah I agree Matt that lap was quick
Wow. Best looking hatchback