<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchback</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/15/video-2012-ford-focus-st-hits-the-road/#continued"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="4" alt="2012 Ford Focus ST" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/focus-st-630.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2012 Ford Focus ST in action - Click above to watch video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/15/video-2012-ford-focus-st-hits-the-road/#continued">after the jump</a></small></strong></em></div>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> has been so kind as to unleash a video of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/ford">Focus</a> ST on the interwebs, giving us all our first glimpse at the hopped-up hatch on open pavement. Don't expect any apex-clipping shots of the five-door going hard over through a set of twisties, though; this video is largely comprised of a lackadaisical romp through the countryside. That's fine, though. Even without any 9/10ths driving action, the Focus ST still looks plenty lust-worthy from our point of view.<br />
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Of course, that probably has plenty to do with the fact that this is the first genuine sports-oriented version of the Focus we've even had a whiff of since the mighty Focus <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/svt">SVT</a> went belly up back in 2004. But whereas the SVT brought a mere 170 horsepower to the table, the ST should boast a more heady 247 ponies and 266 lb-ft of torque from an <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ecoboost">EcoBoost</a> 2.0-liter four-pot. <br />
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So long as Ford can slap a decent suspension and tolerable gearbox into the craft, there should be much to love when the car hits our shores in 2012. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/15/video-2012-ford-focus-st-hits-the-road/#continued">Hit the jump</a> to have a look for yourself.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR0Xkr11LpI&feature=player_embedded">YouTube</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/15/video-2012-ford-focus-st-hits-the-road/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: 2012 Ford Focus ST hits the road</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/15/video-2012-ford-focus-st-hits-the-road/">Video: 2012 Ford Focus ST hits the road</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/15/video-2012-ford-focus-st-hits-the-road/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19675727/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/15/video-2012-ford-focus-st-hits-the-road/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2012 Ford Focus ST in action - Click above to watch video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/15/video-2012-ford-focus-st-hits-the-road/#continued">after the jump</a></small></strong></em></div>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> has been so kind as to unleash a video of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/ford">Focus</a> ST on the interwebs, giving us all our first glimpse at the hopped-up hatch on open pavement. Don't expect any apex-clipping shots of the five-door going hard over through a set of twisties, though; this video is largely comprised of a lackadaisical romp through the countryside. That's fine, though. Even without any 9/10ths driving action, the Focus ST still looks plenty lust-worthy from our point of view.<br />
<br />
Of course, that probably has plenty to do with the fact that this is the first genuine sports-oriented version of the Focus we've even had a whiff of since the mighty Focus <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/svt">SVT</a> went belly up back in 2004. But whereas the SVT brought a mere 170 horsepower to the table, the ST should boast a more heady 247 ponies and 266 lb-ft of torque from an <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ecoboost">EcoBoost</a> 2.0-liter four-pot. <br />
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So long as Ford can slap a decent suspension and tolerable gearbox into the craft, there should be much to love when the car hits our shores in 2012. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/15/video-2012-ford-focus-st-hits-the-road/#continued">Hit the jump</a> to have a look for yourself.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR0Xkr11LpI&feature=player_embedded">YouTube</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/15/video-2012-ford-focus-st-hits-the-road/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: 2012 Ford Focus ST hits the road</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/15/video-2012-ford-focus-st-hits-the-road/">Video: 2012 Ford Focus ST hits the road</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/15/video-2012-ford-focus-st-hits-the-road/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19675727/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/15/video-2012-ford-focus-st-hits-the-road/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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