2006 Ford Focus ST2 from UK and Ireland - Comments

That is outrageous. If you base your opinion on what Clarkson says, then good luck with your new Alfa.

There is nothing wrong with either car, so people need to stop trying to pull one down in order to elevate the other they prefer.

They each have pro's and cons, such as the Focus having the nicer interior, or the Astra getting an average of 30mpg compared to the Focus' low 20's mpg.

And for all those who jump on the 'Astra understeers massively and gets awful torque steer' bandwagon, it's not as bad as is made out. They actually handle very well (certainly on a par with the focus) and the driver is not made to use full throttle all the time, but the power is there when you want to. You only need look at the lap times this car can achieve to see it handles well despite the Vauxhall badge.