The Honda Civic Type R is our reigning hot hatch king for under £30,000. But now, Ford is back with an allnew Focus ST to take the fight to Honda. It picks up where the last Focus RS left off, with the 2.3litre turbocharged engine sending 276bhp through the front wheels. Is that going to be enough to defeat the 316bhp Civic?

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