The Ford Focus Replacing The Escort
New Edge styling that looked like nothing else on the road.
Ford replaced Britain's most familiar car with something genuinely modern and it worked immediately.
The styling divided everybody for about a year and then became normal. The chassis was the real story. It handled far better than a family hatchback needed to.
It was Britain's best-selling car for most of the 2000s.
Cost back then
£12,000
Goes for now
Early RS and ST models are climbing fast
