Mk4 Ford Focus ST M365. Ford’s last proper Hot Hatch?! 

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Even the normal ST Line is fun to drive - can’t imagine what the ST is like!

Good to have you back 👍🏻

Great vid Gary ….. these really are a great, great car, sadly sold mine now 🙁….. good to have you back making vids 👍🏼

Had my 2020 focus st for coming up to 3 years now and other than the front headlight mounting points cracking (apparently common problem on early models slamming the bonnet damages them🤷‍♂️) it’s been a fantastic reliable car and just superb to drive!

Yeah I have a 2021 manual and it's magic to drive. Such an overlooked hot hatch. And they are fast! Not hugely in a straight line but on a windy road or up a mountain. Crazy what they can do!

I have one of these in the same blue. Its the diesel thought which is enough power for me and 46;mpg combined. Love it

I have the diesel automatic ST-Line and it is so refined and decent for every day use. I also have a GR Yaris for actual fun, but enjoy both. Focus definitely more comfortable and easier to drive.

May 13th, 2024 ... I had a 2013 FOCUS ST Manual Tranny ... Loved it. It was my first American car in 4 or 5 decades ... 7 years, 44,000 ... had to change the battery at 6.5 years ... An almost prefect car ... Wait, it was a 'perfect' car. Other cars I've owned ... Many Mazda 626, 4 with Turbo's ... A 1988 BMW M5 ... 1993 Supra Turbo, Manual (Every car I've owned, Manual Tranny) Mazda Speed3 ... the aforementioned 2013 Focus ST ... Soon, this year or next ... I will go to Germany and get a Focus ST, as new as I can find ... it's a "keeper' ...

I have a mk3 facelift with the mountune 275 and love it.

Great video Gary mate , loved my dads old one - lovely cars .

Absolute Classic! Incredible! So overlooked. Amazing piece of kit. Gone for ever. A real driver's car. No other brand can beat Ford for a good value, hot hatch. Thank You.

Good video Gary. I owned a mk4 Focus ST Edition and sorry I sold. A versatile car and I’ll say it, lovely looking.

I think hot hatchbacks are going to go up in value massively in the next few years as everything goes ev or eco friendly cars like this could be a good investment

Good review as always Gary, yes these cars are great and one of the most responsive to a few upgrades as you have noticed, hope to see you again soo mate. #TeamDS

Great video Gary, I must admit having seen this and the noise it can make it certainly makes up for the looks of this ST model. Great all rounder

I don't think I've ever seen one in person which is a shame because it's a really nice car

Had mine about 9 months now. Really great car in Orange fury colour!

I love my mk4, its the nicest shape by far if you ask me. (everyone's different) It took me nearly a yr to find the right one, Mag Grey, Pan roof, Perf pack, Blis and still has the film over the pedal from new. only done 4.5k I decided to go for a 69 plate as they have everything loaded as it's before the chip shortage that reduced a lot options on cars after that. I also prefered the analogue clocks to the digital type as people say the screens are too blue for their liking but I see it as something less to go wrong! I'd love to tune her up but I think to keep her value it needs to stay original if I need to move it on but thats very doubtful at present as it does make me smile, I had the mk 3.5 diesel before and had nothing but a-holes up my backside in their Bm's Audi...Now, no one comes near me as they know it's petrol and bloody fast....quite strange when you notice it!

Been a while good to hear from you

I’ve got the Fiesta ST Edition but it’s got to go for something a bit more practical so the Focus ST must be a strong contender. Great video 👍🏻

Hello mate good to have you back with another great vid and review of the mk4 ST. Like you say a proper and sorted real driver’s car especially with the MT kit. As has been said it’s the last of a very impressive line of performance Fords. Just a shame the bean counters have sold out and jumped on the backward thinking EV movement sacrificing real driving enjoyment too. If only the engineers had a chance to bring us a run of proper high performance (ST & RS) versions of most of the range. One thing’s for sure they would have all sold out in no time! Anyway all us petrolheads will just have to enjoy the cars that we have or are still available now while we still can! 👍🏻

You have got me interested in the estate variant now 😂

Great to hear your thoughts on the ST, could be a decent upgrade from my Leon FR. Do the different drive modes reduce the pops and bangs?

Perfect car with maximum fun included!

Great review mate. Cars is really nice & flys up the rev range 👌 What's the Max Torque? Also is there a difference in performance between the 'Dream Science' maps compared to the 'Mountune' set ups? Still driving my 58 plate Astra VXR so also not switching to an EV yet!

Me again Gary, you really should get the Mountune, Dreamscience, Revo etc version of these together on a track, and maybe throw in the mk3 RS and your RS, like you did in your Vid of the various RS’s …… that is the vid us fast ford fans want to see and nobody seems to be able to get it done, I think you could be the man Gary…. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Got a RS mk3 now... Wanted to switch in a couple of years to a mk4 ST wagon... but my wife doesnt like the design... she thinks it looks like an Iron... :-( So im sticking with the RS :)

Nice video. I wonder what you would think of my Cupra 300. Same as yours but manual. I didn't want DSG.

Great video Gary 👍🏼

Good video and great car for the money.

Gary,how does the m365 stack up against the dreamscience stage 2 that you drove,do you have a preference or isnt there much in it

Great video, such a shame Ford are shelving the Hot hatch. They have been part of my driving past for over 30 years. Sad to see them discontinued.

Miss my 20.25 ST, granddaughter came along so now driving a Kuga ST Line X 😢😢😢😢

I’d love to know which tuner you’d go for? Dreamscience or Mountune? I’ve got a mk4.5 ST estate (magnetic grey); Mega mega car and pretty much the ultimate daily other than an M3 touring or something of that caliber Really appreciate the vids. Been watching for years and finally got the spot where I was able to get a car like this and join the club. Cheers

Great review would you say it's quicker than your Mk2 RS ?

Oh thanks for this. A M365. Interesting, mines a M330. Can't find a stretch of road? Tell me about it. These days with these cars?? One has to wonder, sadly. Just been driving a Lexus as a courtesy car, can't wait to have Orange back. Yes old school, but you can't beat it and with all the electronics that double the price of other german cars, the one you have here is a no brainer.

Mate! where is the first spring drive 2024 focus rs video!

With the Montune 365 stage, is it also worth replacing the clutch or can the original one handle the new 560 nm torque?

What is your opinion on the st 4.5 track pack?

What do you prefer: Dreamscience stage 2 or Mountune M365?

Comparison with the cupra ?

Great video I have the same car in black . Mountune m330 and I've just upgraded to m365 last week. I have the mountune springs complimented with a set of there mountune oz wheels wrapped in ps4 tyres .there full induction and exhaust . Just as you said not over the top noise but the pops and bangs are there if want them . I actually quite surprised how well my car handles the power . As I heard you mentioning the power kicks in top end . How would you compare the power to a mk3 rs standard firm 345 or even Mountune's m375

My only dislike is that it's not a 3 door, my preference ofcourse

How come the cupra's value plummeted?

Great video Gary if I'm honest I've had a MK2 & MK3 focus st great looking cars the MK4 not a good looking car at all they have lost all the looks if u ask me & from the looks of things it looked like a handful didn't look as good as I'd like it 2 b with the mountine extras so don't think I'll be going MK4

So sad a car like this one would cost twice as much where I live :(

Would prefer the tdci over the golf gtd

Yeah a great fun car and especially that one with those upgrades, but they look so dull and the inside is like a coal hole. Rock hard seat bolsters put me off too. Sadly not for me.

I got mk4 ST hatchback (2020) for 2 years now and i will tell you just like it is for my perspective and ownership. I replace exhaust with Milltek resonated from gpf back, lowered the car and some spacers on oem wheels. Besides that all is original. Pluses: Great car for everyday, very comfortable, to this day very reliable, pretty much enough power for me, not too much expensive for maintenance, great car also for B roads Minuses: Very very big minus for me is artificial sound in cabin and you cant turn it off without forscan. This sound make me almost puke. I mean, car is sounding good but i dont know why they put this shitty sound in cabin. Next minus is that it doesnt have custom mode. You cant have rev match in normal mode which is shame. In driving modes i30n is far more advance. Next minus is sound. It sounds good with aftermarket exhaust but not so good like i30n or mk3 RS. It lacks bangs on downshifts and on oem map it bangs pretty rare and very lame. Last minus is how it looks or design. For me it looks somewhat soft, like 1.0 Focus. If you are not a car guy you cant know by look, that this car is fast Ford which is shame. Other than that is pretty good car. But if you on the market for one remember is it not RS. If you buying just a weekend car, ST is not your answer. ST is car for everyday and for all weather conditions

I’ll stick with my RS thanks

Can they ship to South Africa? 😂 We don’t get these anymore 😢

For Car Guys, everything is changing sad times for Petrol heads.

Welcome to rural Essex lol. 😂

13k for the cupra noway. Blimey

Good video, swap the cars lol...

I really miss my mk4

last proper rs was the escort cosworth

I’ve got a Mk4.5 ST, lots I like about, but equally lots I dislike about it. I think my Mk3.5 was better all-round.

Compression test it first, lol

Might be a great car to drive, but the styling!!! Not for me thanks. So bland! A good car should also look good! It doesn’t need to have RS mk2 style body kit, you can still have a stylish understated car

Just looks like a 2013 Mazda 3 (side profile) to me. Wouldn't really give them a second glance.Sorry.

Looks like a 1.0 Ecoblowup with cheap aftermarket wheels. What a mess. Mk3 Mondeo was peak Ford imo.

Stay away from Ford...Cambelt Headcasket, Water-pump overheating issues all the time I have had Focuses all serviced on time, but same problems occurred..