2015 Ford Focus ST | new car sales price

Facelifted Focus ST hot hatch gains new tech, but still no auto option. 

Ford has announced Australian pricing and features for its updated 2015 Focus ST hot hatch. 

Priced from $38,990, the revised ST is $700 more expensive than before but includes more technology goodies thanks to the updated Sync2 multimedia system - also seen in the FG X Falcon and SZII Territory. 

Sync2 includes a larger eight-inch touchscreen than the outgoing version and removes some buttons from the center console. 

It also includes satnav, climate controls and Bluetooth phone and audio with voice recognition.  

Other new features on the ST include adaptive xenon headlamps and auto start/stop which improves combined fuel consumption by 0.1L/100km to 7.3L/100km combined. 

The optional technology pack ($2000) also adds auto emergency brake, blind spot detection, rear cross traffic alert, lane-keeping aid, lane departure warning, driver impairment warning and auto high beams.  

The suspension has been retuned by the team behind the new all-wheel drive Focus RS.

The exterior styling has also been refreshed with a new more aggressive grille and edgier headlights. 

At the rear the signature centrally mounted exhaust remains but is now surrounded by more dark plastic to give a sportier impression. The taillights are slightly slimmer too. 

Ford has also given the updated ST a new set of alloy wheels finished in either light grey or satin black. 

Those new alloys also now wear sticky Michelin Pilot Sport II hoops instead of the outgoing model’s Goodyear tyres. 

The suspension has also been retuned by the team behind the new all-wheel drive Focus RS, with new front springs and stiffer front bushes along with retuned dampers front and rear. 

The electric power steering and stability control systems have also been recalibrated. 

The 2.0-litre turbo engine remains unchanged, developing 184kW/340Nm (360Nm with overboost), which is connected to a six-speed manual gearbox and front-wheel drive. 

An automatic transmission still isn’t available on the Focus ST, something Volkswagen will be happy to capitalise on with the vast majority of new VW Golf GTIs being automatic-equipped.

In Europe the updated Focus ST is also available with a diesel engine, but with the diesel Golf GTD dropped from the local VW lineup, it’s unlikely we’ll see this variant. 

The new Ford Focus ST hot hatch will be available in Australia from May.