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Abarth 595 vs Ford Focus

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Abarth 595
Abarth 595

$24,488 - $29,990

2018 price

Ford Focus
Ford Focus

$26,990 - $50,990

2021 price

Summary

2018 Abarth 595
2021 Ford Focus
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 1.4L

Turbo 3, 1.5L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
5.8L/100km (combined)

6.4L/100km (combined)
Seating
4

5
Dislikes
  • Terrible driving position
  • Ride not great around town
  • No reversing camera

  • Optional advanced safety
  • Better tyres would be nice
  • Too many optional colours
2018 Abarth 595 Summary

Since 1949, Abarth has been giving the venerable Italian brand, Fiat, a patina of performance, based largely on giant-killing feats in small modified cars like the Fiat 600 of the 1960s.

More recently, the brand has been revived to boost the fortunes of the smallest Fiat on sale in Australia. Known formally as the Abarth 595, the tiny hatch packs a bit of a surprise under its distinctive snout.

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2021 Ford Focus Summary

Ford's small hatch, the Focus, is criminally under-bought in Australia. The latest model is  one of the best hatchbacks on the road and when you chuck in the decent price, impressive equipment and absurdly powerful engine for its size, it's a winner.

But you lot? You don't buy it in nearly the kinds of numbers it deserves. Partly because there isn't a bait-and-upsell boggo model to lure you in, partly because it's got a badge that is not exciting Australians any more and partly because it's not a compact SUV.

Or is(n't) it? Because alongside the ST-Line warm hatch is the identically priced and therefore technically a co-entry level model; the Focus Active. Slightly higher, with plastic cladding, drive modes and a conspicuous L on the transmission shifter, it's a little bit SUV, right?

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