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"Sometimes change is gradual, other times shockingly quick. Like a film camera, the tinny econobox is becoming hard to find. This $25,830 Ford Focus Hatchback is the top-of-the-line Titanium model with leather interior, a twin-clutch 6-speed PowerShift transmission, rain-sensing wipers, parking sensors and voice-activated MyFord Touch navigation system with Sync. An econobox it is not. The standard 2.0-liter direct-injected inline-4 produces a healthy 160 bhp, and generates only a hint of injector clack. Our test car has plenty of extras above the lowliest $16,270 base sedan with a 5-speed manual, the most important being a $595 handling package that incorporates sport tuning of the MacPherson-strut front and multilink rear suspension and 18 x 8-in. wheels shod with Michelin Pilot Sport 3 tires, size 235/40-18. Its electric-assist steering is devoid of any obvious faults, but a front-wheel torque-vectoring system that uses the brakes to simulate a limited-slip differential isn&amp;#039;t as seamless as a real LSD.    It isn&amp;#039;t possible to fully disable stability control, yet when the Focus is driven smoothly it was possible to achieve high limits, as shown by impressive slalom and skidpad numbers. Little torque steer exists, but some vagueness in the steering occurs when driving hard. It&amp;#039;s a small luxury car, for sure. Surprisingly, its twin-clutch gearbox does an admirable job mimicking a torque converter-equipped automatic, but in reverse we found it lacking some immediacy of engagement, allowing it to roll downhill a little too easily when trying to back up. It&amp;#039;s a good &amp;quot;automatic,&amp;quot; but we&amp;#039;d still prefer a real manual in something this small and agile.   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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