Numerous cases of engine problems suffered by the Ford Focus RS have forced Ford to extend free inspections and repairs to all owners affected, regardless of mileage or warranty status. Ford is ...

To paraphrase something that may or may not have been said by a guy who posthumously had an American luxury-car brand named after him: You can’t please all of the car-buying people all of the time.

Too bad more people don't drive cars with manual transmissions. Skipping the PowerShift automatic in the Focus and getting a stick instead eliminates one of the car's biggest annoyances. It also just ...