The Focus ST's subdued Swedish sibling now looks a cool classic curio.
The notion of fast Volvo estates being imported from Japan is fairly familiar by now. See the recently featuredfor proof of that. A fondness for the genre over here, combined with a limited supply and the availability of funky specs in Japan, has made the practice more commonplace in recent years. Strengthening values must have helped, too. Now it’s more than just V60s and V70s being brought over, because this isA rather nice one it looks, too, but we’ll get into that.
As good examples of the 2.5-litre Focus ST become harder to find , so the C30’s case becomes stronger. The dearth of T5s in the UK will also have helped build the case to bring a Japanese car over. It was never a big seller in period, truth be told; those who wanted a 2.5-litre hot hatch were better served in the thrills department by the Focus ST with which it shared so much. Those who bought into the C30’s distinctive appearance would still get that with a smaller petrol or diesel engines.
So there were never that many: HowManyLeft reckons just 608 are remaining on our roads, across all the spec levels and pair of gearbox choices. Therefore getting a good used one is probably even trickier than expected, and makes such a seemingly nice import all the more desirable. The spec here, which must have a more inspiring name somewhere than gold with grey, evokes the original C30 Design Concept. It’s covered just 67,000 miles since 2007 and looks in fine fettle for it, with unmarked leather, a steering wheel free from wear and that dramatic floating centre dash without a scratch. It’s exactly as you’d like to see a C30 T5, apparently cherished over a decade and a half by people who knew what kind of rare groove hot hatch they were getting into.
The catch? Well, it is an auto. Which will just be a five-speed, as a few still were back then. A six-speed T5 probably would have sold already. It could easily be argued that an automatic might suit the C30’s more mellow character , so it should be far from a dealbreaker. Especially at just £5,990; most of the Fords at this money will have six-figure mileages. And there’s not another 2.
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