Ford Focus – Car of the Decade

The Ford Focus has been voted ‘Car of the Decade’ by readers voting in an Auto Trader poll.

There’s no denying that the Ford Focus is a very good car. And it would seem that readers of Auto Trader think the same. Not only that, they’ve declared it the ‘Car of the Decade’. Which, with so many cars to choose from, is quite an accolade.

If you think about how far the Focus has come – with a lineage that goes back through the Escort and back to the Anglia – it really is an astonishing progress. In its current – extremely competent – iteration you can choose from the ‘Green’ Focus ECOnetic right through to the Ford Focus RS. And all points in between.

You could argue that the same applies to the evolution of many cars, but the Focus stood out to Autotrader’s readers, and we fully understand why.

The complete list of winners is quite interesting, from the ‘Most Green Car’ going  to – surprise, surprise – the Toyota Prius, and the ‘Most Overpriced Car’ being bagged by the Bugatti Veyron.

Everyone has their own point of view on these sorts of lists. What’s yours?

Auto Trader Cars of the Decade

Most Popular Car

1. Ford Focus
2. Ford Fiesta
3. BMW 3 Series
4. Ford Mondeo
5. Vauxhall Astra

Most ‘Value for Money’ Car

1. Fiat Panda
2. Skoda Superb
3. Toyota Aygo/ Citrown C1/ Peugeot 107
4. Kia Creed
5. Citroen Xsara Picasso

Most ‘Green’ Car

1. Toyota Prius
2. Volkswago Polo Bluemotion
3. G-Wiz
4. Honda Insight
5. Toyota Aygo/ Citrown C1/ Peugeot 107

Most ‘Beyond your Widest Dreams’ Car

1. Bugatti Veyron
2. Rolls Royce Phantom
3. Maybach
4. Pagani Zonda
5. Ferrari Enzo

Most ‘Overpriced’ Car

1. Bugatti Veyron
2. Rover CityRover
3. Lamborghini Reventon
4. BMW M3 CSL
5. Bristol Fighter

Biggest ‘Celebrity-Mobile’ Car

1. Range Rover
2. Bentley Continental GT
3. Toyota Prius
4. BMW X5
5. Ferrari Enzo

Best Motoring Celebrity

1. Jeremy Clarkson
2. Michael Schumacher
3. Lewis Hamilton
4. Ross Brawn
5. Jenson Button

The Decade’s Top Car Accessories

1. ‘Baby on board’ sign
2. Car fresheners
3. Nodding dog
4. Football memorabilia
5. Fluffy dice

The Decade’s Top Option Extras

1. Sat nav
2. Alloy wheels
3. iPod dock
4. TV screens
5. Sound system

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