Ford Focus is best used car of the year
Author: MotorTorque Team
Published: 18 September 2008
The Ford Focus has been named Used Car of the Year in the Auto Express Glass’s Guide Used Car Honours 2008, picking up plaudits for its pricing, driveability and availability.
The Focus is the best-selling car in Britain and has picked up the Best Used Car award for the second year in a row, with judges unanimous. The Focus also won the 'compact family car’ class, while the ‘family car’ title was claimed by the Ford Mondeo.
Jeff Paterson, Chief Car Editor at EurotaxGlass’s and a key member of the judging panel for the awards, said, “The Ford Focus has again proved itself to be not only a top seller as a new car but also a great second-hand buy.
"Its ubiquity on our roads does nothing to dampen its desirability, and it means that used car buyers have a wide range of examples to choose from.
"Good residual values, decent equipment levels and a widely-acknowledged ability to entertain drivers all make the Focus a sound purchase and a worthy two-time winner of this award."
BMW took a hat-trick of trophies, with victories for its 3-Series in the ‘compact executive’ and ‘coupé’ categories and the 5-Series in the ‘executive’ class.
The judging panel included members of the Auto Express editorial team and a number of independent motor industry experts. Using valuation data and information on ownership costs provided by Glass’s Guide publisher EurotaxGlass’s.
The best used car by class winners by category are as follows, with all awards are for current-generation models, except where stated:
• Small car – Peugeot 107
• Supermini – Renault Clio
• Compact family car – Ford Focus
• Family car – Ford Mondeo (previous generation model)
• Compact executive car – BMW 3-Series
• Executive car – BMW 5-Series
• Large executive car – Mercedes-Benz CLS
• Estate car – Skoda Octavia
• Roadster – Mazda MX-5
• Cabriolet – Audi A4 Cabriolet
• Coupé – BMW 3-Series
• Compact SUV – Toyota RAV4
• Premium SUV – Land Rover Discovery 3
• Compact MPV – Vauxhall Zafira
• Sporting car – Porsche 911
• Hot hatch – Volkswagen Golf GTI
• Used Car of the Year – Ford Focus
• Used Car Scheme of the Year – Hyundai
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