Quote Originally Posted by jut703 View Post
True. The clearance is useful given the pockmarked roads and floods. Which is why I'm still considering the Sportage over the Focus, but the price difference, features and overall drive makes me favor the latter right now. I'll see how good it really is once I get to test drive the car. Win-a-Focus promo aside, there haven't been any units available for us ordinary citizens.
You aren't alone in not being able to get a test drive unit. The last Focus I have test driven was still the last model's Focus TDCi A/T variant (where I found the interior a bit of a snug fit at best).