Steve Sutcliffe is a former British motor racing driver who now works as a motoring journalist. His first serious racing took place in 1993 in the Caterham K Series Championship, where he finished the season second in points. In 1998 he raced in the TVR Tuscan Challenge, finishing eighth.
In our next Track Battle, Steve Sutcliffe pitches the venerable Honda Civic Type R against the latest Ford Focus ST at Llandow citcuit in Wales. You might think you already know the outcome to this little comparison, but the ST has been fitted with the optional Track Pack, donning track-focused Pirelli Corsa rubber and a massive set of Brembo brakes. Add to this the fact the new FL5 is actually no faster than the old FK8 around most circuits due to a very slight weight increase, well, this might not be the forgone conclusion you might think...
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00:00 Intro
00:14 Specs
01:01 Honda impressions
02:31 Honda lap
04:15 Ford impressions
05:10 Ford lap
06:26 Results!