2002 Ford Focus Road Test

Scanning the interior of the Ford Focus for the first time I tapped the dash plastic looking for shoddy workmanship to complain about. I'd heard from colleagues that the Focus was good, thus I was feeling particularly critical. I clicked the switchgear and opened and closed compartments, gripped the steering wheel, shifted the 5-speed transmission and fiddled with the radio and HVAC controls half expecting, half hoping to be under-whelmed.