2005 Ford Focus ZXW SES Road Test
Let me start by saying that it took me at least a generation to warm up to Ford's Focus. I still remember seeing the first examples of the first generation popping up on city streets like bugs hitting the windshield: not a pretty sight, but part of the driving world nevertheless. I just thought the sharp nose and rounded hood and body were so completely awkward (with the exception of the ZX5 that came later, which just seemed to work for some reason) that I was amazed people would buy into it, and that's not even bringing up the car's initial reliability. And buying into Ford for its reliability was like showering in your socks to stay warm and then going out to shovel snow on a winter day in Winnipeg - not so clever.