Originally Posted by iangoddard
recently bought the 170 and have been impressed with the performance as a person who did not rate fords previously - i have seen the light!!!. bought a 53 plate and the pick up in first gear seems to be poor in comparison with the rest of the gears. is this right? if so can it be improved? i have been left standing at lights by far less powered cars - but have caught them up.
iangoddard,
If it makes you feel any better then try driving a Focus RS!
Mine feels slugish in first and i have been beaten at lights by lower powered cars, but im keeping it standard to retain the value and im not that bothered as i leave them standing in second upwards