To be and… to appear to be Hello petrolheads! Today, am going to compare two hatches: a warm one, and a hot one. AVIS was kind enough to give them to me within a month time, and because of the similarities – and differences – I decided it was a good idea to review and compare them. Oh, in case you’re wondering, spoiler alert: the warm one is the Golf Performance Pack. More on that later. Also, sorry for the shoddy quality of the Focus' photos. Don't really like the way it looks, so didn't bother too much... Drove the Focus first. The first visual impression was good, maybe because it’s still a new car, most likely because the predecessor was so underwhelming. Will leave design considerations up to you, but can tell you most people like it a lot. This car’s sporty appearance – the ST-Line package plus the LED headlight units – does seem to be very balanced. The biggest surprise, though, was inside. Previously, Focuses have occasionally felt