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The bigger of Ford's twin hot hatches: 252hp turbo four, six-speed, decent mileage. Early cars had boost-leak and cooling issues Ford later cleared up — a seven-out-of-seven-days daily, great for a student.

• “I think they look great come with a six-speed transmission turbocharged 4-cylinder Engine with 252 horsepower decent gas mileage good reliability”

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