Euro Drive: A Bog-Standard Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost 100PS

The 1.6-liter naturally-aspirated petrol engine is a true compromise milestone in the automotive sector, as it is by far and away, the most adaptable unit one could think of, used during the last, say, three decades, in Europe.

Usually ranging in power from just under to just over 100 hp, these engines powered everything from 1990s BMW 3-Series and Audi A4 sedans, positioned at the very bottom of the range, to swift city cars like the Renault Clio, where they constituted the stepping stone between the regular model, and the choice of the enthusiast, the hot hatch.

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