The medium-sized estate car has a thankless task. Overshadowed by more stylish hatchbacks it is the workhorse of many fleets used for carrying tools, equipment or sales samples. And because it isn't really that big, it tends not to be worth much more than equivalent hatchbacks when it arrives on the used market. Which is a shame, particularly when it is as satisfying as the Focus. The Focus estate loses out a little to the Vauxhall Astra and Skoda Octavia for outright practicality, but it is rewarding to drive and feels well made.