Edited by SLO76 on 24/09/2021 at 12:26

We run 2 year old Focus estate 1.0 ecoboost 125 (not the MHEV version though) and before that ran a 2.0d diesel of similar power to the BMW.

The 1.0 is certainly less 'muscular' than the bigger diesel but we find it's fine, but I guess it really depends on expectations.

Lightly loaded, the 1.0 focus cruises up and down the motorway fine and it doesn't struggle to keep up. If you want to get more of a move on you have to put a little more effort in than the diesel, get it in the right gear and let it rev a bit. But it's super refined with a more pleasant noise than the diesel, so no hardship doing that.

Heavily loaded with the family for holiday, with bikes on the roof and the like it's not quick, but will easily maintain 70 on the motorway in top gear, but acceleration to there and any further is quite sedate unless you drop a gear and rev it.

Ultimately, it's definitely slower than the bigger diesel, but also quieter and more refined. And you don't get diesel on yourself filling it up.

Over the last 20,000 miles or so we've average an indicated 48mpg, which feels about right from the amount of petrol put into it, and so far no sign of it destroying itself.

125 is easily enough power, more than 25% more than our old Focus 1.6 Zetec estate at 98. Also, torque is better - 125ftlb v. 111. I liked to drive fairly briskly and even loaded up it was satisfactory, although the auto box 'kick-down' helped to make effortless full use of the engine. Modern cars have ridiculously large reserves of power which, owing to increasing congestion and the now ubiquitous speed limits, are rarely used.