You've got Richard Parry-Jones to thank for that, Humph - the Ford design guru who realised that ordinary working (as opposed to exotic or expensive) cars can and should be good to drive. Vauxhall and Nissan have yet to take this message on board, but fortunately plenty of others have: the Octavia, Mini and BMW Z3 in our household are all satisfying to drive, each in its own way.
I think RP-J and designers like him also made possible what many of us on this thread clearly want: to be able to enjoy getting the best out of our cars without testing them to the limit.
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