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Has your new-car search led you to the hot hatchback segment? Well, if so, we here at Pines Ford think it's high time you had a good look at ours, the 2017 Focus RS.

Of course, we wouldn't make such a claim without also presenting the facts to back it.

Fortunately, we've AutoGuide.com Road Test Editor Dan Ilika here to help us do precisely that; ride out with him in the clip below:

The Focus RS's engine, a turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder, is undoubtedly its marquee event.

Generating a glorious 350 horsepower and 350 pound-feet…

If ever there were a full-size SUV that could make us here at Pines Ford to flat-out flip our wig, our esteemed American automaker's -- the 2017 Explorer -- would have to be it.

Yet, what -- specifically -- makes it so?

Please allow our pals at MotorWeek to explain; their critique of the Explorer is as follows:

Shoppers desiring the very best the Explorer has to offer are bound to receive exactly that with the range-topping Platinum model.

Standard equipment on this trim includes a muscular, 365-horsepower turbo-V6 engine, all-wheel drive, a panoramic sunroof, adaptive cruise control ...

The 2017 Ford F-150 is the most advanced yet, with a lightweight aluminum body, an EcoBoost V6 engine with 470 pound-feet of torque, SYNC 3 with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and a 5-Star Safety Rating. It offers just about anything a light-duty pickup driver could want.

But the latest model is just the tip of the iceberg. The Ford F-150 has been the best-selling truck in America since 1977. How far has it come in that time?

Autotrader compared the 2017 F-150 to its 1995 model-year counterpart to find out.