The article states that the 2015 actually lost handling in the facelift:
First impressions are that the new Focus feels as though the ride height has been raised by half an inch. It hasn't, but the body moves around more over bumps, the wheels seem to have more travel and the whole car feels more lively. Comfort is undoubtedly better, especially over small nibbly bumps that in the previous car would feed their way into the car as vibration, but the handling has lost a smidgeon of its precision in the process. The steering doesn't feel quite as scrupulously accurate and the body control, while still good, doesn't quite have that tied-down quality as before.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/car-manufacturers/ford/11096765/2015-Ford-Focus-facelift-first-drive.html
First impressions are that the new Focus feels as though the ride height has been raised by half an inch. It hasn't, but the body moves around more over bumps, the wheels seem to have more travel and the whole car feels more lively. Comfort is undoubtedly better, especially over small nibbly bumps that in the previous car would feed their way into the car as vibration, but the handling has lost a smidgeon of its precision in the process. The steering doesn't feel quite as scrupulously accurate and the body control, while still good, doesn't quite have that tied-down quality as before.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/car-manufacturers/ford/11096765/2015-Ford-Focus-facelift-first-drive.html