Thanks to a tall seating position, a large windshield, a dashboard mounted low and out of the way, and thin front roof pillars, the Ford Focus offers outstanding forward visibility. We easily carved through thick traffic in our test car, mainly because it was so easy to see the path of least resistance through the morass of brake lights. Rear visibility is good too, because the Focus doesn't come with rear headrests. Of course, that means whiplash for any rear seat occupants in a wreck, but at least the driver will be able to see the wreck coming thanks to a clear view through the back window. The rear roof pillars are somewhat thick, but small quarter windows help nicely when reversing from slanted parking spaces. If there is a visibility nit to pick, it's with the thin, teardrop-shaped side mirrors, which take some getting used to.