We were in much the same situation: SWMBO's arthritic knee means that she has trouble getting in and out of the heavily bolstered seats in the Octavia vRS. We eventually ordered a Volvo V60, but we looked at quite a lot of 'higher-up' cars.
We didn't look at a Sportage, partly becaus the shape of it means poor rear visibility, but also as I think it's a big, heavy car for 1.6 litres and 130 bhp. You'd have to try one and see how it compares with your Focus, which is a fine example of a good big engine in a medium-sized car, my favourite combination.
Others you could try would be the VW Golf SV with the 1.4 TSI 150 bhp engine, and the Nissan Qashqai with the 1.6 153 bhp. This engine hasn't been around for long and the Qashqai is quite expensive: I found it not a lot of fun to drive, with vague, 'disconnected' steering.
A Ford C-Max would also be comfortable but again I don't think that the petrol engines are powerful enough for a biggish body.
Edited by Avant on 20/04/2016 at 01:08
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