Thing is, VA, you're comparing the most interesting fords ever made to bog standard VWs and Audis.
It's like saying English women are more attractive than Swedish women because Kelly Brooke is fitter than some bang average woman who happens to live in Stockholm.
Yeah Ford have made some lovely cars. But if you're comparing the "normal" everyday cars that most people drive, Ford are boring as ****. That's not to say they aren't good, reliable, good looking cars. It's just that they're common (and I mean common in that lots of people have them, not common as in they're for chavs), uninteresting and uninspiring.
Is a Ford Mustang better than an Audi A1? Of course it is. But that's not a very fair comparison.