IMO, if you're going to pick between just those two cars, it depends on how little torque would you be able to tolerate and do you want more of a cruising car or something more orientated to those mountains you talk about

1) both are suitable cruisers (euro being better obviously, but the type s is definitely reasonable)
2) I would imagine that the type s handles a lot better than the euro ... though someone else would have to comment here because I have never driven a euro to the limits I've driven my type s
3) Torque wise, the type s is fairly gutless until you get it into the high rpm band. I reckon you'd still find it quite underwhelming compared to your focus. But then again ... I've driven a mazda mps and although the low-end torque is amazing, it just feels like it runs out of steam as the revs climb, whilst the type s (or any performance honda engine) has a real sense of urgency and just wants to keep going. Depends on what you like in an engine. Euro would be a more suitable choice if torque is important for you.
4) Stock height for a type s is quite high. You won't have any problems with scraping. Honestly - for a sports car it's a 4x4 hahaha