Ford Focus RS 2015 revealed

[Khyber]

people are going to have a hard time between ecoboost mustang and an RS since pricing will be similar... guess power +awd+ 4 doors vs. power + rwd + it's a mustang.

what's weird is a fully loaded rs is GT money too.

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[TNcoupe]

Yep...and still has too many doors. Why cant we have the option like 2001-2004?

 

[CM581978]

When does this hit our shores?

 

[Topnotch]

http://focusrs.fordpresskits.com/

 

[Topnotch]

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[Bullit]

It's a beast, All Wheel Drive yes¡¡

1G side aceleration

 

[Topnotch]

Stealth RS

 

[JoeySD]

OH MY WOW !!!!!

 

[OppoLock]

I love everything about it, especially the idea of rear-biased AWD paired up with a short wheelbase.

 

[Ninjak]

That RS is sexy......I can only imagine what happens when tuners get their hands on it. The ST is already doing bi things. Now a RS ? Some V8's better watch their backs...

 

[DruidBlack]

It does look awesome. My girl saw this and wants one bad. I told her first things first... I get my S550

 

[MrPoopALot]

How much will this thing weigh? 3,400-3,500?

 

[Erik427]

Sam Sheehan
3 Feb 2015

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Ford’s fastest Focus has arrived to lock horns with VW’s Golf R

This is it, the new Ford Focus RS. With an anticipated 50bhp more than its predecessor and four-wheel drive, the new hot Ford targets Volkswagen’s Golf R and looks set to propel the Blue Oval right back to the sharp end of hot hatchery.

Under the bonnet is a 2.3-litre turbocharged EcoBoost engine. It’s the same unit you’d find in a four-pot Mustang, but in the RS, power shrinks to around 250bhp (the four-cylinder Mustang produces 306bhp). Even so, a sub 5sec 0-60mph time is expected.

>Read - Ford Focus RS preview, specifications and pictures

The Focus gets brake-operated torque vectoring, with drive being sent to all four wheels. Up to 70 per cent of power can be sent to the rear wheels, where power can be split to each side by as much as 100 per cent. That equates to as much as 224bhp being sent to one wheel.

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Matching the hard charging drivetrain is an aggressive exterior. Added to the face-lifted Focus’ already sharper body is a large rear wing, bulging bumpers and low-profile tyres. The arches don’t appear as aggressive as older RSs, but apparently that’s due to money being spend elsewhere on the car.

>Watch - 2015 Ford Focus RS exclusive evo video

Inside, the car gets the same Recaros as the ST, but for those looking to sit lower and tighter inside the car, optional buckets are available.

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While prices remain unconfirmed, we expect them to start just below £30,000, placing the RS in direct firing line of the VW Golf R, and perhaps even the rear-driven BMW M135i.

I cannot wait for the 0-60 and quarter mile times for this little Focus.

 

[genericuser1]

Going to be a Beast, good job Ford.

 

[angermgmt14]

I know that the majority of buyers want a manual, but I wish they could have offered an automatic as an option. I would have been all over this.

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