If anything this new Focus RS has more in common with the picnic-table-winged Escort RS Cosworth than the previous Focus RS as it too is four-wheel drive. Extra goodies extra fun extra cost.
It should also enable Ford to cut the Focus RSs 0-100kmh time from todays 47sec to the 42sec of the current class-leading Mercedes-AMG A45.
2023 ford focus rs review. Here it is at last the Ford Focus RS. Ford Focus RS 2016-2018 review Wild looks rocketship speed and sharp handling put the Ford Focus RS at the top of the hot hatchback tree. The latest Focus RS is the third generation and comes 14 years after Mark 1 and apparently is the 30th RS model overall.
28112018 Now some good things. Fords hot hatch gets hotter with factory authorized performance parts. The stock Focus chassis has been one of Fords best efforts for some time yet the car has been thoroughly reengineered in RS form with 70 percent of its components uprated or redesigned.
The total combined power and torque an estimated 298kW and 576Nm should allow the forthcoming Focus RS to match and possibly beat the new wave of top-end hot hatches from Germany. We have been a passenger on track driven it on the Continent and in the UK and now it is at our test track ready for a. I sold my Focus after 4 years so this is the final review for.
Power comes from a four-cylinder 23-litre petrol engine that also stars in the new Ford Mustang. You will have confusing urges to fang through the nearest forest. Hoping the reliability stays good going forward.
2982019 Plastic quality in the cabin of the Focus is less impressive that the feature list and the ambiance is clearly a step down from what you see on a. 2292010 For the Ford Focus RS delivers in spades with everyday usability relative comfort and almost supercar levels of performance. RS stands for Rallye Sport and while Ford doesnt actually rally the Focus the three extra driving modes put you on the way to feeling that you would stand a chance in hurtling down to Monte Carlo.
442016 The 2016 Ford Focus RS is a car so special and so emotionally rewarding that it needs no rational justification. While its 257kW440Nm 23-litre four-cylinder engine is obviously heavily turbocharged power and torque are strong as is the all-wheel drive traction. But just in case you need onesay for.
Ford seems to deliver the best driving compact in the segment at this price IMHO. 1592017 The Focus RSs residual values are proving very strong something thats becoming a fast Ford hallmark and a big plus point for owners. 2672016 Adaptive dampers launch control a rear wing and all the usability of a normal five-door Ford Focus EcoBoost are thrown in too and all for around 30000.
1562011 Pros and Cons. Handling Brakes Interior Performance Sound Steering feel Exclusivity. This four-cylinder hatchback musters 520 horsepower versus 478 for the prancing horse.
Let that percolate for a moment. Ford Focus RS with Ford Performance Parts review. Fords Going Google in 2023.
The Focus RS emits a rorty four-cylinder note the highlight of which is the pops and occasional backfire on upshifts. Just like the previous two generations the next Focus RS therefore could launch following the mid-life facelift of its non-performance counterparts but it all hinges on Ford working out a cost-efficient way to minimise the models pollution. 342020 Its a Ford Focus with more power than a Ferrari F40.
Not owning one yet. It is without any doubt the hot hatch king. It pumps out 350hp helping make this the fastest Focus ever sold.
The RSs turbocharged 23L engine is a real sweetheart especially characterful for the segment and is very well matched to the RS.
