RE: Production Focus RS Breaks Cover

[NST]

Lewis's Friend said:

Won't 300bhp be a bit of a problem through the front wheels...?

1st-3rd gear might be torque limited?

[f111lover]

300bhp via the front wheels, no thanks. Make it 4X4 like the old Cosworths and it might work. Ford have lost the plot, or maybe never had it. The Focus is still dog ugly.

[Frimley111R]

Dave_ST220 said:

_Batty_ said:

looks nice.
shame its the size of a 4 bed semi and weighs as much

A Focus isn't what i'd call a big car, how on earth do you know the weight of the car?! It clearly states some features may change. Makes an interesting read for me and look forward to seeing the car i would have got had it been releases two years ago!

I presume he is basing it on the size of and weight of the std models.

[Dave_ST220]

Frimley111R said:

Dave_ST220 said:

_Batty_ said:

looks nice.
shame its the size of a 4 bed semi and weighs as much

A Focus isn't what i'd call a big car, how on earth do you know the weight of the car?! It clearly states some features may change. Makes an interesting read for me and look forward to seeing the car i would have got had it been releases two years ago!

I presume he is basing it on the size of and weight of the std models.

The Focus ST seems to do pretty well?

"The RS features a more powerful version of the Duratec 2.5-litre 5-cylinder engine found in the ST but it has unique camshafts, a revised cylinder head and gasket and revised intake and exhaust manifold system for the car."


So a bit more than the remap that some ST owners were claiming they have done to their cars and could have done with this one

[chunkymonkey71]

Is it because we're all happy that its Friday? Or is it because it really is a cool car?

Personally I think its a cool car! I want one!

[davee7]

If they do the usual Ford trick of releasing one-colour editions (Racing Puma, Focus RS both in that lovely blue), then is this green going to be the RS's colour? I may sound boring, but it's a bit too garish for me!

Imperial (or Ford Racing) blue, or white would have been a much nicer choice!!!

[DamoLLb]

Lewis's Friend said:

Munter said:

Lewis's Friend said:

Won't 300bhp be a bit of a problem through the front wheels...?

It would in the lower gears....But you won't be given 300BHP in the low gears.

Precisely. Don't get me wrong, big power is good. But why not have a system that can employ it all...?

Did you read the article?

[Dave_ST220]

davee7 said:

If they do the usual Ford trick of releasing one-colour editions (Racing Puma, Focus RS both in that lovely blue), then is this green going to be the RS's colour? I may sound boring, but it's a bit too garish for me!

Imperial (or Ford Racing) blue, or white would have been a much nicer choice!!!

I don't think they will limit it to that green! Performance blue, white or black would look VERY nice IMO.

[martaay]

wow a focus looking like that! in a more appealing colour that will be the nuts, shame its fwd gonna have fun putting that down

[The_Gza]

Big thumbs up from me - much more agressive looking than the ST, and even the previous generation RS.

I even quite like the Green (certainly more than the Orange available in the ST!)

[Podie]

DamoLLb said:

Did you read the article?

Don't be silly... it's far better to have a blinkered view on high output FWD cars and *know* that it's not going to be any good and torque steer off the road.

After all, the armchair engineers on this site know a damn sight more about cars than some of the world's best engineers.

[Fastra]

couple of other colours:

[Dave_ST220]

Podie said:

DamoLLb said:

Did you read the article?

Don't be silly... it's far better to have a blinkered view on high output FWD cars and *know* that it's not going to be any good and torque steer off the road.

After all, the armchair engineers on this site know a damn sight more about cars than some of the world's best engineers.

lol, too true. Vauxhall take note of this statement :-

"We are refining all the handling characteristics of Focus RS without ESP, to hone its natural responses, rather than use ESP to help its handling. In Focus RS, ESP is a pure safety device"

[Dave_ST220]

Fastra said:

couple of other colours:

For sale, one fully loaded ST220, 1500 miles, any takers?!

[CypherP]

Podie said:

DamoLLb said:

Did you read the article?

Don't be silly... it's far better to have a blinkered view on high output FWD cars and *know* that it's not going to be any good and torque steer off the road.

After all, the armchair engineers on this site know a damn sight more about cars than some of the world's best engineers.

I think majority of people with some knowledge of power output will realise that 300bhp (or thereabouts in torque) won't be quite as controllable through the front wheels as Ford are making out in the article...

[flattotheboards]

Looks great, lime green will be the colour to have then.

[Podie]

CypherP said:

Podie said:

DamoLLb said:

Did you read the article?

Don't be silly... it's far better to have a blinkered view on high output FWD cars and *know* that it's not going to be any good and torque steer off the road.

After all, the armchair engineers on this site know a damn sight more about cars than some of the world's best engineers.

I think majority of people with some knowledge of power output will realise that 300bhp (or thereabouts in torque) won't be quite as controllable through the front wheels as Ford are making out in the article...

Have YOU driven it..?

My point is that people are very happy to malign things of which they have no personal experience and tout it as fact.

[:J:]

davee7 said:

If they do the usual Ford trick of releasing one-colour editions (Racing Puma, Focus RS both in that lovely blue), then is this green going to be the RS's colour? I may sound boring, but it's a bit too garish for me!

Imperial (or Ford Racing) blue, or white would have been a much nicer choice!!!

Except they never kept the blue on the RS limited

Ford Racing Blue and Imperial Blue are one and the same

(Well, according to my paint codes)

[DJC]

Chav central

[minisloth]

I'm liking that a lot. Think I prefer the green to the orange on the ST as well.