RE: Ford Focus RS
Discussion
Spotted RS 3689 on Tuesday around 3:00PM, stuck in traffic around Mandelieu, before it hit the A8 and left everything for dead with a rasp and crackle from the exhaust, was it possibly you Ollie?
Edited to add, I also saw 3 white, 2 green and 2 blue RSs at the Ford centre in the same area, its not far from a large Renault dealer where I hoped to see some 26Rs, but no luck, the car park was filled with Twingos.
Double Edit: The route to Grasse, in fact any road in the area would be great for a commute if it weren't for the ridiculous speed bumps on wide roads, and suicidal lane discipline on narrow lanes, especially around Vence.
Edited to add, I also saw 3 white, 2 green and 2 blue RSs at the Ford centre in the same area, its not far from a large Renault dealer where I hoped to see some 26Rs, but no luck, the car park was filled with Twingos.
Double Edit: The route to Grasse, in fact any road in the area would be great for a commute if it weren't for the ridiculous speed bumps on wide roads, and suicidal lane discipline on narrow lanes, especially around Vence.
Edited by Defcon on Friday 6th March 21:10
focus man said:
To all you slaters that over the past few months have ridiculed the rs with out even driving it,i am biased to the focus range but even so i have poured over road tests on tv and mags.....they all love it,rated top by most against its opposition,living in essex(ford land) i have seen a few test rs's,they sound awesome,popping and chaffing(wastegate chatter)....well done ford for bringing us a car that looks good,sounds good,can take your family as a normal focus but also doubles up as a very fast road car,to all us geniune petrolheads thats great....all for £25,000..sounds dear at first but there are not many NEW cars that can compete with it for its all round abiltys,top gear mag tested it with a "normal driver" against the stig in a ford gt,the rs easily kept up with the gt on all the twisty bits...with only long straights that the gt pulled away(500+bhp it should!!)
long live the rs....it might be the last for quite a while........
Even Chris Harris was not expecting much so one (including me) could have be forgiven to think it may have struggled.It SHOULD have struggled.long live the rs....it might be the last for quite a while........
Based on his test, the car seems absolutely amazingly mind blowingly good for a road car and I would not mind a test too! Enough humble pie eaten for you
?I still can't see what not being a Ford fan has to do with not being a geniune petrolheads though ?
I've got a 1.8 TDCi, which is brilliant.
My mate has a white ST, which is brilliant - in the twisties, fabulous fun.
This looks like the Dog's Bo**ocks!
Well done Ford, plus great review. Having invested in a 5 series, will have to wait for a mate to buy one to see what it's like. Can't wait!
My mate has a white ST, which is brilliant - in the twisties, fabulous fun.
This looks like the Dog's Bo**ocks!
Well done Ford, plus great review. Having invested in a 5 series, will have to wait for a mate to buy one to see what it's like. Can't wait!
Oli S said:
Defcon said:
it hit the A8 and left everything for dead with a rasp and crackle from the exhaust, was it possibly you Ollie]
I couldn't possibly comment 
The crawling Clio piloted by an OAP that So... today I have mostly been with my dad and a couple of guys from FoMoCo.
To say it has been good would be an understatement.
I have driven a Focus RS.
In danger of sounding cliched and not being a journalist but I can only agree with the PH review and that of others journos.
The car is amazing. No torque steer whatsoever, no need for 4wd as it feels as sure footed as any 4wd I have ever driven.
Through the gears the accelaration is something else. 3rd gear just seems to go on and on and the car just leaps up to 140kph (in 3rd) in what seems like an instant.
The noise is addictive to say the least! On the throttle the induction noise is glorious and on the over run it's like being on a mountain stage in the IoM Rally.
I kept looking through the mirror expecting to see flames shooting from the exhaust.
Didn't notice any issue with the gearbox as Ollie reports but I realise that is down to personal choice. It feels close, quick and very decisive.
Don't know what else to say? The seats as always with hot Fords are amongst the best you can get. You feel even if the car was upside down in a ditch you could release the seat belt and the bolsters would keep you firmly pinned in place.
I've driven some fast cars, I've driven the majority of the RS Fords but this is something else.
The best comparision I can think of is to a 385bhp Escort Cosworth.
The Focus feels like it has as much power and the grip/handling is every bit as good.
I can't wait for mine to come.
Happy is not the word and now enjoying wine with the old man before coming home tomorrow.
To say it has been good would be an understatement.
I have driven a Focus RS.
In danger of sounding cliched and not being a journalist but I can only agree with the PH review and that of others journos.
The car is amazing. No torque steer whatsoever, no need for 4wd as it feels as sure footed as any 4wd I have ever driven.
Through the gears the accelaration is something else. 3rd gear just seems to go on and on and the car just leaps up to 140kph (in 3rd) in what seems like an instant.
The noise is addictive to say the least! On the throttle the induction noise is glorious and on the over run it's like being on a mountain stage in the IoM Rally.
I kept looking through the mirror expecting to see flames shooting from the exhaust.
Didn't notice any issue with the gearbox as Ollie reports but I realise that is down to personal choice. It feels close, quick and very decisive.
Don't know what else to say? The seats as always with hot Fords are amongst the best you can get. You feel even if the car was upside down in a ditch you could release the seat belt and the bolsters would keep you firmly pinned in place.
I've driven some fast cars, I've driven the majority of the RS Fords but this is something else.
The best comparision I can think of is to a 385bhp Escort Cosworth.
The Focus feels like it has as much power and the grip/handling is every bit as good.
I can't wait for mine to come.
Happy is not the word and now enjoying wine with the old man before coming home tomorrow.
Defcon said:
Oli S said:
Defcon said:
it hit the A8 and left everything for dead with a rasp and crackle from the exhaust, was it possibly you Ollie]
I couldn't possibly comment The crawling Clio piloted by an OAP that I really hope it was our man at the wheel!
Hammerwerfer said:
Nolar Dog said:
No torque steer whatsoever, no need for 4wd as it feels as sure footed as any 4wd I have ever driven.
If you saw the 4WD mule accelerate out of Werseifen on opposite lock, you might feel differently.Being in my mid 40's I was slightly embarrassed going in to my local ford garage and ordering a blue one off a young spotty salesman, and not looking forward really to being called a chav; my wife is distressed at the thought of a ford on the drive, but having read this forum I'm starting to look forward to the new arrival, even if Ford can't tell me when it's going to land. (Sometime in June I've been assured.)
You have nothing to worry about. At least you didn't go for the green one
A car can not make someone a chav. A car cannot change anyones social status of anyone.
Could a chav go and buy a Bentley or Rolls Royce, and then become upper class? No.
My dad is 54 years old, and he has an essex boy white one on order.
Regardless of what anyone says, this is going to be a great driving machine, and 90% of people who have ordered this car have done so because they want to take advantage of such a great car and enjoy driving it. Its not the sort of car someone is going to by just to pose in.
I think thats why its going to be a big success even though the styling is a bit questionable from some angles, its function is far more important than its aesthetics.
A car can not make someone a chav. A car cannot change anyones social status of anyone.
Could a chav go and buy a Bentley or Rolls Royce, and then become upper class? No.
My dad is 54 years old, and he has an essex boy white one on order.
Regardless of what anyone says, this is going to be a great driving machine, and 90% of people who have ordered this car have done so because they want to take advantage of such a great car and enjoy driving it. Its not the sort of car someone is going to by just to pose in.
I think thats why its going to be a big success even though the styling is a bit questionable from some angles, its function is far more important than its aesthetics.
Al 450 said:
That's an expensive shopping car...
Or a cheap touring car! No doubt it's got clever electronics to put down the power as best as is possible for FWD, but i'd still prefer the Impreza (at least in its last incarnation .. because the current one isn't such a driving tool).Edited by fido on Friday 6th March 22:57
A chav with a rolls is still a chav, just a lucky one, I thought about an STI but I had an imprezza a few years ago and for me the imprezza image is hovering around, if not below the RS image (in my own humble opinion - Big exhausts, racing around supermarket car parks because their mates can't get in to pubs and generally upsetting the locals). The thing that swung it for me was that it looks alomst like a focus yet has 300 brake, goes like the proverbial and should cheer me up driving around the country lanes.
Sorry Blukoo just noticed on your profile you've got an imprezza, surely you prefer the other cars in your stable?
Sorry Blukoo just noticed on your profile you've got an imprezza, surely you prefer the other cars in your stable?
Edited by whipround on Friday 6th March 23:16
DennisTheMenace said:
Al 450 said:
That's an expensive shopping car...
Not really when you consider my titanium estate 1.8 diesel was near on 20K and they are now over 20k !
k me, you're right. I've just been playing with fords car configurator, and specced a 2.0 Focus Titanium Estate up to £28,165
Obviously thats fully loaded with ALL the toys.
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