Friday 24th January 2003

Fast Ford

RS sells like hot cakes

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[bosshog]

I think this is good news. THis can only send good indications to the major car companies that there is a good market for more sport derived cars...

[roosevelt]

WANT ONE? There's one at Brundall Motor Co (nr Norwich, Norfolk) with delivery miles only for £22,995 Tel [phone]. It's in todays AutoTrader so may be pics on their website.....

[v8thunder]

Saw one on the road late last night and I thought it looked cool - much more understated aggression than the overdone Evos and Imprezzas. I'd love one.

[gemini]

why wait 6 months for that interior - have u seen it? Argh. Makes most max power cars look tasteful!

[v8thunder]

I didn't get a look at the interior. Anyone want to fill me in?

[ascender]

I don't think its the colour of the interior (blue and black) so much as the way its used on the seats - black with blue stripes - which is the poor bit. I reckon if you got rid of the stripes, it could do a lot for the looks of the interior.

[gemini]

no - I wouldnt get rid of the stripes just the whole interior
its offensive
www.focusrs.net/pictures/tmp/Im000253a.jpg
www.focusrs.net/pictures/tmp/focus_rs_06.jpg

>> Edited by gemini on Sunday 26th January 15:43

[v8thunder]

Not as bad as a horrendously modified Max Power Nova I once saw in a mag: Purple inside and out, with a Playstation non-too-cleverly grafted to the centre console, and a fridge in the passenger footwell. What's more alarming was the fact that the mag was Practical Classics.
On the Focus - it seems to follow a similar theme to the Racing Puma. It's OK but still a bit too garish for my tastes.

[viper]

we had 2 blue's arrive last week as company cars, blue sparco seats with cutouts for harness's, looked a well tacky interior

[v8thunder]

They should've made the seats an option with harnesses in place to avoid them looking totally stupid. Still, I suppose it's better than attempting to fit a racing harness to a standard seat (I've seen this attempted too ). I know it'd be unpopular with the general public, but surely a 'sporty interior' is one that is completely stripped out, with a roll cage and no aircon or ICE?