RE: Ford Focus RS

[Blukoo]

LHDisbest said:

Blukoo said:

LHDisbest said:

Blukoo said:

Brilliant review.

I just wish Ford would get themselves sorted out, and get the cars built and delivered. I can't wait any longer!!!

What colour are you getting?

Looks great in Performance Blue.

Frozen white.

I must admit though... i'm not the lucky one. Its my dad.
I'm sure i'll get a shot though

[LHDisbest]

Blukoo said:

LHDisbest said:

Blukoo said:

LHDisbest said:

Blukoo said:

Brilliant review.

I just wish Ford would get themselves sorted out, and get the cars built and delivered. I can't wait any longer!!!

What colour are you getting?

Looks great in Performance Blue.

Frozen white.

I must admit though... i'm not the lucky one. Its my dad.
I'm sure i'll get a shot though

It's the one thing i regret about leaving Ford when i did, i would have begged for one as my company car.

I'm suposed to be getting a lend of one for a few days but i'm not holding my breath just now.

[Mclovin]

lets face it, its no ford transit is it...

["Torquemada"]

You missed the bit about all the controls falling easily to hand.

[rsstman]

good write up, very similar to evo`s review almost word for word in some parts.

they also said at no point did they wish it was 4wd.

one day i will have to buy one.

[Oli S]

rsstman said:

good write up, very similar to evo`s review almost word for word in some parts.

they also said at no point did they wish it was 4wd.

one day i will have to buy one.

Haven't read Evos but I'm guessing they drove the car in the same area

[mainaman]

kambites said:

A towering technical achievement, but I could never live with the looks.

Make me one that looks like a 1.4 Zetec and I'll take it.

Wow,somebody dislikes the looks!

[hjcrichard]

Good review, another all round thumbs up. In some ways it makes the waiting harder though.

[kambites]

mainaman said:

Wow,somebody dislikes the looks!

That's putting it mildly.

[focus man]

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........

[Mojocvh]

Superb!

[kambites]

focus man said:

To all you slaters ...

What slaters? No-one on this thread has been anything but complementary about it except with respect to things which are clearly personal preference.

[kambites]

Out of interest, does anyone know if it would be possible to make a spec-D type car? I know that the wider track would cause problems, but could the rest of the body-kit be replaced with standard focus parts?

[Blukoo]

kambites said:

focus man said:

To all you slaters ...

What slaters? No-one on this thread has been anything but complementary about it except with respect to things which are clearly personal preference.

Not in this thread, but i'm sure he's addressing all the slaters from the previous eleventy-million threads.

I also hope they are enjoying their humble pie

I knew it'd be a cracker from the start.

[kambites]

Blukoo said:

I also hope they are enjoying their humble pie

Don't be daft, this is Pistonheads, people here don't let the facts get in the way of their opinions.

[Blukoo]

kambites said:

Out of interest, does anyone know if it would be possible to make a spec-D type car? I know that the wider track would cause problems, but could the rest of the body-kit be replaced with standard focus parts?

Why not just transplant the RS engine and suspension into a standard focus.

Would you actually do this though? I very muuch doubt it.

[kambites]

Blukoo said:

kambites said:

Out of interest, does anyone know if it would be possible to make a spec-D type car? I know that the wider track would cause problems, but could the rest of the body-kit be replaced with standard focus parts?

Why not just transplant the RS engine and suspension into a standard focus.

Would you actually do this though? I very muuch doubt it.

I suspect that would cost more than buying an RS and a few new body panels.

I'm sure there will be RS body kits going onto 1.4 Zetecs within six months, I just want to do the opposite.

Although to be honest, whilst it looks good value new, I suspect it'll hold into its value too well second-hand for me to ever bother with one. If it holds its value as well as the mk1, a four-year-old RS will be competing with four-year-old M3s.

Edited by kambites on Friday 6th March 19:09

[DennisTheMenace]

I just love the sound of that thing , that burble and wastegate chatter


Dear santa ....

[adycav]

kambites said:

Out of interest, does anyone know if it would be possible to make a spec-D type car? I know that the wider track would cause problems, but could the rest of the body-kit be replaced with standard focus parts?

kambites I share your views - I even mentioned my desire for a spec-d version myslef in an earlier thread.

Not only do I feel that the looks are about 15-20% over the top, I reckon it would attract the wrong sort of attention like nothing else. I wouldn't dare leave it parked on a city centre street at night, that's for sure.

[j123]

Does any one know what sort of 4WD system Oli talked about in his article that Ford first tried? From a Kuga? JL