Car and driver focus rs

Ford focus rs 2018 test, dimension, prices, trunk, road test. We drive the 165mph ford focus rs get the latest car. Ford focus quickclear heated windscreen a godsend in cold weather. That would be an interesting argument if the german cars you cited sold for the same price as a new focus rs. Focus rs was rated somewhere between the 2 and seemed to be the most funexciting. Mountune usa builds many of the engines for the factorysupported rally and rallycross teams and have kits available at ford dealerships in europe.

We tried the new ford focus rs 2018 road, highperformance hatchback. Our test car came with optional michelin pilot sport cup 2s, an extreme racetrackorientated tire thats available on trackready cars such as the. There are no incentives, there are no rebates, there are no target sales goal deals to be had, and there is absolutely no cash on the hood. Focus rs vs sti vs golf r i found this comparison on another board and figured i would share. Regardless, the 252hp focus st is a blast to drive and has the everyday versatility of a fourdoor hatchback. Ford has been hyping its allwheeldrive hatchback for pretty much a full year, most recently with a viral video campaign featuring more episodes than many hbo dramas. They tested all of them in france and all of them were manuals no dsg for the vw. The honda stopped shorter than any other car in our test, too, needing 99 feet to stop from 60 mph, and it tied the focus rs 24. The focus rss torque vectoring rear drive module rdm can transfer 100 percent of the cars available power to the left or right rear wheel within.

The ford focus rs is a car that needs little introduction. The most powerful version of ford focus rs focus range, one rung above even the st version, but with this generation. If the car decides you are driving it in too abusive of a manner and might blow the thing up, it will disengage to save itself from your bad driving. The traction benefits are clear, the focus st hitting 062 mph in 5. My name is tj frye as a driving instructor, stage rally, circuit racing and even tactical driving for the us special forces. And american car company ford actually builds the rs in germany. Guys i owned an rs for about a year and it is definitely a tad quicker than the type r, but the extremely harsh ride quality is just horrible unless you are on a smooth race track.

The mega focus, revealed at last photos from car and driver. Theres barely a mark against the focus rs in terms of performance. Ford focus rs showdown golf r, sti, evo x tv season 1. The 2016 focus rs is a true allaround car, one you can enjoy all weekend on twisting twolanes or even on a track day or two or at a rally, then spend the. I dont even like this focus, though i found your argument too ridiculous to ignore. The problem with this is that the adaptive shocks ford uses dont offer the dynamic range you get from, say, one of gms magnetic shocks. Focus rs vs sti vs golf r page 6 nasioc welcome to the north american subaru impreza owners club.

All the things no one told me about the ford focus rs. Been cross shopping the car with a sti, golf r, and a regal gs awd, which are all about the same price, with the focus rs, and i cant find a reason to get any of the others over the focus, which i fully intend to get as soon as i find a stable job just graduated college. I found this comparison on another board and figured i would share. Find highresolution car images in our photogallery archive. Compare msrp, invoice pricing, and other features on the 2017 ford focus rs and 2017 subaru wrx sti and 2017 volkswagen golf r.

The focus rx does everything in breakneck pace and in a cloud of burned rubber. The 2018 ford focus rs has everything youd expect from a sports car. Ford focus rss 345bhp was supercar territory 25 years ago. All our impressions on the test drive, complete with price, technical and performance. The ford focus rs is a weaponsgrade compact hatchback with a 350hp turbocharged fourcylinder engine, a sixspeed manual transmission, and a torquevectoring allwheeldrive system designed with rallycar shenanigans in mind.

Regardless, the 252hp focus st is a blast to drive and has the. So this car is actually competing with the likes of m3, s4, c43 and c63 for a living space. The rs beat the crap out of me so much, thats the reason i got rid of it. That it falls in favor of the focus has something to do with the. A flashback to when we ran the last ford focus rs in 2009. Its the allwheel drive 315plus hp hot hatch with the 2. Focus rs driving modes explained features about the car. But just in case you need onesay, for a skeptical spousewe have you covered. Furthermore, ford credit, which leased me the fiesta st at a phenomenal rate. Car and driver just published a comparison between the focus rs, the golf r and the subaru sti. The fantastic ford focus rs enters its final year of production packed with performance paraphernalia and ready to. The ford focus rs is a car so special and so emotionally rewarding that it needs no rational justification.

It might not have the power or flair of a brandnew focus rs, but youll get a heck of a lot of car. Meet the usbound, allwheeldrive 2016 ford focus rs. The tires are the primary contributor to these performance results, although the allwheel drive. A better place to drive the first focus rs to be sold in america, but here in the uk. Car and driver magazine tells us in their rs report that 2018 is the final year for the focus rs, and there will be only 1,000 produced for the.

Judging by the rolling start 560mph test and the top gear acceleration tests, the focus rs and golf r seem to have motors that are much more flexible that the stis old ej25 read. The focus rs is a car of expectation and history, but it drops into a market that does have excellent competition. This was, after all, a car that was lauded by all comers, received a maximum fivestar road. The focus rs has 19inch wheels and adaptive shocks. It gets the focus rs engine with a new turbo and handling upgrades. Car and driver article on the type r vs focus rs 2016.