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The ONLY thing exciting about this car was the Turbo + AWD. With no AWD it's just another over-powered grocery getter.

FORD = STUPID]]>Mar 13th 2008 3:46PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/Mar 13th 2008 4:06PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/Lightweight car that can be used everywhere and returns good gas mileage, bring it on.]]>Mar 13th 2008 4:36PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/
Personally I would want the awd tho :(]]>Mar 13th 2008 5:51PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/
Front wheel drive is still a big deal breaker. Not to mention that it won't be available in the US, and we get the craptacular Focus warmed-over yet again. Left-overs get nasty after a while...
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I could deal with that.
oh well.]]>Mar 13th 2008 4:07PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/stock my ms3 doesn't have many problems with daily driving, but i would have liked a twin scroll turbo or a sequential setup to boost in those low low rpm ranges like on a gti or miniS. hopefully the new turbo i5 will not have the same full-rich-at-full-boost issues of the 'speed' editions (and back to the mazdaspeed prot).
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I think Ford really have a chance to sharpen their image with this (and the Mondeo), using a similar language in the rest of their lineup. Interior/exterior. The stang could learn a lesson or two from this baby, inside and out. The steering wheel in this Focus versus the Stang comes to mind as an example... The gauges, stereo, vents and random trim are also tastefully done.

In other words, wake up, Ford!

I've wanted few Fords, fewer Focus and even fewer FWD cars but I'd take this baby.]]>Mar 13th 2008 5:22PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/Mar 13th 2008 8:04PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/Mar 13th 2008 6:41PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/Mar 13th 2008 10:50PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/Mar 14th 2008 12:45AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/13/top-gear-renders-the-focus-rs/
I have 270+hp/300+ft of torque and I am not a dumb-ass, I don't street race, I run at the track and have drag radials and slicks, the car has run the best of 12.74@106 currently on the stock turbo.

All this nonsense about overpowered FWD cars is just silly. Carroll Shelby said of his then powerful turbocharged FWD Dodge creations - "If you get torque steer, you can't drive"

All this love of electronic "nannies" to do what your hands, your head and right foot should do to control wheel spin, no wonder when people come on the SRT Forums and wonder how come their 1/4 mile times suck, we usually answer "The Driver" mod will help you the most.

I recently installed a Quaife LSD and I see no change really but a bit more traction around corners.

I havea S3 and that will bump power to over 400+hp/450ft at the wheels and will run deep into the 11's on slicks or drag radials.

Stop complaining and learn how to drive or save up for a STi or EVO X. Not everybody wants to butt heads with Subaru and Mitsubishi and produce a car that cost $30K plus....

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