Filed under: Euro, Hatchbacks, Ford, Misc. Auto Shows
Let the leakage begin: Ford Focus RS concept
Click either image for a high-res gallery of the Ford Focus RS.
We've been teased twice and now we finally get our first unmasked glimpse of the Ford Focus RS concept, due to debut at the London Motor Show next month. Images of the gaudy green hatch have begun to surface on a few sites across the pond, and the aggressive body work and racy interior mean that Ford's hottest hatch has to be packing some serious kit underhood. It is.
The Focus RS will be equipped with a tweaked version of the turbocharged Duratec 2.5-liter inline-five found in the ST, and will send between 280 and 300 hp, along with 300+ lb.-ft. of torque, through the front wheels via a six-speed gearbox equipped with a Quaife limited-slip differential. With that kind of power, the RS should be able to make the run to 60 in less than six seconds – assuming you don't torque-steer yourself into a tree in the process.
The dynamic body kit, complete with gaping maw, flared fenders, side sills, rear diffuser and wing, and unfortunate fender vents, compliments the lowered ride height, 19-inch, 15-spoke wheels and upgraded brakes. Inside, color-matched, two-tone Recaro thrones join an RS-specific instrument cluster and smaller diameter steering wheel.More information should be released in the run-up to the show. As always, watch this space.
Gallery: Leakage: Ford Focus RS
[Source: Autoblog Spanish - Translated]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Xcrunk 1:05PM (7/03/2008)
Something we'll never see in the U.S.A.
Well, at least we can visit the Ford dealership and see all those unsold F-150's.
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geo.stewart 1:16PM (7/03/2008)
"Let the leakage begin"
yes the drool is leaking out of my mouth....
very sharp looking mobile, and competent if anything like the current
Apexjr 1:24PM (7/03/2008)
Are you kidding me? C'mon Ford, sell the good stuff to the customer base that started and made your company! Maybe if they treated there primary customer base better they might turn around.
This car looks and sounds like it should perform very well. Guess I'll have to join the group of those that continue to pass by every Ford dealership.
Disgruntled Goat 2:26PM (7/03/2008)
"Something we'll never see in the U.S.A."
We better see something like this in the US, and quick. If not then maybe Ford deserves their resulting inevitable death. If this had been for sale here 2 years ago they'd be grinning ear to ear right now as they struggled to keep up with demand. Instead they're throwing $5000 on the hood of the F-150 just to make them go away.
Cars like this make you realize that Ford is in their piss-poor position not because they can't make appealing cars in the US, it's because they choose not too.
Aprime 2:33PM (7/03/2008)
They may only have a compact, but they're not (albeit the last time we heard) financially crippled the way GM is.
GM's gotta find 15 billion dollars to end the year, 15 billion dollars.
Bankcruptcy just seems inevitable if Rick isn't replaced.
SimbaDogg 8:07PM (7/03/2008)
voted you up for this comment, but voted you down for your 2nd repost...
anyways, this IMO shows the sheer stupidity of FMC when it comes to product assortment. They see that Mitsu and Subie have sold WRX's and Lancer Evos like hotcakes, and they've been very much a tuner nation phenomenon. But the one car they could use to steal some marketshare from the two (all three getting their origins from WRC), they decide still to this day not to bring it over. I can't say i want ford to go under, because that would be a HUGE blow to the american economy, but jesus h christ...it doesn't take Doc Brown to realize they got a good idea coming. Maybe someone just needs to fall off the toilet to get the creative brain juices flowing.
Torrent 1:06PM (7/03/2008)
AARRRGGHHH!!! They all look the same.
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xcrunk 1:06PM (7/03/2008)
Something we'll never see in the U.S.A.
Well, at least we can visit the Ford dealership and see all those unsold F-150's.
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DCragtop 1:08PM (7/03/2008)
Come to daddy!
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Brian 1:09PM (7/03/2008)
Sweet!! Please bring this over here!!
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Pacman 1:12PM (7/03/2008)
Give me a different color but everything else is spot on!
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mr.ed 5:15PM (7/03/2008)
At an auto show several years ago, there was a Porsche 911 with mint green paint, and grey leather with mint piping and interior accents. I didn't care for it, sure do remember it. Maybe that's the point with this. It looks like a big sneaker. A Walmart sneaker.
OKC05SRT6 11:01PM (7/03/2008)
It needs to be AWD.
Ray 1:12PM (7/03/2008)
Nice STI!!!!
oh wait...
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Jason 3:01PM (7/03/2008)
This thing is way better looking than the new STI.
ugg.tryptophan 7:51PM (7/03/2008)
by two miles
theone 1:13PM (7/03/2008)
This may be the only ford I want to buy. Oh wait, Ford only sell stuff we don't want. too bad...
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MrWintrode 1:17PM (7/03/2008)
So if this is for the UK, why is it LHD?
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Dazza 1:20PM (7/03/2008)
Who said it was only for the UK? As with the previous Focus RS, it'll be sold in the UK and select continental European markets.
The car will debut at the London show, but that doesn't mean it's only destined for the UK.
MrWintrode 2:17PM (7/03/2008)
Good point, but still kind of odd for a car debuting at a London Auto show to not be presented in RHD.