Ford Focus RS


McChip introduces Ford Focus RS with 401 horses - Are you lovin' it?

There are few things we love more than hooning around in a vigorous, purebred sports car – and that's exactly how Mcchip-dkr describes its 401-horsepower Ford Focus RS. That's the Stage 2 version delivering the "whole-blood athlete," but if you want to work your way up to those heights, you can get the Stage 1 conversion for €799 ($1,142 USD). You'll take your hatch from 301 stock horsepower to 345 and bump torque by about 50 lb-ft to 383 with an ECU upgrade. But if 401 is your lucky horsepower number and you like the sound of ... Read more →

Loder1899 heats up Ford's already cookin' Focus RS Jonny Lieberman

Here at the Autoblog, we get accused of many things. From somehow making a living off of the Ford Mustang to dating other male journalists to "FAIL!" we've heard it all. In fact, we hear the ...

VIDEO: Mexican Ford Focus commercial features familiar soundtrack, surprise ending Chris Shunk

The Ford Focus is an automotive study in duality. Europeans get a really good, second generation version of Ford's C-segment wunderkind, while motorists here in the U.S. make do with an updated ...

VIDEO: Ford Focus RS falls short of record with 8:26 Nürburgring lap time Noah Joseph

Point to point, the Ford Focus RS is touted as the fastest vehicle the company has ever made. It reportedly lapped Ford's Lommel test track in Belgium, where we had the chance to sample the ...

VIDEO: Fifth Gear pits Ford Focus RS vs. Mitsubishi Evo X Chris Paukert

Yesterday, we showed you Fifth Gear's take on the new Audi R8 V10 - notable more for their footage of the gorgeous blue test car than for much in the way of actual performance driving and ...

REPORT: Ford passes on bringing current Focus RS to America 7 months ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Ford just wrote us to clarify that while the all-new Focus RS just introduced in Europe won't be for sale in the U.S., "Ford intends to bring some new RS' to the US (as we've already seen in the spy photos of the white car) to use as marketing assets for feedback from enthusiasts" and media. ...

VIDEO: World's Fastest Jet Pack vs. Ford Focus RS 7 months ago on Autoblog

We're all for alternative forms of transportation here at Autoblog, and we're not just talking about hydrogen fuel cells and lithium ion batteries, either. We're talking jet packs! Eric Scott is a 46-year-old Go Fast! Jet Pack pilot from Denver who became the first jet-propelled man to cross ...

2009 Ford Focus RS spotted in Royal Oak, MI 7 months ago on Autoblog

With reviews of the 2009 Ford Focus RS showing up in RSS feeds and mailboxes, Ford's Forbidden Fruit continues to taunt us from abroad. And then... this. Justin over at FocusFantatics was leaving dinner with the misses in Royal Oak, MI when he came across this brilliant white example of Ford's ...

Rumormill Entry No. 3,256 - North America could get next-gen Ford Focus RS 8 months ago on Autoblog

Could the North American market finally get the Ford Focus RS? According to the latest reports, it could happen. But not until after the next-generation model debuts in a couple of years. Like the new Fiesta, the next Focus is being developed as a global product, with the North American market in ...

Ford Focus RS heads to 'Ring in search of a class record 9 months ago on Autoblog

Pretty soon, it seems like the start of Nürburgring lap time season will take its place on motorsports calendars the same way you find with Formula 1 and NASCAR. The 'Ring season officially began last week, and the title card pitted the 2009 Ford Focus RS against the Renaultsport Megane ...

Will the new Focus be Ford's last RS? 10 months ago on Autoblog

Rumor has bubbled up that this latest Ford Focus RS will be the last. That, however, isn't the most outrageous part of the story - after all, just a couple of years ago there were rumors that the RS badge would disappear on the MkII. And the reasons for the rumor aren't wild, either: the cloudy ...

True Blue: First Focus RS rolls off Ford assembly line in Germany 11 months ago on Autoblog

Ford reconnected this week in earnest with the 38 year history of its RS badge when the first production Focus RS rolled off the assembly line in Germany. The 300 horsepower front-drive hot hatch is being built at Ford's Saarlouis plant, alongside the rest of the European-spec Focus line-up, ...

Ford Focus RS starting abroad at 24,995 1 year ago on Autoblog

The 2009 Focus Rallye Sport has a price: £24,995 when it goes on sale in the UK in March. That will put you about £4,000 over a Focus ST3, but for that extra money you get a car that could be much closer to Ford's WRC competitor than it is to its ST3 sibling. The 300 horses and 325 ...

Pics Aplenty: Ford Focus RS gets its blue on 1 year ago on Autoblog

The most popular car color in Europe may be Black, but the new Focus RS isn't one for blending in a crowd. Until now we've only seen images of the car in a bright, almost Kermit-like green color, but now thanks to iMotorMag.com based in the UK, we have a gallery's worth of new images that shows ...

Ford adds Focus Zetec S model in Europe... they can keep this one 1 year ago on Autoblog

We're still ga-ga over the C1 Focus, but this one's moving the needle on the "meh"-o-meter. The Focus Zetec S is badged up and body-kitted, but otherwise a standard-issue Focus Zetec. Actually, while it's no RS, the Zetec and Zetec S are fine little cars offering a wide choice of powertrains in ...

Paris 2008: Live shots of the Ford Focus RS 1 year ago on Autoblog

Ford's new Focus RS has made its second European debut and we've managed to snag some live shots of the new car on the stand. Covered in Ultra Green paint as it is, we could hardly miss it. The new hue is meant to be "a modern interpretation of the 1970's Ford Le Mans Green." In that case, ...

Now That's Fast: UK Ford dealers take 1000 orders for Focus RS 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the 2009 Ford Focus RS The fastest piece of machinery ever devised by Ford of Europe, the highly anticipated Focus RS, just had its first public showing in London and is about to be officially unveiled in Paris next month. But with delivery expected to begin ...

Paris Preview: 2009 Ford Focus RS revealed... again! 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Focus RS Though it first debuted the 2009 Focus RS at the London Motor Show in July, Ford of Europe will do it again at the Paris Motor Show next month and today has given us even more info about the fastest European car to ever wear the Blue Oval badge. ...

Let the leakage begin: Ford Focus RS concept 1 year ago on Autoblog

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 ...

2009 Focus RS info emerges after internet leaks 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Ford Focus RS In the magical lands where the Focus looks cool, otherwise known as Europe, new images of the hotrod 2009 Focus RS have had enthusiasts atwitter the last few days. While the images are clearly 'chops - the wheels and backgrounds look like ...

Top Gear renders the Focus RS 1 year ago on Autoblog

The arrival of the production version of the Focus RS won't be happening until 2009, but during the London Motor Show in July, we'll get our first glimpse of Ford's newest road rocket. Top Gear conjured up some unofficial renderings of what the new RS would look like based on the teaser image that ...

'Chop or not? Ford Focus RS revealed in Autobild 1 year ago on Autoblog

We've already seen the teaser put out by Ford of its new Focus RS, but the crew at Autobild – a bastion of journalist integrity in Germany – has reportedly dropped the first ever shots of Ford's hottest of hot hatches. Rolling on 18-inch OZ wheels and sporting many of the front-end ...

Details of new 280bhp Ford Focus RS revealed 1 year ago on Autoblog

Autocar claims to have the skinny on Ford's new Focus RS that may debut as soon as this summer's London Motor Show. The new Focus RS will get all the updates seen on the 2008 Ford Focus in Europe, which means it will combine the standard car's new Kinetic Design styling cues with big intakes, ...

Ford Focus RS could beget Volvo C30R 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Ford_Focus_RS_could_beget_Volvo_C30R'; Mere minutes after receiving word that Volvo would begin producing the C30 hatch, we've been speculating about the possibility of a performance version that would evolve the stylish three-door into a GTI competitor. The ...

European Ford Focus RS teaser hits the 'net, sales begin in 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's been rumored, spied and denied, but the Blue Oval boys have finally made it official: the Focus RS is on its way. The successor to the Escort RS Cosworth and the last generation Focus RS will be based off the current Focus ST and come equipped with a turbocharged 2.5-liter inline-five ...

Spoiler Alert: World Rally Championship - Acropolis Rally 3 years ago on Autoblog

The WRC's Acropolis Rally of Greece wrapped up Sunday with a Super Special Stage in the Olympic Stadium in Athens (above). The rally report follows the jump... ...






Autoblog Podcast #158: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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