The Ford Focus RS syndicates 345bhp with all-wheel drive and offered for only £30,000 in the UK
The Ford Focus RS was the most eagerly awaited hatch from Ford in 2016. It certainly meets the expectations. It’s on sale now, with the initial deliveries starting in the winter this year, and we have got all the facts and specs of this crazy mega-hot hatchback here.
What is it?
With a starting price of £30,000, you would now not expect a lot, however Ford has given the new Focus RS power with a turbocharged 2.3-litre four cylinder engines. This may help it go onto a top speed of 165mph, with zero to 62mph bench mark speed in just 4.7 seconds. Make no mistake; the new RS will probably be one critically swift hatchback.
Those efficiency and performance figures give the Ford Focus RS the rumble to tackle its main challengers such as Audi RS3, Mercedes A45 AMG and Honda Civic type R. We have now already been inside the new Focus RS for a ride and that was once sufficient to endorse the infrequent features of the Focus RS. While the anticipation builds ahead of the initial riding experiences, Ford has been blissful to tease us with small print of its new little one, together with a lot of online entertainment through its Sync 3.
What are the challenges and targets?
Following the vastly confident response to the Ford GT supercar at the 2015 Detroit Motor exhibit, Ford aimed to instill some supercar thrills within the present Focus RS with a flared nostril and wheel arches as well as the crucial aggressive stance.
The ultra-modern model to put on the fabled RS badge follows a long line of low priced but significantly high-efficiency Fords, a dynasty that began back in 1968 with the 15M RS and introduced legends like the Escort RS1600, Sierra RS Cosworth, Escort RS Cosworth and two focus RS units before this. The brand new all-wheel-drive Focus RS comes with a differential system that sends 70 per cent of power to the rear end with all of that force able to be sent to a single wheel if required.
Ford Focus RS 2.3 litre EcoBoost engine
Under the bonnet there is a Ford Focus EcoBoost engine with the turbocharger that offers a displacement of 2298cm3 and will be shared with this year’s all new Ford Mustang. However, in contrast to the United States muscle vehicle, the hatch will get a twin-twirl turbocharger with a hefty compressor for better airflow, as well as a larger intercooler. And we’re assured these sawn-off twin exhausts will emit deep-throated gargles. Power delivered by the engine is 345bhp that’s 17bhp more than the 2.5-litre 5-cylinder engine. The 2.3-litre EcoBoost has CO2 emissions of 20 per cent less than on the last RS.
Specializing in concrete aerodynamics the hatch has helped Ford reducing drag and adding downforce to improve grip and handling. The muscular body kit of the all new Focus RS together with a redesigned front bumper, grille and gigantic rear spoiler has been reinvented to give the mega-hatch a real look.