Also thrown in are oversized 363mm Brembo front brakes, lightweight 19in alloys made using aerospace techniques, Pirelli P Zero Corsa tyres, plus a load of otherwise optional packs and other trinkets. What about the interior? The virtue of a hot hatch like the Focus ST is that it is suppo...
1 NEW FORD FOCUS SPECIFICATIONS PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMY Focus 5dr Fuel consumption l/100 km 1 Performance Engine Power (PS) CO 2 (g/km) 1 Combined Max speed (km/h) 0-100 km/h 0-62 mph (sec) 50-100 km/h 31-62 mph (sec) 2 1.0-litre EcoBoost (6-spd manual)100 116-146...
torque steer, making it even easier to deploy with precision the Focus ST’s power and torque via bespoke-specification Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyres. Larger front and rear brake components provide the foundation for a high performance braking system with improved stopping power and fade resistance...
Ford introduces all-new Focus ST enhanced with advanced sports technologies for best-ever performance and agility in five-door and wagon body styles Powerful, free-revving powertrains include 280 PS, 420 Nm, 2.3-litre EcoBoost petrol with twin-scroll turbo and anti-lag; 190 PS 2.0-litre EcoBl...
The Focus ST sits 10mm lower compared to other Focus in the range and rites on 18-inch alloy wheels wrapped in specially developed Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres. The uprated suspension knuckles and an all-new anti-roll bar design aims to provide better feedback and control. Standard features on ...
Well, the stiffer ST-Line and ST-Line Vignale set-ups control body lean better in corners, making them the most agile trims in the range. Honestly, though, every Focus flows with elegant balance along roads strewn with challenging cambers, contours and crests. The taller Active models do le...
up to 75 per cent stiffer than the iron used in traditional castings. Ford Performance ensured the engine delivers immediate response to throttle inputs, and a race-bred anti-lag system similar to that first seen on the Ford GT road car and Focus ST enables rapid delivery...
Overall, gearing is one per cent longer than ST due to the larger rolling circumference of Focus RS’ specially developed tyres – further evidence of the team’s attention to every detail. This allows gearing long enough for Ford Focus RS to reach the all-important 100 km/h barrier in sec...
but the RS is in its element. We’re on winter tyres to adhere with German law, and right now they’re working miracles, holding their line as the surface transitions from dry to wet, ploughing through standing water and rounding off chinks in the road surface courtesy of the softer compo...
It's a monster, just look at it. Ford's workman-like Ranger pick-up truck has been transformed into a product that forms part of the Ford Performance line-up, alongside the Fiesta and Focus ST, and the iconic GT. All of them are designed as image building halo vehicles that will ...