That ends today asFord unleashes the brand new Focus RS. The third Generation of the RS is the first to be offered on our side of the pond, finally giving the U.S. a Focus with more rally-capable performance instead of an autocross plaything like the ST. What makes this one special?
Whereas the last Focus RS channelled its power through a RevoKnuckle front-wheel drive system, Ford has turned to all-wheel drive for the new car. Instead of using a conventional differential or a haldex system, though, Ford has created a torque vectoring system that manages power forwards, ...
Byline: By Robin RobertsCoventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Stop. Rewind four days. I’m at Ford’s Pilot Plant in Cologne, trickling a pristine car out of the gates. Given mine are the first hands outside the company to be granted access to the RS, I decide it’s prudent to prove they’re a safe pair. I indicate left, look both ways, ...
Developed in consultation with Ken Block, the third-gen Ford Focus RS combines a powerful 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine with a new high-tech, dynamic torque vectoring all-wheel drive system. It will also be the first RS to be sold in the US.
But let’s forget the raw numbers for a moment and focus on what’s really got people interested: the design. Style is of paramount importance to the successor to the original R5, something Renault design chief, Gilles Vidal, explains. “The idea for the exterior is to find cues and ...
Ambrosini’s company initially sold performance parts forvehicles made by Fiat, but after World War II, it began building its own sports cars, up until the mid 1970s, including the 208 Spider, with a design typical to the Italian ‘Barchettas’ of the period. ...
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Ford must really like the word “drift,” as well as the vehicular sliding it describes, a lot. The all-wheel-drive, turbocharged Ford Focus RS hot hatch has a Drift mode, in which more power is sent to the rear axle than typical and apportioned between the left and right rear...