VIDEO: Fifth Gear wrings out Ford's new 300 HP Focus RS

[ErikStenger]

Ford officials who are already sick of American enthusiasts carping endlessly about how we fail to get the "good" Focus in the U.S. may want to consider signing up for some bigger mailboxes. The 2.5-liter, 300-horsepower RS model is just now going on sale in Europe, and videos like this new one from Fifth Gear probably won't help to stem the tide of invectives headed their way.

According to Fifth Gear, the RS returns a somewhat timid-sounding 0-60 mph time of 5.9 seconds, but the RS promises keenly balanced performance elsewhere, with turbo lag that can actually be deployed to assist handling(!). In sum, the UK television program refers to the Blue Oval's 163-mile-per-hour hatch as nothing less than "a bomb in a greenhouse." Excuse me while I go take up gardening...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdAGKNogdAw

 

[MT]

not bad but still a focus for big money

 

[squirrel17404p]

nice car. ugly color.

 

[Soulzz]

Nice.. I hate the color as well .

 

[HeatSurge]

I don't mind the color at all...

FWD fails though. Maybe get a VW Golf?

 

[ErikStenger]

 

[ErikStenger]

VW GTI is heavy compared to others in the same class of compact cars.

 

[Homeless]

Nie...i want to trade in my focus for that one. i do hope they bring it to the US. And the reason its so much is because technically its an import for them

 

[boondokk]

Gah! I just can't see the beauty in those tiny little cars. How much does one cost?

 

[ErikStenger]

Base price
£24,995.00 in the UK

 

[ErikStenger]

Base price of the one that is out now in the UK £24,995.00. The replacement they haven't annouced the price yet.

 

[boondokk]

If i was going to pay 25k for a new car, I'd get a slightly used one (like 2 or 3 years old) that is better and not a FORD.

 

[ErikStenger]

$36,182.70 in the US.