Video review of the New Focus RS
22 February 2009, 06:47 PM
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Video review of the New Focus RS
Autocar have done a video review of the new Focus RS.
Has a lovely exhaust note!
Autocar Videos - Autocar.co.uk
Has a lovely exhaust note!
Autocar Videos - Autocar.co.uk
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23 February 2009, 11:19 AM
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A certain amount of pre-launch hype in that video. He fails to mention how shocking the piano black plastic bits look in real life (the rear diffuser looks like a fisher price piece).
He also mentions that the car just will not understeer where the video clearly shows the car understeering across the road in the last clip.
Looks like it'll be a fast and popular car but I wouldn't have one. The ST is a Scooby beater when it comes to fuel consumption and I can see the RS doing less than 20 mpg.
I can't see where Ford are going with this one , they should have gone down the same road as Renault with a lightened, sharp handling track car instead of a bloated overpowered ST+.
He also mentions that the car just will not understeer where the video clearly shows the car understeering across the road in the last clip.
Looks like it'll be a fast and popular car but I wouldn't have one. The ST is a Scooby beater when it comes to fuel consumption and I can see the RS doing less than 20 mpg.
I can't see where Ford are going with this one , they should have gone down the same road as Renault with a lightened, sharp handling track car instead of a bloated overpowered ST+.
23 February 2009, 11:59 AM
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for that money would rather have an EVO X,at least its a tough looking saloon,every thing else looks almost the same ie New Impreza,Focus,golf,Mazda 3,Seat Leon 
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23 February 2009, 01:08 PM
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stonking looking motor in white. looks aggressive, sounds aggressive and looks like it's pretty aggressive on the road. tbh the last of the understeer could most likely be dialed out with a good geometry setup.
wish i had the money to get one.
wish i had the money to get one.
23 February 2009, 03:30 PM
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Vicki meets Charley Boorman for some four-wheeled fun, Jonny familiarises himself with the Honda Insight's green credentials, and Tiff indulges in a classic shootout featuring some hot hatches from the 1980s. Also, Jason zooms in on the Ford Focus RS, Jonny tries to make a quick buck from a rust bucket at an auto-parts jumble sale, and Tim reviews speed-camera alerting systems.
23 February 2009, 06:42 PM
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A seriously nice looking car, though it'll be 10 years of more before I can afford a second hand 1
23 February 2009, 06:48 PM
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The fully spec'd RS will be closer to £30K which will put it in the same bracket as the 330BHP 346.6lbs torque AWD Impreza WRX Sti 330S.....
23 February 2009, 09:33 PM
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I'm sure Clarkson will do a number on it too in the next Top Gear - Poweeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrr!!!!
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