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Imagine if Ford brings this over here ! :o Bye, bye to all the imports ! 
Ford Focus RS: a monster is reborn
The RS badge has always been an emotive one for Ford, since it has typically adorned the marque's top-drawer rally-derived performance machines.
Visually, the car seems to follow a less is more philosophy, eschewing the likes of the gigantic rear wing seen on the last-generation Escort Cosworth RS. But it's the brave heart under the bonnet that should provide the real excitement.
The Duratec 2.0-litre engine fitted to the standard Focus 2.0i has been turbocharged, boosting maximum power to a muscular, if not brutal 250 h.p. at 5 500 r/min. Accompanying torque comes to 310 Nm at 3 500 r/min.
As a result, the Focus takes off like a scalded cat when launched off the mark. Ford claims a sub-7 sec 0-60 sprint time, Top speed is a quoted 230 km/h. Braking from 160 km/h to zero requires just 4.1 sec.
Fortunately, it would appear that the rallying roots of the Focus RS are more then just skin deep. Many suppliers to the Ford WRC team also supply parts for this special road car. They include bucket seats from Sparco, a Garret turbocharger, OZ Racing wheels, Brembo brakes, Sachs Racing shock absorbers, a Quaife LS differential and an AP Racing clutch.
Ford Focus RS: a monster is reborn
The RS badge has always been an emotive one for Ford, since it has typically adorned the marque's top-drawer rally-derived performance machines.
Visually, the car seems to follow a less is more philosophy, eschewing the likes of the gigantic rear wing seen on the last-generation Escort Cosworth RS. But it's the brave heart under the bonnet that should provide the real excitement.
The Duratec 2.0-litre engine fitted to the standard Focus 2.0i has been turbocharged, boosting maximum power to a muscular, if not brutal 250 h.p. at 5 500 r/min. Accompanying torque comes to 310 Nm at 3 500 r/min.
As a result, the Focus takes off like a scalded cat when launched off the mark. Ford claims a sub-7 sec 0-60 sprint time, Top speed is a quoted 230 km/h. Braking from 160 km/h to zero requires just 4.1 sec.
Fortunately, it would appear that the rallying roots of the Focus RS are more then just skin deep. Many suppliers to the Ford WRC team also supply parts for this special road car. They include bucket seats from Sparco, a Garret turbocharger, OZ Racing wheels, Brembo brakes, Sachs Racing shock absorbers, a Quaife LS differential and an AP Racing clutch.
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it is indeed bad assed. Unfortunately, Scott, us foci people already know all about it 
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U.S. Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA)
“If someone is so fearful that they are going to start using their weapons to protect their rights, it makes me very nervous that these people have weapons at all.”
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Originally posted by "FordMan"
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Originally Posted by 87IROC
it is indeed bad assed. Unfortunately, Scott, us foci people already know all about it
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U.S. Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA)
“If someone is so fearful that they are going to start using their weapons to protect their rights, it makes me very nervous that these people have weapons at all.”
Originally Posted by XYNaPSE
Article I Section 8 gives Congress the power to do whatever Congress deems necessary.
