Too bad production has stopped on the Focus RS...regardless of the fact the practically sold them all a year before they even rolled off the assembly line. I think they cost upwards of $40k when converted to US dollars...alot of money for a Focus. Then again, in Europe, the Focus is really considered a "family car" due to is relatively large size compared to the competition.

Personally, I wouldn't buy one. Too much money for a relatively slow car.


At least now the US Focus will finally have a decent motor, the new 2.3l PZEV/Duratec. Should be a good base motor for the next SVT Focus. SVT has rumored to stop production temporarily in 2005...namely because the $13k base model ZX3 with the 2.3l is faster than the Zetec powered SVT.