Ford Focus RS 300bhp 4x4 !!!!

[Boosha]

Don’t be fooled by the looks of this test car. It is not the ordinary Ford Focus ST but the brand-new Focus RS. Looking closer at the front end one can see the bigger air intakes and the driver helps drawing the photographers attention by giving him the finger and putting his foot down.

The sound of the 300-bhp engine was unmistakable, just like the car’s fast acceleration with four-wheel-drive and the rally-like sound of that dump valve while shifting gears. Add some wide fenders, a more aggressive front end styling and you have the Focus RS, a true competitor to the upcoming EVO X.

[LEE69]

Looks nice and 300 bhp,yes please.

[Dave Hay]

whys it still got the st badge

[chip]

Ive been seeing 4wd focus prototypes on the net for best part of a decade now, but they never seem to make it to production

[Cupatea]

Wasn't this in the magazines about 2-4 months ago? Exact same pictures? In fact, the same write up im sure. Autocar maybe

[chip]

cupatea, it has a "evo magazine" watermark on the pictures

[Dave Hay]

lmao

[Nemesis]

Why haven't they already done a 4x4 Focus? Surely there is a big demand from all the current Cosworth owners for something new?

[@ndy]

Ive been seeing 4wd focus prototypes on the net for best part of a decade now, but they never seem to make it to production

I'll dig the pics out of the Fiesta RS that looks Phat.

Oh and the other rumour is that there will be a Diesel ST Focus out at the end of the year. Possibly based on the Diesel out of the Mondy

[chip]

Why haven't they already done a 4x4 Focus? Surely there is a big demand from all the current Cosworth owners for something new?

Probably because of the rate of development from the evo and scooby, I bet every time ford have it "finished" they look at the market again and go "OMG they now have AYC" or "they now do a 400bhp one"

I think mainly though, its just that ford dont view 4wd as being so important in these modern times of traction control etc.
TBH a focus RS is a stupidly capable road car without needing it!

[Cupatea]

cupatea, it has a "evo magazine" watermark on the pictures

lmao lmao Spot Mr can't see

Sure it was AC though. Photographer will sell the photos to all the mags won't they. I would look for it, but i think my rabbits have eaten that issue now lmao

[chip]

lmao lmao Spot Mr can't see

Sure it was AC though. Photographer will sell the photos to all the mags won't they. I would look for it, but i think my rabbits have eaten that issue now lmao

If they did, then the mag wouldnt use that photographer again, as all mags will buy pictures as "exclusive use" typically.

[Cupatea]

Doh, must have been Evo then....

Oh hold up, thinking about it, i did buy Evo a while back...

[chip]

lmao lmao lmao lmao lmao

[rx jamie]

i thought the awd focus was going to have 400bhp ? or is that the focus cosworth thats supposed to be coming out?

[chip]

SO many rumours, no actual offiical press releases at all though ASFAIK

[turbo_chronic]

the driver helps drawing the photographers attention by giving him the finger and putting his foot down.

lmao lmao

Will be good to see how it squares up with other 4x4 on the market at the moment IF they put it into production

[JimmyFlo]

That is a very nice prototype I just hope to god that they do something with it. Was there not a 4wd mk5 astra in tv before christmas

[lee303]

reason there's not been a 4x4 yet was that the old shell would have taken too much chopping to get the 4wd in there for production,thats why the RS was 2WD, the whole idea of the new platform for the new shape focus was that it had 4wd capability so they could make this car, should be good i reckon