The 2017 Ford Focus RS is a lot like the cool kid in high school. A bad boy image goes a long way towards boosting popularity and the RS’s recent notoriety surrounding its ‘Drift Mode’ function does not seem to have hurt it at all. Like the kid who smokes […]
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2017 Ford Focus RS POV review – first impressions (video)
This is the quickest-accelerating Ford production car available in Australia right now. Yes, the mighty Ford Focus RS has been an instant hit with Ford fans and hot hatch fans ever since it launched last year. What’s it like to drive? That’s what we’re here for. One of the best […]
UK police remember the Ford RS200 days, try Focus RS
Police in the UK are the latest recipients of one of our favourite hot hatches, the all-but sold out Ford Focus RS. The loan from Ford marks 30 years since the brand offered up a RS200 for active duty, which they took a staged photograph of the RS200 in police […]
Video: How not to use Drift Mode in Ford Focus RS
Ford’s Drift Mode feature on the new Focus RS has drawn universal praise from most media outlets and consternation from our alarmist pedestrian council and mainstream media. Ford warns this feature should only be used on a racetrack. It uses all-wheel drive trickery and its GKN rear axle to initiate […]
Ford Focus RS500 awaiting green light, could hit 294kW
Rumours of a hotter RS500 verison of the wildly successful Ford Focus RS continue to broil as a business case for the car is presently being evaluated. According to Autocar, whether or not this happens depends on whether it can be added to the Cologne production line without causing any […]
Factory-backed Mountune Ford Focus RS upgrades announced
Not that it needs any extra motivation, Ford’s aftermarket tuning partner Mountune has developed an upgrade package for the hot new Ford Focus RS. Mountune is based on the UK but it does offer upgrades for the Australian-delivered Fiesta and Focus ST models. For the Focus RS, the 2.3-litre turbo […]
Ford Focus RS ‘Drift Mode’ under scrutiny in Australia
The new Ford Focus RS has just gone on sale in Australia and already it has drawn the indignation of safety experts, including Harold Scruby, head of the Pedestrian Council of Australia, because of its switchable ‘Drift Mode’. The Focus RS is the 257kW halo car of the Focus range, […]
2016 Ford Focus RS now on sale in Australia from $50,990
Ford Australia is finally announcing the official introduction of the highly-anticipated 2016 Ford Focus RS super hot hatch. With prices kicking off at $50,990 (plus on-roads), you’re looking at the most powerful Ford Focus to hit the Australian roads and also the most affordable RS. It is also the 30th […]