Ford cancels plans to bring the Focus RS to the U.S.

Posted: May 26, 2009
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Last month, Ford’s director of advanced product creation and global performance Hermann Salenbauch, said that FoMoCo is considering the possibility of bringing the Ford Focus RS to stateside. 

Ford is looking for “feedback from the media and customers” Salenbauch told Automotive News. “How much do they like it? Is it really what they want? We are pretty confident that it is.”

Earlier this month, a 2009 Ford Focus RS was spotted in Royal Oak, Michigan. 

Now, a new report from UK’s AutoCar says that Ford will not bring the Focus RS to the United States. According to Jost Capito, who is the new head of Ford’s global performance division, selling the Focus RS in the U.S. would cost too much.

“We’d like to, but the base car isn’t homologated for North America and that’s too costly a job to carry out just for a niche vehicle like the RS,” said Capito.

We are deeply disappointed and hurt.

2009 Ford Focus RS

 

- By: Kap Shah

Source: AutoCar


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  • Pat

    Nooooooooooooooooooo… why!?!?! how much would it cost to sell here!??

  • kabluey

    Automobile Magazine reported it would sell for $45,000… Ford's just aren't worth that much to me lol No matter how bright-colored they are…

  • Bobmarley

    I thought it was going to be priced at $38-40k which is already too high? $45k would be rediculous for this car.

    Its nice but I would expect the price range to be in the mid to upper 20's…around what a mazdaspeed3 or base WRX goes for. And its FWD? You could get so much more for $40k

  • Bobmarley

    I thought it was going to be priced at $38-40k which is already too high? $45k would be rediculous for this car.

    Its nice but I would expect the price range to be in the mid to upper 20's…around what a mazdaspeed3 or base WRX goes for. And its FWD? You could get so much more for $40k