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Video: Top Gear – 2009 Ford Focus RS vs. 2009 Renault Megan R26.4

Posted: Jul 13, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Videos

Top Gear has finally gotten around to testing the 2009 Ford Focus RS; however, instead of just concentrating on the Focus RS, Richard Hammond joins Jeremy Clarkson in a head-to-head battle with Renault Megan R26.R powered by a 2.0 turbo making 227-hp.
So how does it compare to the 300-hp 2.5L 5-cylinder Duratec with a large Borg [...]

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Video: Fifth Gear tests Ford Focus RS against Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X

Posted: Jun 12, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Mitsubishi, Videos

The 300-hp 2.5L 5-cylinder Duratec engine under the hood of the 2009 Ford Focus RS definitely gives it an edge over many of its rivals. The folks at Fifth Gear think that the new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X can definitely give the Focus RS some strong competition so they decided to put the two cars [...]

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

Posted: May 26, 2009

Filed under: Ford

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 [...]

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Video: AutoCar puts the 2009 Ford Focus RS against the Nissan GT-R

Posted: May 18, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Ford, Nissan, Videos

The folks over at AutoCar decided to put the new 2009 Ford Focus RS against the Nissan GT-R. Now while we really love the 2009 Focus RS, we really don’t think it deserves to be in the same video as Godzilla. Nonetheless, it’s an interesting approach.
Refresher:
2009 Ford Focus RS: Power comes from a 2.5L 5-cylinder [...]

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Video: Jet Pack Man breaks record while drag racing 2009 Ford Focus RS

Posted: May 11, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Videos

The worldwide famous “Jet Pack Man,” Eric Scott, set another record for the fastest speed on a jet pack, achieving a staggering 68 mph – and he did it on a drag strip against a 2009 Ford Focus RS.
Scott took on the 2009 Ford Focus RS which was piloted by BTCC champion Gordon Shedden.
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Spotted! 2009 Ford Focus RS found hanging out in Michigan

Posted: May 04, 2009

Filed under: Ford

Hermann Salenbauch, FoMoCo’s director of advanced product creation and global performance, said earlier last month that Ford is considering bringing the 2009 Ford Focus RS to the stateside. He said that the decision to sell the Focus RS in the U.S. depends on enthusiasts such as Focus SVT owners. According to our poll, the majority [...]

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Poll: Ford considering Focus RS for the U.S., would you buy it?

Posted: Apr 06, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Industry News, Polls

All of you high-performance hatchback lovers may now rejoice. Ford is considering bringing its 305-hp 2009 Ford Focus RS to the U.S. According to Hermann Salenbauch, FoMoCo’s director of advanced product creation and global performance, the decision to sell the Focus RS in the U.S. depends on enthusiasts such as Focus SVT owners.
Ford is looking [...]

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2009 Ford Focus RS getting ready for record-breaking Nurburgring lap time

Posted: Mar 26, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Ford

Nurburgring lap times give every high-performance cars the bragging rights within their segment. The new 2009 Ford Focus RS is getting ready to take on the Nurburgring lap record for the front-wheel drive hatchbacks.
Currently the record is held by the Renault Megane R26R at 8 minutes and 17 seconds. According to AutoCar the new 300-hp Focus [...]

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Brand Spankin’ New Images: 2009 Ford Focus RS shows all of its colors

Posted: Mar 16, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Ford

We’ve seen a lot of the Electric Green 2009 Ford Focus RS. So much so, that we forgot that the high-performance hatchback is available in two other exterior color options – Frozen White and Electric Blue. Well lucky for us (mostly you) Ford has unveiled a new batch of 2009 Focus RS images that show [...]

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Report: 2009 Ford Focus RS will be the last of the perfomance models

Posted: Mar 02, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

According to sources of Auto Express, the new 2009 Ford Focus RS could be the last model from Ford of Europe to wear the high-performance badge. Of course all this is due to the global economic crisis, future fuel-emissions laws and the fact that it no longer makes business sense for the company.
“The new Focus RS [...]