We’re pretty satisfied with the new Ford Focus and the 247-hp Focus ST that will debut next year. However, our enthusiast heart still yearns for a new version of the RS500. Powered by a 2.5 liter inline 5-cylinder turbo engine, the Ford Focus RS500 makes a whopping 350-hp and all that power is transferred to [...]
As Ford has been going global with the latest Focus, we used to be jealous of how much better the European Focuses were compared to our North American version. And it still is that way…somewhat. Rumor has it that Ford is considering an RS version of the latest generation global Ford Focus. This hint comes [...]
Ken Block is testing his Ford Focus RS WRC at M-Sport’s proving grounds before its final race at Rally GB. With extreme conditions such as slush and standing water, Ken and co-driver Alex Gelsomino hydroplaned and were sent into the trees. Block is perfectly okay and will continue racing at Rally GB. Check out the [...]
So you’re pretty upset that all of the 500 limited-edition 345-hp Ford Focus RS500 have been spoken for – well, BBR is here to cheer you up with new performance conversions for the base Ford Focus RS. BBR says that its four stage performance upgrade for the Focus RS took 18 months to perfect and [...]
It was reported yesterday that FoMoCo is scheduled to show the next-generation Ford Focus ST at the 2010 Paris Motor Show in October. However, many Focus enthusiasts are wondering what the automaker has in store for the next-generation Focus RS. Click here for more news on the Ford Focus. Derrick Kuzak, Ford’s head of global [...]
Ford of Europe has released a video showing the process involved in building its new Focus RS500. Check out the video after the jump. Click through for the video. Refresher: Power for the Ford Focus RS500 comes from a turbocharged Duratec RS 2.5-L 5-cylinder engine making 345-hp with a maximum torque of 339 lb-ft. That [...]
It seems like people can’t get enough of the Ford Focus RS and FoMoCo can’t get enough of making all it can out of the hot hatch. Following the high(er)-performance Focus RS500, Ford of France has announced a limited edition Le Mans Classic. Only five units will be produced and each unit will get its [...]
Ford may have sold out of the limited-edition Focus RS500, but it still has a couple of ‘base’ Focus RS units left in its allocation for the UK market. As the last UK-bound examples of its Focus RS hot-hatch to reach British dealers, Ford is offering a special white WRC-style wheel option to mark the [...]
Who the heck is Mikko Hirvonen? The Finnish rally driver currently drives for the BP Ford World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship and has placed third in the drivers’ championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers’ title in both 2006 and 2007. So it’s only right that Hirvonen takes the new 2011 Ford [...]
We’ve waited a really long time to see a video of the new Focus RS500 in action. However, we were a bit disappointed at what Ford of Europe delivered – a 1 minute 6 second video of the Focus RS500 going around some corners with a thumping drum n’ bass beat. Either way, it’s Monday [...]
