So you own a Ford Focus RS and are pretty upset that Ford just released a hotter version of the RS with the new 345-hp Focus RS500. Worry not – Ford has just announced a new Ford-approved performance upgrade MP350 package that boosts the output of the standard Focus RS to 345-hp with a maximum [...]
According to a Ford insider, the limited-edition Ford Focus RS500 sold out within 12 hours of being revealed, even though FoMoCo has yet to announce prices. The source said that despite Ford being forced to unveil the car 48 hours earlier than planned, it received over 500 expressions of intent to purchase. “From that moment [...]
To mark the end of production for the current Ford Focus RS, Ford of Europe is celebrating with this limited-edition RS model called the RS500. Limited to just 500 units, the Ford Focus RS500 will make its debut at the 2010 Leipzig Motor Show in Germany next month. “We were determined to mark the end [...]
Almost 2 months ago we heard reports that Ford is working special-edition stripped-out Clubsport RS to bid farewell to the current Focus RS before the next-generation model comes out. Well, it can now be confirmed that the model will be called the Focus RS500 and it will be unveiled in 5 days. The Ford Focus [...]
In its press release for the 2012 Ford Focus Wagon earlier today, FoMoCo confirmed that it is working on a global performance version of new Focus using Ford EcoBoost engine technology. “At Geneva, Ford is also confirming that a global performance vehicle will be developed as part of the next-generation Focus range, and that it [...]
Want the Ford Focus RS in the United States? Yes, so do we. Well, be patient because the next-generation Focus RS might very well be on its way to the stateside. While Ford executive Derrick Kuzak was heading the development of the 2000 Ford Focus, Jost Capito was in charge of transforming the compact hatch into [...]
We’ve always felt deprived of FoMoCo’s hot hatchback in the United States and now it seems like Ford is just rubbing it in our faces. According to latest rumors out of Europe, to bid farewell to the current Focus RS, Ford is planning a special-edition stripped-out Clubsport RS and a brand new RS based on [...]
At the 2010 Detroit Auto Show next month, FoMoCo will unveil the next-generation Ford Focus. Of course, we’d eventually like to see Ford bring the European Focus RS hot-hatch to the states so we can do things like this to it. Meet the Ford Focus RS by Mcchip – a German based tuner that thought [...]
When Ford first introduced the new Focus RS to the European market, it had planned to produce only 1,200 units. However, due to high-demand, Ford of Europe has decided to build an additional 400 units of the 305-hp Ford hatchback – exclusively for sale in Germany. Ford said that this is the final decision and [...]
Many would agree that at 300-hp, the 2009 Ford Focus RS is already one of the hottest high-performance hatchbacks on the road. However, if you’re Loder1899, the Focus RS could use a little more horsepower. Loder1899′s 2009 Focus RS pumps a total of 345-hp from the 2.5L turbocharged 5-cylinder engine, an increase of 45-hp over [...]
