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Top Gear renders the Focus RS

The arrival of the production version of the Focus RS won't be happening until 2009, but during the London Motor Show in July, we'll get our first glimpse of Ford's newest road rocket. Top Gear conjured up some unofficial renderings of what the new RS would look like based on the teaser image that was released earlier this year, and by all accounts, it's mix of restrained aggression and planted purposefulness hits all the right spots and leaves us even more frustrated that we won't be seeing it here in the States.

As for output, informed speculation still pegs the RS as making around 280-300 hp from its turbocharged, inline five-cylinder and sending that grunt to the front wheels. Ford has decided to opt out of equipping the RS with an all-wheel-drive system – something that may prove problematic if it still wants to compete with the Evo and STI – but Ford is assuring enthusiasts that a semi-active limited-slip differential will keep torque steer in check.




dear Subaru,
start cribbing design notes from Ford of Europe.
kthxbye

Mr Kleen wrote:
FF

...but Ford is assuring enthusiasts that a semi-active limited-slip differential will keep torque steer in check.

HAW HAW HAW

keeping torque steer in check. Even the STI has torque steer, and it ostensibly has "symmetric all wheel drive" with hyper-intelligent pandimensional mice or something running it. I think the look is fine. Reminds me of a cosworth rally focus we saw at a car show a few years back. Hideous power in those beasts, and nothing like their docile rentacar bretheren.

Wow +1, I'd hit it if someone took off that ugly Ford badge

Wow, look, it's what the STI/WRX should have been!

I'd rock it 5cycl.... what's the displacement? Need to go actually read the article...

The ass end reminds me of teh earlier cossies that ruled my loins when i was younger.

That Ford = teh secks.

I so need to get stationed in Europe....