Hey people.

Just put a deposit on a Focus RS.

Ford have taken a deposit, will let me think it over and if I decide to not proceed, I can get my cash back.

Expected to arrive in Oct.



FOCUS for OZ

 

My mate just put one down too, he has the XR5 now.

 

You planning to sell the s2k or keeping both ? Hmmmm I think the golf R would a better package than the focus .

 

Me too or an S3 but I'm biased lol.

 

only 19inch wheels? Replace them with 21inch spinners

What colour are you getting?

 

Ultimate Green.

440Nm makes this a monster. Thats more than a 335 Twin Turbo and M3.

I'll be keeping the S.

The dealer, had already sold one (white).

315 of these in the country should be, a rare sight

 

I had one for the weekend when I lived in the UK, what a great car, absolute cracker! Loads of personality unlike the Golf R and S3 mentioned above, which in my opinion feel like what they are (fast versions of quite boring cars), the RS however feels quite special, which is odd as I dont really rate the ST (XR5).

Youll love it, I just wonder how the police will react to the noises it makes! Which colour are you going for?

 

Nice car, but isn't the RS just a fast version of a boring car too?

224kw through the front wheels... the tricky diff apparently alleviates all torque steer. Still doesn't overcome the laws of physics, where the front wheels are being asked to do both the steering and drive.

 

To elaborate on my point, i meant that the teutonic pair feel like a fast version of the base car, whilst the RS actually feels special and somewhat a different car to the standard focus.

I would agree with you on the FWD, however its all part of the character and doesn't diminish the experience as much as you think. The front suspension/diff setup seems to do a pretty good job.