So, it makes 345hp.....| Grassroots Motorsports forum |

yamaha MegaDork
6/25/15 8:59 a.m.

The new Focus RS that is.....

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/06/25/ford-focus-rs-345-horsepower-video-official/

RossD PowerDork
6/25/15 9:03 a.m.

petegossett GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
6/25/15 9:10 a.m.

Well ok then, I may take back my comment on preferring the Golf R over this!

On the other hand, maybe this will drive down the prices of low-mile used Golf Rs just a bit.

tuna55 UltimaDork
6/25/15 9:27 a.m.

Wow.

Uncoiled Reader
6/25/15 9:30 a.m.

DaveEstey PowerDork
6/25/15 9:30 a.m.

I wish they wouldn't leverage "Ken Block" so much with this.

Captain crash

docwyte Dork
6/25/15 9:33 a.m.

When is this going to be for sale here?

Ian F MegaDork
6/25/15 9:34 a.m.

In reply to docwyte:

I've heard early-mid 2016.

z31maniac UltimaDork
6/25/15 9:49 a.m.

Hmmm, this has me very seriously rethinking the plans to make the BRZ trackworthy and just take it back to stock and wait for this to come out.

carczar_84 Reader
6/25/15 9:53 a.m.

The wife's Mazda 3 hatch may be getting replaced. . .

kanaric Dork
6/25/15 10:33 a.m.

So the Irish ford website was right!

fujioko HalfDork
6/25/15 10:59 a.m.

cough four door cough

EricM SuperDork
6/25/15 11:00 a.m.

awd?

singleslammer UltraDork
6/25/15 11:00 a.m.

Do we have a price yet? I won't be able to afford it at all but want to know anyway.

z31maniac UltimaDork
6/25/15 11:14 a.m.

EricM wrote: awd?

Yes, this has been known for a long time.

turtl631 Reader
6/25/15 11:16 a.m.

Want more.

yamaha MegaDork
6/25/15 11:53 a.m.

singleslammer wrote: Do we have a price yet? I won't be able to afford it at all but want to know anyway.

That's conflicting, I've heard varied 40, 45, & 50k figures thrown about.

Tom_Spangler GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
6/25/15 12:05 p.m.

This car makes me wish I was 20 year younger.

Fobroader Reader
6/25/15 12:07 p.m.

PHeller PowerDork
6/25/15 12:07 p.m.

yamaha wrote:
singleslammer wrote: Do we have a price yet? I won't be able to afford it at all but want to know anyway.
That's conflicting, I've heard varied 40, 45, & 50k figures thrown about.

You can be a used Z06 and a normal Focus for that kind of money. Yikes.

Heck you could almost get a Focus ST + used 400hp STI for that kind of money.

KSScotton New Reader
6/25/15 12:27 p.m.

Not the best pic but this was waiting outside the Munich airport for me last month. technically not waiting just for me but I like think that ;-)

NGTD UltraDork
6/25/15 12:58 p.m.

Fobroader wrote:

Yup - I will be ready to buy in 2018. Someone take good care of one for me. I almost never buy new!

Fobroader Reader
6/25/15 1:00 p.m.

NGTD wrote:
Fobroader wrote:
Yup - I will be ready to buy in 2018. Someone take good care of one for me. I almost never buy new!

Im with ya on the buying new part...but for a car like this, I may go new so I can take care of it from day one.

WOW Really Paul? MegaDork
6/25/15 1:56 p.m.

PHeller wrote:
yamaha wrote:
singleslammer wrote: Do we have a price yet? I won't be able to afford it at all but want to know anyway.
That's conflicting, I've heard varied 40, 45, & 50k figures thrown about.
You can be a used Z06 and a normal Focus for that kind of money. Yikes. Heck you could almost get a Focus ST + used 400hp STI for that kind of money.

Yea, and $5k bought me a motorcycle with enough power to take a Veyron's lunch money in a straight line and probably whip it silly in corners. That "But you can get xxxx for xxxx" game is played out and pretty pointless.

I'd still rather have a gt350, but that's just me.

In a local board, best comment thus far was between the STI vs FocusRS......everyone admitted at least the Ford's engine probably wouldn't blow up due to terrible factory design/tuning....