Ford Focus II RS (Spy)

[Touareg 2.5]

Don’t be fooled by the looks of this test car. It is not the ordinary Ford Focus ST but the brand new Focus RS. Looking closer at the front end one can see the bigger air intakes and the driver helps drawing the photographers attention by giving him the finger and putting his foot down.

The sound of the 300bhp engine was unmistakable, just like the car’s fast acceleration with 4 wheel drive and the rally-like sound of that dump valve while shifting gears. Add some wide fenders, a more aggressive front end styling and you have the Focus RS, a true competitor to the upcoming EVO X.

Modificato 12 Giugno 2008 da Touareg 2.5

[ISO-8707]

Nn raggiungerà mai il livello delle mitsu e delle impreza a causa del tipo di trazione integrale utilizzato (Credo che utilizzi il sistema montato sulle S60/V70 R)

[Touareg 2.5]

Ok.. tu ti sei salvato

[ISO-8707]

Ah... dimenticavo oltre alla trazione, utilizzerà anche il motore volvo.

[Tommitel]

Ciò non toglie che dovrebbe essere una "simpatica bestia"...

[dalila]

Foto taroccatissime a parte, fa dicerto clamore la potenza di 280cv ed ancor di più, la discutibilissima scelta della trazione anteriore. Già mi immagino le bestemmie all'uscita di ogni tornante!!!

Ford is working on a top-secret new Focus RS, and is likely to choose next year’s London motor show for the car’s grand unveiling.

Buoyed by storming market demand for the Focus ST — which in its first year sold twice as well as its deadly rival, the VW Golf GTi in the UK — Ford believes it has created market space for a faster, edgier, 30 per cent more powerful Focus whose near-supercar performance and rally-car looks can both take advantage of last year’s win in the World Rally Championship and recall the heady days of the Escort RS Cosworth.

The new car, powered by a 280bhp turbocharged version of Ford’s five-cylinder engine, retains two-wheel drive but will use a special semi-active limited-slip diff to improve traction and on-limit handling. It has standard 19-inch wheels, special springs, dampers and anti-roll bars, and rides a little lower than the already-lowered Focus ST, which keeps its status as Ford’s bigger-selling, more versatile sporty saloon. Like the ST, the RS uses a six-speed stick-shift transmission. Total production is forecast at between 5000 and 10,000 units before the next Focus arrives.

Ford’s performance cars boss, Jost Capito, won’t confirm the car’s existence, on the grounds that it’s not yet in the company’s official plan, though he refuses to condemn the concept. “We are always pushing for cars like this,” he said, “but it is difficult because we have limited funds to spend on sporty cars. However, we would obviously like to build cars like this one.”

Designers want to avoid over-decorating the new RS, but the car is nevertheless believed to have a deeper front bumper with rally-style brake and turbo air scoops, plus a rear roof spoiler design influenced by the WRC cars. Flared wheel arches won’t be on the agenda as they were in the previous Focus RS; they’re deemed too expensive for such a low-volume model. Instead, the RS will use distinctive interior materials and badges to emphasise its special status.

It is perhaps a surprise that the new RS retains front-wheel drive when Ford has access to various Volvo and Land Rover 4x4 systems that might have been adapted. But retaining two-wheel drive saves money: Ford plans to have the RS on the market at the impressively low price of £21,000 to £23,000, only about £3500 ahead of the ST entry price. The project is believed to need around 18 months to complete, so production cars should be ready by June 2009.

http://www.autocarmag.com/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/224098/#

[Autodelta85]

280cv all'anteriore...puoi metterci tutti gli autobloccanti che vuoi ma rimane un auto per persone abili al volante

[Sonata_Arctica]

Idea del cavolo... e pensare che in GM hanno la buona TI Volvo da utilizzare! Sarebbe venuta fuori una bella bestia col motore della S60 R (2.5T, 300cv) e l'integrale seppur Haldex.

Oggi in una rotonda stretta mi si è messa a slittare l'anteriore interna con 140nm... non voglio pensare cosa farà quì una coppia più che raddoppiata...

[itr83]

La Mazda 3 mps con 260cv nonostante l'autobloccante fatica parecchio a scaricare a terra la potenza all'uscita delle curve figuriamoci questa con 20 cv in più! Dovrebbero seguire la ricetta della miglior TA di sempre (Integra type r): sospensioni sofisticate a doppi triangoli motore potente ma non esagerato e soprattutto il peso contenuto. Potevano prendere la ST mettergli l'autobloccante e cercare di ridurne il peso (cofano e tetto in alluminio, meno fonoassorbenti ecc....) oltre ad un assetto ribassato che contribuisca insieme al tetto in alluminio ad abbassare il baricentro.

Ma non si parlava di 300cv e trazione integrale?

[ISO-8707]

Dovrebbero seguire la ricetta della miglior TA di sempre (Integra type r): sospensioni sofisticate a doppi triangoli motore potente ma non esagerato e soprattutto il peso contenuto