New Ford Focus RS500 Shows off its 350HP
This here is a new video of the limited edition version of the Blue Oval's... limited edition Focus RS hot hatch, the RS500 of which only 500 units will be produced for Europe.
Developed in conjunction with Revolve Technologies, the engineering firm behind the Mountune brand that tweaks the Focus and Fiesta STs, the Focus RS500 boasts a 350-horsepower version of the standard model's 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-five and some cosmetic touches, including a matte-black film (no paint here).
Ford mentions that preliminary performance figures indicate that the RS500 goes from zero to 100km/h in 5.6 seconds and 0-160km/h in 12.2 seconds [...]
2012 Ford Focus Wagon Pre-Geneva Reveal
Ford has released the first images of the 2012 Focus wagon, ahead of its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show.
Set to account for nearly 33 percent of Focus sales in Europe, the wagon features attractive styling, integrated roof rails, and a self-closing tailgate.
According to Derrick Kuzak, Ford's group vice president of Product development, "Our next generation of C-cars shows how Ford is using its global resources to develop at least ten new models or derivatives from the same platform globally. The Focus wagon is the next model to be revealed, and is particularly significant for the European market as more than a third of our C-car customers here prefer a wagon bodystyle."
While Ford is staying mum on details, the company announced the wagon will be offered with four-cylinder EcoBoost engines [...]
2011 Ford Focus on Video
We've already shared with you the initial details on Ford's European flavored 2011 Focus that was unwrapped at this week's Detroit automotive gathering, but now we've got three new videos as well as real-life pictures of both the five-door hatchback and four-door sedan variants that you can check out right after the jump. The all-new Focus will be almost identical in all markets and is set to go on sale on both sides of the pond in early 2011.
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