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  • 2016 Ford Focus RS development video

    Recently, the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] announced it had produced a new documentary series outlining the development of its 2016 Focus RS hot hatch. This week, the eighth and final episode from the series was released, and like the previous seven it features interviews with key people involved in the development of the car. ALSO SEE: Watch What A Koenigsegg One:1 Does To An Audi R8: Video The new Focus RS goes on sale next spring, as a 2016 model. It draws its power from a turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine similar to the one fitted to the Mustang EcoBoost. The car was recently...

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    Ford Mulls More Performance, Dual-Clutch Gearbox For Focus RS: Report

    Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new Focus RS hasn’t even reached showrooms yet—at least here in the United States—but there’s already talk of an even hotter version. According to reports out of the United Kingdom, the reaction to the 350-horsepower Focus RS is being...

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    2016 Ford Focus RS Confirmed With 350 HP, Stall Recovery System

    Not that it needed it but the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has managed to squeeze out even more performance from the upcoming Focus RS. It’s been confirmed that the car, which hits showrooms next spring, as a 2016 model, will arrive with 350 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque, up from a...

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    Ford Focus RS Drifts Into New Ad: Video

    Yes, it's time to start getting excited. The Ford Focus RS is on its way to these shores, and it must be getting close because the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] just released a quick ad ahead of its arrival. It's just a 16-second spot, but it's enough to keep you very interested in the car. ALSO SEE...

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    New Documentary Tracks Development Of Ford's New Focus RS: Video

    American enthusiasts have been begging for a Focus RS for years. And in 2016, the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is finally going to deliver. The specs indicate the hot hatch will be worth the wait. ALSO SEE: 2016 Ford Focus RS Configurator Goes Live, Confirms $36,605 Starting Price Its turbocharged...

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    2016 Ford Focus RS Configurator Goes Live, Confirms $36,605 Starting Price

    The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is about to answer the dreams of many automotive enthusiasts here in the United States by bringing over the 345-horsepower Focus RS. The car goes on sale in the spring, as a 2016 model, and will start at $36,605, including an $875 destination charge. Did you hear...

  • 2016 Ford Focus RS

    The third-generation Focus RS has just gone on sale in Europe, and to help kick off the launch the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] confirmed some of the performance specs. The new hot hatch, which is due Stateside in the spring of 2016, accelerates from 0-62 mph in just 4.7 seconds when using the car’s launch control system. That’s quicker by a few tenths of a second than the times of key rivals like the Subaru WRX STI and Volkswagen Golf R, though the Ford has considerably more power on tap. The top speed is listed as 165 mph. These numbers, by the way, make the new Focus RS to...

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    Ford Performance Offering Power Upgrades Starting With Focus ST

    It’s been less than a year since the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] launched the Ford Performance division and made the bold promise to expand its lineup of performance offerings to 12 vehicles—and a lot has happened in the short time that’s passed. Already we’ve seen new...

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    One-Off Ford Focus RS Celebrates Forza Motorsport

    The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is gearing up for the market launch of its awesome Focus RS and has been trotting out the car at a number of promotional events recently. First we saw one of its key developers, rally driver Ken Block, take it for a spin at Ford’s European headquarters in...

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    2016 Ford Focus RS Coming With 345 Horsepower: Video

    The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has made big promises to blow your enthusiast face off as of late. The Blue Oval is certainly delivering too, with the arrival of a new GT supercar, a new Raptor performance pickup, and the Mustang Shelby GT350 and GT350R duo. There's one machine noticeably absent...

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    2016 Ford Focus RS U.S. Specs, Availability Confirmed: Live Photos And Video

    Come spring 2016, the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new Focus RS will be sitting in dealerships all across the country. You don't have to wait until then to get a good, close-up look at the car, however, as Ford's presented the U.S.-spec version at this week’s 2015 New York Auto Show...

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    2016 Ford Focus RS Debuts At 2015 Geneva Motor Show: Video

    The all-new, U.S.-bound Ford Focus RS has finally made its international auto show debut. The car was already confirmed to be coming to the market with “more than” 316 horsepower, a standard six-speed manual transmission and an all-wheel-drive system, and now we have a few more details...

  • Ken Block in the new Ford Focus RS

    Yesterday we saw the covers come off the new Ford Focus RS and now we get to see Ken Block tackle the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] plant in Cologne, Germany in the highly-anticipated hot hatch. Block, who happens to own some classic RS Fords, including a 1978 Escort rally car and a 1980s-era RS200, helped with the development of the new Focus RS, particularly in the fine-tuning of its handling. In the video above we see him rip around the Cologne plant Gymkhana-style. The plant is where Ford’s European headquarters lie and where the Fiesta subcompact is built. The Focus...

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    Ford Focus RS Coming With More Than 316 HP, All-Wheel Drive: Video

    Following last night’s leak, we now have official details for the latest generation of the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] awesome Focus RS. The third-generation model, the first to be confirmed for U.S. sale, features the turbocharged 2.3-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine found in the...

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    2016 Ford Focus RS Confirmed For U.S.--UPDATE

    UPDATE: A new generation of the Ford Focus RS has been confirmed for sale in the U.S. It will form part of a new portfolio of sporty Ford products grouped under the Ford Performance banner. If you’re a fan of hot hatches, you’ve long been jealous of the hardware Europeans get to play...

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    2016 Ford Focus RS Spy Shots

    A new generation of the awesome Ford Focus RS is no longer the subject of rumors, as prototypes for the car have been spotted for well over a year now. The new Focus RS is expected to be revealed next year and our latest spy shots offer the best indication yet of how the car will look. To date, the...

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    2015 Ford Focus ST and Focus ST Diesel debut at 2014 Paris auto show

    The current Ford Focus compact has just received its mid-cycle facelift, and that means the sporty Focus ST variant also needed to come in for the update. This time, however, there is also a new diesel variant, although this particular model won’t reach U.S. shores. The cars were first shown...

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    2016 Ford Focus RS Coming With All-Wheel Drive: Report

    Ford’s previous Focus RS has earned a well-deserved reputation for pushing the boundaries of a factory-built, front-wheel-drive hot hatch. The car, which was never offered in the U.S., delivered as much as 345 horsepower to the front wheels in some guises, made possible thanks to rally-bred...

  • 2015 Ford Focus, 2014 New York Auto Show

    Following the debut of the 2015 Ford Focus in hatchback guise at last month’s 2014 Geneva Motor Show, Ford has now revealed the 2015 Focus sedan and 2015 Focus Electric. The full range is on show this week at the 2014 New York auto show and will reach showrooms later in the year. Changes to the Focus range are extensive, with new styling themes for the exterior, a new engine option and more tech features all included in this mid-cycle update. The most obvious change is the styling at the front, which now more closely resembles Ford’s passenger car family look and adds a bit of...

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    Man Survives 80-ft Drop From Cliff In A Ford Focus

    A British man survived an 80-foot drop in a Ford Focus, sustaining only minor injuries.

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    New Ford Focus RS In Doubt

    As recently as February of this year, there have been reports claiming a new generation of the Ford Focus RS was in the works. However, the latest comments from a senior Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] exec put the car’s future in doubt. “There’s nothing to talk about,”...

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    Golf GTD-Rivaling Ford Focus ST Diesel In The Works

    A top Ford exec has revealed that the company’s updated Focus ST due later this year will offer a diesel option, although this particular variant is unlikely to be offered in the U.S. market. Such a model would rival Volkswagen’s sporty Golf GTD and may prove as popular as the...

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    New Ford Focus RS Coming In 2015 With 330 Horsepower: Report

    Given the success of the last Ford Focus RS, based on the previous-generation Focus sold outside the U.S., a follow-up model based on the new Ford Focus seemed like a done deal. After all, the new Focus is widely promoted as a global car, and excitement over the launch of the lesser Focus ST seems...

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    2015 Ford Focus Gets New Look, 1.0-Liter EcoBoost And Driver-Assist Tech

    The current Ford Focus is sold all over the globe and since launching in 2010 it’s gone on to earn the title of world’s most popular car. Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is now giving the Focus a mid-cycle update that will see the car gain revised styling, a new fuel-efficient engine, and...

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