Focus RS
Posted by BobOfTheFuture
Dave Kern Godlike Moderator Location: Centennial Join Date: 07/11/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 1,085 Rally Car: Compact M3 & Evo IX |
I'm calling BS on those numbers...at least in Denver. Got to drive one on it's last cross country trip. Amazing mid-range (350 torques totally believable), but above 5k it really started to fall off. Stock 05 Evo felt like it had a better top end, but you do have to wind up the evo a bit more. AWD system was interesting...but I've been sliding RWD stuff around a bunch more lately. Still feel like there's a little bit of the FWD first, then AWD kicks in, but I really only got to toss it around a couple corners in moderate anger. Since a bunch of it is computer controlled, entirely possible a flash could take care of the lag. Other things - seats really nice & supportive, and car is too low for gravel. Dave |
Mark Hille Super Moderator Location: The hills of CT Join Date: 10/04/2011 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 135 Rally Car: I have two crap boxes |
After seeing that picture, is anyone else waiting for the egg to pop out?
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Pete Remner Infallible Moderator Location: Cleveland, Ohio Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 2,022 |
Mark Barr Elite Moderator Location: Canberra, A.C.T., Land of Oz. Join Date: 03/01/2016 Age: Fossilized Posts: 12 Rally Car: Escort Cosworth bits and pieces |
Mark Barr Elite Moderator Location: Canberra, A.C.T., Land of Oz. Join Date: 03/01/2016 Age: Fossilized Posts: 12 Rally Car: Escort Cosworth bits and pieces |
Pete Morris Senior Moderator Location: Los Angeles Join Date: 12/24/2012 Age: Fossilized Posts: 88 Rally Car: Sold. |
Mark Barr Elite Moderator Location: Canberra, A.C.T., Land of Oz. Join Date: 03/01/2016 Age: Fossilized Posts: 12 Rally Car: Escort Cosworth bits and pieces |
I'd forgotten about this thread, ok, so I'm old! Ours was waiting for us when we got back from Sardinia. There are some rumours that they will be recalled and have the 'drift' mode disabled. Won't bother me as it's unlikely to be ever out of 'normal'! As I said, I'm an old fart.....
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Pete Morris Senior Moderator Location: Los Angeles Join Date: 12/24/2012 Age: Fossilized Posts: 88 Rally Car: Sold. |
Mark Barr Elite Moderator Location: Canberra, A.C.T., Land of Oz. Join Date: 03/01/2016 Age: Fossilized Posts: 12 Rally Car: Escort Cosworth bits and pieces |
Pete Remner Infallible Moderator Location: Cleveland, Ohio Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 2,022 |
It's odd. I have heard of people pre-ordering at list, some dealers got $10k over, others have one on the lot and can't move it.
Me, I soured on the whole thing with the words "electronic suspension". Sorry guys, this is where I get off the train. I have repaired enough failed electronic suspension bits to know that I don't ever want to be on the billable end of that equation when it fails. 
 Pete Remner Cleveland, Ohio 1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing) 1978 Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver. |
Pete Morris Senior Moderator Location: Los Angeles Join Date: 12/24/2012 Age: Fossilized Posts: 88 Rally Car: Sold. |
Ryan Dunham Junior Moderator Location: Hurst, TX Join Date: 09/17/2015 Age: Settling Down Posts: 158 Rally Car: 1989 Merkur XR4Ti |
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Pete Remner Infallible Moderator Location: Cleveland, Ohio Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 2,022 |
Atashitte honto baka. 
I personally wonder how much of the R's active handling experience was used by Ford when they made the Focus RS. Pete Remner Cleveland, Ohio 1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing) 1978 Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver. |
Pete Remner Infallible Moderator Location: Cleveland, Ohio Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 2,022 |
My, how times change. Staring at new electronic struts for the Volvo, think I should be mad that the originals only lasted 246k miles? It is waaaay too fun to play with the damper settings in real time, or let it do its thing automatically... There is a dealer in Columbus with an unsold '17 RS that they keep listed at $70k. Pete Remner Cleveland, Ohio 1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing) 1978 Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver. Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/12/2021 04:50PM by Pete. |
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