ot: 2016 Focus RS

[wannaBMthree]

Apparently to be manufactured in Germany. Thoughts?



http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/new...icle-1.2101468

All I know is Subaru better bring back the hatch.

[Mr. Tasty]

as long as it remains AWD, turbo, and sold in the US.

[TheTacoMan]

Theres talk its staying wrong wheel drive.

[oliver.r]

http://jalopnik.com/2016-ford-focus-rs-this-is-your-320-hp-awd-monster-ha-1683323602

[CorvallisBMW]

AWD and 320hp, awesome. It's like the STi hatch that Subie refuses to build anymore.

[rturbo 930]

Okay, that looks like it's gonna be pretty awesome. I'm looking forward to this one.

[Shangsta]

This will be my next new car purchase. They talk about the rs heritage and bring out the old rs cars. Kens part starts around 17 mins in

[Shangsta]

[Powling]

If we get those seats in NA I will definitely be getting one of these. We'll see how the Golf R stacks up against it in both performance and price wise.

[aintnothang]

I wish they made a two door.

[ravenlord89]

Ford has gone completely bonkers.

Twin Turbo V6 Ford GT
Aluminum F150
A Turbo V6 Raptor
The FiST and FoST
2.3L Turbo 4cyl MUSTANG
Independent rear mustang
A FLAT PLANE CRANK V8 GT350

And now they release a 320hp, bespoke 6 speed manual mechanical AWD transmission 5 door hatchback.

[AwakenNoMore]

^ Apparently we have entered a new golden era of performance cars.

[Powling]

Now if only VW would bring to life that Golf 7 R Wagon concept!

Wagon, 4Motion, 6 speed, R-Line looks, turbo...if only.

[willworkfore30s]

I wonder what its going to cost in the states. I think I would trade my 5.0 for this

[Northern]

can send up to 70-percent of the power to the rear wheels

This doesn't exactly worry me, but it makes this sound like it's going to be FWD biased, which I'm not a fan of.

I guess I can't expect anything different since the original chassis was FWD anyway.


Edit: That said, this is the first ford that has ever caught my interest.