The last RS was a brilliant if acquired taste - and probably the perfect antidote to an anodyne EV age 💪
It’s been a rough couple of years for fast Ford fans. Try saying that three times in quick succession. Last month, the car giant announced that the Fiesta, one of the UK’s best-selling cars, would be axed, taking the mighty ST with it. And it wasn’t that long ago when Ford announced that the Mk3 Focus RS would be the last of its kind owing to increasingly stringent emission laws. A familiar story, but one that never gets any easier to hear.
Luckily for us, the final Focus RS was arguably one of the all-time great hot hatches. With the first two models coming in front-wheel drive format, Ford finally bit the bullet and made the switch to sending power to both axles. Which always seemed a more accurate representation of the car’s rally heritage, even if the Mk3 Focus never set foot on a WRC stage.
Shortly after the car’s launch, the RS Edition arrived. It came with the usual gear you expect in a top-of-the-line model, such as Recaro seats, a ‘Luxury Package’ for the cabin and colour-matching brake callipers, but, mechanically, it was near identical to the regular RS. Well, apart from the addition of a Quaife limited-slip differential up front, which had a notable effect on the car’s handling. Namely, dialling in a corner for a more focused drive.
No changes were made to the power output, but it’s not like the standard RS was short on power. You got 350hp and 350lb ft of torque from a 2.3-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Not quite as characterful as the five-pot motor in its predecessor, but that became irrelevant when a 0-62mph dash could be achieved in 4.6 seconds.
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