wedge07

Wats the 0 - 60 on em? Are they more powerful in the higher gears? Just kept on ones bumper to about 70mph then we ran out of road? And got the dirtyest look eva off him wen i rolled up next to him to go a diff way lol

Mats1985

Iv raced a focus st and he couldn't pull away stayed same distance the whole time and that was down a long bypass but when it came to a roundabout I didn't have much chance

saman

na iv not cum across one ov them yet but id did cum across a vw golf r32 57 reg an he was on his own an i was wid my mate an i dusted him for jokes lol i cum to the bottom of the bypass an i waited 4 him he pulled up to me an said WAT THE FUCK U GOT IN THAT ? I SAID I.6 LOOOOL

wedge07

Lmao i cant beleive how fast rs turbos are lol, not really raced anybody propperly. My mrs shit herself haha. Back end locked up on braking though :-( need get it sorted, but i got more cofidence in racin other cars now lol

GVK.

I bet there's a thread on passionfocusrs.com

"Some cock in a fucking old RS turbo just nearly ran into the back of me"

RichieST

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Would rather tootle home in a mk2 RS than an old escort though

Beach

Each to there own when i drove one i though it was a tad boring!!! Long live the tin box mk4 i say

GUZZLER

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The mk2 FRS is an awesome car, I still like RST's but the new focus RS is in a different league!

zetec-Sam

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MO?!?!

wedge07

LOL!!!!!!! his face was priceless though

i do like the focus rs but they aint as cool as the mk3 n 4 erst

jessie_rs

I had a blast with a green one on a dual carriageway to ford fair my car was 24-250bhp side by side was edging on him every gear. Big fan of the focus rs had one for a while and i have to agree which one id prefer to go home in, very comfortable 6th gear on the motorway stress free motoring

wedge07

id agree that they are a shite drive compared to newer cars but more fun. if i go anywhere far i use my focus

MikeyRobbo

Hi Mo!

I Seriously doubt he was trying, either that or it was an R32 rep, race a real one, or one that trys to race, trust me it will rape you

wedge07

power over weight mate :-D

botters

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i dont find r32's to be fast really, not saying an rs turbo would beat one but i certainley wasnt impressed with the one i drove

vroooom ptssssh

R32's aren't that fast, mk5 GTI will keep up with one in a straight line...on the twisty's its a diff story.

think about it...240bhp std, 4wd twice the transmission losses a 2wd car has, plus the weight...any decent 200bhp car will keep up with one np.

xr_craig

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As standard R32 will have a fucking hard time against a 200bhp rst. No doubt about it. Obviously if you throw in a few corners its a different story.

I'm not particularly biased either, i may own an rst but i've driven plenty of quick cars.

DS81

Although I do like the old escorts and driving them, the focus would prob make it home in one piece

ste1806

If i remember correctly the mk2 FRS has limited power in first 2 gears, then full power for the rest to save the gearbox.
Also has launch control as well, with clutch in and first selected it holds at 3800rpm.

makaveli96

I agree with that one mate, I've driven an 03 R32 up to about 100mph and it got there very quick there's no way my rs would keep up with thatand that's a fact.

RichieST

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That's not launch control, it's just there to stop you lunching the driveshafts on a full bore take off My ST does it as well.

Rogeyboy

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I used to work at VW, and i didn't find the r32 that quick at all... I would put money on a standard focus st beating one tbh.
Its certainly not in the same league as a 200bhp 900odd kilo mk4 escort/mk2 orion... iirc they are over 1500kgs, so they weigh some 50% more accompanied with the 4wd losses theres nothing more to say really!
Im a real lover of the Mk1 and Mk2 Focus RS, but ive never driven a mk2 so i can't comment on how quick one would be in comparison to a 240bhp escort rs. The ones ive been in and seen driving seem to move well and they sound lovely even as standard!

saman

listen i no wat i done to that r32 I dusted it niceley we raced proper right next to each other an we even noded wen we wer reaDY MATE TO NO RACE WAT YOU GUYS THINK I DONT CARE I NO WAT HAPPENED HAHA.

russ rs

R32 is slow driven my mates, too heavy. Other mate has a zafira gsi running same power and he eats him lol

zetec-Sam

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Fuck off Mo.

Jimbo.

I think when he 'nodded ready to race', he was just acknowledging the fact you are a massive bellend.

Java=Blue

As if MO is back again ... what a mistake you were

Glenn_

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I like it when old fords beat modern cars.

R4N SS

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Golf R32s arent that quick - my mate has one and i was not that impressed.

sayin, my bro has Porsche 997 Carrera 4s and when i drove that i was mildly impressed but even then a stage 3 cossie would beat that.

Rsmat

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I used to like smashing cossie's in my old focus Rs.

Put a 330 converted focus against any 330 converted Cossie.

russ rs

Here we ago again

Beach

If i wanted comfort and class i would not choose a mk2 frs as the car to carry my ass about in the first place id have something a little more special and for that fact alone the older mk4/mk3 escort still to me provide thrills which IMO is why you buy an RS badged car in the first place not so you can bang the air con on and sit in a gay leather seat wanking over your sat nav

And i agree a decent 200 bhp rst will dust a golf r32 with ease my mate has one and its rather pants even he admits that and he's a keen fan of the old vw.

Another thing to be taken into consideration here is the driver, the largest input into how a car performs. That alone can win a race lets face it

saman

cheers bud 4 letting these mans now its true thanks

wedge07

I took my mate out in my escort the other day. Now he is vw mad and has been in or driven them all and he shit himself in my car. Said its the fastest car hes ever been in

wedge07

End of the day for a 1600cvh there very fast

PETEDUDE007

anyone had a play with a nurburgring astar vxr? a lad at my work just got one i dont know ifits standard all i know is it has a remus exhaust which sounds good and he said 247bhp.

Chaz888

Iv had a " drag off " against one in the coogi lets say it looked good for about 30-40 seconds then he pulled away , but he did have gashtastic mud flapper on so I dont feel that bad as I have better taste !

CrOwSoN15

As said many times, an R32 is all noise, they sound fantastic! But shamefully slow compared to equivalent cars.

RST_Rob

I have and kept up with it in my rs (is 230bhp though) it started pulling away slowly top end but it should do as more bhp and bigger cc etc.

danneth

as above