The Possible New Focus Rs Engine...........?
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The Possible New Focus Rs Engine...........?
Same 5cyl engine as the new Focus ST........
Could this be the one going in the new Rs??? God lets hope so!!
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Could this be the one going in the new Rs??? God lets hope so!!
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Originally Posted by BillyCabrio
Originally Posted by AJ THE PF GOD
Ford will never make an RS again, they suck donkey cock
"Dear Mr Jost Capito,
You suck donkey cock.
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Its gonna be a while before we see another REAL RS, But we will make do with a 300Bhp Focus for now.
Were there not spy shots in autocar or something recently?
Were there not spy shots in autocar or something recently?
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The original RS's will never be matched in terms of style, performance and their abundant following (all of us).
But at the current time with all the crap about climate change and carbon emissions etc. nobody is going to want to produce a high performance car which is going to be slated by all the tree huggers and you have to bet that the business case for any new RS's will be based on such daft things.
The Focus RS was a start but we need more to keep us all happy!
I personally say, BRING BACK COSWORTH TO THE FOLD and the RS will be reborn stronger and faster.
But at the current time with all the crap about climate change and carbon emissions etc. nobody is going to want to produce a high performance car which is going to be slated by all the tree huggers and you have to bet that the business case for any new RS's will be based on such daft things.
The Focus RS was a start but we need more to keep us all happy!
I personally say, BRING BACK COSWORTH TO THE FOLD and the RS will be reborn stronger and faster.
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Originally Posted by originalcabbie
The original RS's will never be matched in terms of style, performance and their abundant following (all of us).
But at the current time with all the crap about climate change and carbon emissions etc. nobody is going to want to produce a high performance car which is going to be slated by all the tree huggers and you have to bet that the business case for any new RS's will be based on such daft things.
The Focus RS was a start but we need more to keep us all happy!
I personally say, BRING BACK COSWORTH TO THE FOLD and the RS will be reborn stronger and faster.
But at the current time with all the crap about climate change and carbon emissions etc. nobody is going to want to produce a high performance car which is going to be slated by all the tree huggers and you have to bet that the business case for any new RS's will be based on such daft things.
The Focus RS was a start but we need more to keep us all happy!
I personally say, BRING BACK COSWORTH TO THE FOLD and the RS will be reborn stronger and faster.
Roll on the next RS
It will happen
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Originally Posted by nilrem
aint ford making a 4 wheel drive version of the ST due to homologation rules? or am i making it up?
Homologation as we once knew it ( ie RS1600i and RS500 ) is dead.
You should read the WRC rules to see what a manufacturer has to do.
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Originally Posted by MattRS1600i
I'd just like to point out that NO RS MODEL WAS EVER RELEASED WHILST FORD OWNED COSWORTH ( apart from the FRS i think ) so that comment bears no relevance. Cosworth were just a contractor to ford in the same way M-Sport is now.
Roll on the next RS
It will happen
Roll on the next RS
It will happen
My post stated BRING COSWORTH BACK INTO THE FOLD. To any normal person that would mean by contract or whatever means, why must you pick up on such a useless point? have you got too much time on your hands?
You have just made a pointless F**King post and wasted my F**King time.
Rant Over.
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Originally Posted by MattRS1600i
Originally Posted by originalcabbie
The original RS's will never be matched in terms of style, performance and their abundant following (all of us).
But at the current time with all the crap about climate change and carbon emissions etc. nobody is going to want to produce a high performance car which is going to be slated by all the tree huggers and you have to bet that the business case for any new RS's will be based on such daft things.
The Focus RS was a start but we need more to keep us all happy!
I personally say, BRING BACK COSWORTH TO THE FOLD and the RS will be reborn stronger and faster.
But at the current time with all the crap about climate change and carbon emissions etc. nobody is going to want to produce a high performance car which is going to be slated by all the tree huggers and you have to bet that the business case for any new RS's will be based on such daft things.
The Focus RS was a start but we need more to keep us all happy!
I personally say, BRING BACK COSWORTH TO THE FOLD and the RS will be reborn stronger and faster.
Roll on the next RS
It will happen
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not 100% sure on the above comments on when ford was with or owned cosworth at the time of any cossie launch, but i do believe they had a very strong influence along with stuart turner in the production and homologation of all the cosworth models???????????????
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Originally Posted by c0ss1e9i6
I've bought 2 cars in the last 5 years! And still own them both! This post makes me a fookin site happier with them!
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Yeah, the Subaru garage oposite our garage has 3
Black RB 320's (in memory of richard burns)
The master tech guy sais they're the quickest scoobies he's been in.
Quite encouraging for when you talk about emissions etc.
Black RB 320's (in memory of richard burns)
The master tech guy sais they're the quickest scoobies he's been in.
Quite encouraging for when you talk about emissions etc.
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Originally Posted by Nash
Originally Posted by morch
Its gonna be a while before we see another REAL RS, But we will make do with a 300Bhp Focus for now.
Were there not spy shots in autocar or something recently?
Were there not spy shots in autocar or something recently?
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Originally Posted by mk2rstaff
Originally Posted by c0ss1e9i6
I've bought 2 cars in the last 5 years! And still own them both! This post makes me a fookin site happier with them!
It will bring forward the Ducati 1098s ownership though!
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Originally Posted by originalcabbie
Originally Posted by MattRS1600i
I'd just like to point out that NO RS MODEL WAS EVER RELEASED WHILST FORD OWNED COSWORTH ( apart from the FRS i think ) so that comment bears no relevance. Cosworth were just a contractor to ford in the same way M-Sport is now.
Roll on the next RS
It will happen
Roll on the next RS
It will happen
My post stated BRING COSWORTH BACK INTO THE FOLD. To any normal person that would mean by contract or whatever means, why must you pick up on such a useless point? have you got too much time on your hands?
You have just made a pointless F**King post and wasted my F**King time.
Rant Over.
Mardy fuckinhg cunt, how can they come back to the fold when they were never in it! Dur
Theres a lot more to an RS than a good engine. Ford have plenty of great engines - with plenty of cosworth involvement already
Plus nobody forced you to read the post so if you dont like it, fuck off
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calm down people. ford have been useless over the last few years. what ever happened to them doing a focus cosworth 6 or so years ago, instead they gave us a fwd rs focus which i must admit is good but, you got to imagin what a 4x4 cossie lumped focus would be like, very tastie
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This taken from the RSOC Boards.
Ford is working on a top-secret new Focus RS, and is likely to choose next year’s London motor show for the car’s grand unveiling.
Buoyed by storming market demand for the Focus ST — which in its first year sold twice as well as its deadly rival, the VW Golf GTi in the UK — Ford believes it has created market space for a faster, edgier, 30 per cent more powerful Focus whose near-supercar performance and rally-car looks can both take advantage of last year’s win in the World Rally Championship and recall the heady days of the Escort RS Cosworth.
The new car, powered by a 280bhp turbocharged version of Ford’s five-cylinder engine, retains two-wheel drive but will use a special semi-active limited-slip diff to improve traction and on-limit handling. It has standard 19-inch wheels, special springs, dampers and anti-roll bars, and rides a little lower than the already-lowered Focus ST, which keeps its status as Ford’s bigger-selling, more versatile sporty saloon. Like the ST, the RS uses a six-speed stick-shift transmission. Total production is forecast at between 5000 and 10,000 units before the next Focus arrives.
Ford’s performance cars boss, Jost Capito, won’t confirm the car’s existence, on the grounds that it’s not yet in the company’s official plan, though he refuses to condemn the concept. “We are always pushing for cars like this,” he said, “but it is difficult because we have limited funds to spend on sporty cars. However, we would obviously like to build cars like this one.”
Designers want to avoid over-decorating the new RS, but the car is nevertheless believed to have a deeper front bumper with rally-style brake and turbo air scoops, plus a rear roof spoiler design influenced by the WRC cars. Flared wheel arches won’t be on the agenda as they were in the previous Focus RS; they’re deemed too expensive for such a low-volume model. Instead, the RS will use distinctive interior materials and badges to emphasise its special status.
It is perhaps a surprise that the new RS retains front-wheel drive when Ford has access to various Volvo and Land Rover 4x4 systems that might have been adapted. But retaining two-wheel drive saves money: Ford plans to have the RS on the market at the impressively low price of £21,000 to £23,000, only about £3500 ahead of the ST entry price. The project is believed to need around 18 months to complete, so production cars should be ready by June 2009.
Steve Cropley
K EH 9387 is the black car
K RS 7740 is the Blue car
So we have two test mules looks like it could be the next dawn for the RS Marques but dont hold your breath it will all depend on the accountants as usual
also the K definition on the Number Plate stands for Cologne so therefore it falls into the cologne development dept in the Ford factory also the number plate on the blue one was previously used on one of the test mules for the original Focus RS
Buoyed by storming market demand for the Focus ST — which in its first year sold twice as well as its deadly rival, the VW Golf GTi in the UK — Ford believes it has created market space for a faster, edgier, 30 per cent more powerful Focus whose near-supercar performance and rally-car looks can both take advantage of last year’s win in the World Rally Championship and recall the heady days of the Escort RS Cosworth.
The new car, powered by a 280bhp turbocharged version of Ford’s five-cylinder engine, retains two-wheel drive but will use a special semi-active limited-slip diff to improve traction and on-limit handling. It has standard 19-inch wheels, special springs, dampers and anti-roll bars, and rides a little lower than the already-lowered Focus ST, which keeps its status as Ford’s bigger-selling, more versatile sporty saloon. Like the ST, the RS uses a six-speed stick-shift transmission. Total production is forecast at between 5000 and 10,000 units before the next Focus arrives.
Ford’s performance cars boss, Jost Capito, won’t confirm the car’s existence, on the grounds that it’s not yet in the company’s official plan, though he refuses to condemn the concept. “We are always pushing for cars like this,” he said, “but it is difficult because we have limited funds to spend on sporty cars. However, we would obviously like to build cars like this one.”
Designers want to avoid over-decorating the new RS, but the car is nevertheless believed to have a deeper front bumper with rally-style brake and turbo air scoops, plus a rear roof spoiler design influenced by the WRC cars. Flared wheel arches won’t be on the agenda as they were in the previous Focus RS; they’re deemed too expensive for such a low-volume model. Instead, the RS will use distinctive interior materials and badges to emphasise its special status.
It is perhaps a surprise that the new RS retains front-wheel drive when Ford has access to various Volvo and Land Rover 4x4 systems that might have been adapted. But retaining two-wheel drive saves money: Ford plans to have the RS on the market at the impressively low price of £21,000 to £23,000, only about £3500 ahead of the ST entry price. The project is believed to need around 18 months to complete, so production cars should be ready by June 2009.
Steve Cropley
K EH 9387 is the black car
K RS 7740 is the Blue car
So we have two test mules looks like it could be the next dawn for the RS Marques but dont hold your breath it will all depend on the accountants as usual
also the K definition on the Number Plate stands for Cologne so therefore it falls into the cologne development dept in the Ford factory also the number plate on the blue one was previously used on one of the test mules for the original Focus RS