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Old 22-02-2009, 09:31 AM
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Default Focus RS driven in the South of France
Video of Steve Sutcliffe with a white one

http://www.autocar.co.uk/VideosWallp...AR=238360&CT=V
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Old 22-02-2009, 09:45 AM
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Nice review and all very promising!
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Old 22-02-2009, 09:47 AM
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i wonder how it would handle with 500+bhp?
but it does seem very good as a fast hatch.
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Old 22-02-2009, 10:14 AM
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Nice review and all very promising!
I suppose we will have to wait for the Subaru/R26 Megane comparison tests to see how good it really might be
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Old 22-02-2009, 10:24 AM
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sounds wicked!
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It does sound very nice
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Old 22-02-2009, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by BillyCabrio
It does sound very nice
Yes, a bit different than an ST
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Looks nice, but the vid has no sound my end
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Old 22-02-2009, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by davemark
Looks nice, but the vid has no sound my end
Works OK for me?
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Old 22-02-2009, 01:13 PM
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I suppose we will have to wait for the Subaru/R26 Megane comparison tests to see how good it really might be

why will we? sure you can judge how good the car is just from driving it, dont really see why you would want to compare it to a 4WD car either
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Old 22-02-2009, 01:20 PM
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That looks and sounds awesome what a great car , i hope they review it on top gear
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Old 22-02-2009, 04:18 PM
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Its being reviewed by jason plato on fifth gear tomorrow
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Old 22-02-2009, 04:35 PM
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I'm a bit underwhelmed by it. Sounds just like an ST, which doesn't match the lairy bodykit.

I dunno, certain aspects of it look a bit lame. That interior doesn't look up to much.

Sounds promising though, and I'd be interested to see how it does stack up against similar cars in it's class.
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i nearly put a deposit down but was just too much money for me the way the dealer was working it out.

Do look fantastic though.

My local dealer had 10 allocated to him all unsold at the moment lol

He also didnt know what the residual was as i could afford it on options with all my other cars
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Old 22-02-2009, 04:43 PM
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sounds lummy ;0)
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Old 22-02-2009, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Elwood
I'm a bit underwhelmed by it. Sounds just like an ST, which doesn't match the lairy bodykit.

I dunno, certain aspects of it look a bit lame. That interior doesn't look up to much.

Sounds promising though, and I'd be interested to see how it does stack up against similar cars in it's class.
Same here, I'm really liking the Megane R26 at the moment though, and thats French
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nothing like an ST
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Old 22-02-2009, 05:30 PM
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Really sounds like they've done the business this time. A proper useable car with a turn of pace that it really shouldnt have
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Old 22-02-2009, 05:31 PM
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Come on......listen....

Focus RS
http://redirectingat.com/?id=42X145&...38360%26CT%3DV

Standard ST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFH9X...eature=related

What the RS should have sounded like, particulary the beginning then ignore the middle, skipping forward to 2:10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHq0E...e=channel_page
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Old 22-02-2009, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by danneth
why will we? sure you can judge how good the car is just from driving it, dont really see why you would want to compare it to a 4WD car either

You or I might decide we like it, but whether we like it or not, the Focus will inevitably be compared to the Megane R26R and EVO/Scoob as its likely competitors......just like in this video

http://motoring.sky.com/features/vid...ar-review.aspx

It's also on 5th gear tomorrow - channel 5 at 8pm
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Old 22-02-2009, 10:55 PM
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Haha, guy knows his stuff... same engine used in the ST24 apparently.

The car sounded wicked from the outside though, proper rrrrrip to the exhaust.


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Can't view more than 30 secs of that vid. Will have to watch 5th Gear for once tonight.
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Old 23-02-2009, 08:59 AM
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Looks quite quick when he is nailing it out of them corners early on in the vid!
and sounds good!
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"It does not torque steer"

to the haterz!
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Old 23-02-2009, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by DanW@FastFord
"It does not torque steer"

to the haterz!

the other guy who reviewed it said it did
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Originally Posted by danneth
the other guy who reviewed it said it did
Who? (out of curiosity, not for an argument)
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Old 23-02-2009, 12:12 PM
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someone obviously dnt know torque steer lmao
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The guy on the SKY Motoring one said it did, but he has little gay arms so his opinion doesnt count!
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wot a grown up review that was !!

under 25k seems a v reasonable price imo for a new 300bhp ford .

i see my 2nd on the rd 1 of these the other day , was white too , wonderin if its the same 1 now lol
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Originally Posted by orion turbo
someone obviously dnt know torque steer lmao
I'm sure Steve Sutcliffe knows what torque steer is!
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Looks ace in white. Plus it sounds fruity as well.

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mint low mileage P1 for less than half the price please
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Old 23-02-2009, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by LUCKO
mint low mileage P1 for less than half the price please

Skoda estelles are even cheaper
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I need one soo bad, looks and sounds awesome
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good review here http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/dri...cle5772860.ece

seems to get the thumbs up,although they too mention torque steer is still there,but far more managable than the original FRS.
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"And here’s the big news: it’s better than all current four-wheel-drive systems in go-fast hatchbacks."

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