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and the specs

220 bhp
18 inch rims
5 cilinder engine (volvo s40 ,V50 T5)
2,5 liter Turbo charged (what kind of torque will this deliver after a few tweaks )

and a 6 speed gearbox

that should be enough to slay the competition

 

That's gorgeous.... I really do like that, and it's turbo'd so should be a good tuneable engine!

 

Dont like the looks, but audi engine sounds like a good idea

 

thought the vag engine was different to the volvo lump?

plenty of options for both though

 

Volvo one is derived from the audi one but laid over a bit different as far as im aware?

Could be wrong though, im not a volvo expert by a long way, only ever owned one v40 in my life!

 

The Volvo 5 cyl is the old 4cyl with an extra cylinder...4 valves per cyl however. Been using them since the Volvo 850

 

cheers, wasnt aware of that.

 

that colours minter!!!!!!
where do i sign????

 

Love the interior but the outside?! Chrome trim?! On a sporty model?! Reminds me of an Escort 1.6 Ghia!

 

Sounds like Ford are finally getting they're act together...can't wait for the RS. Not keen on the X5 wheels but otherwise it looks pretty decent!!

 

The RS version should be 4x4

 

Loving the interior, good to see some recaro's inside a ford again

Tidy car, and turbo'd, which is nice

 

Dont like the wheels, but the engine sounds good

 

so is this confirmed by Ford or just more remours flying around like the Cosworth version?

 

It will be announced officially at Geneva in March. Should be in the showrooms mid 2006

 

gay light pressure - should be a 2litre as well imo

 

damn nice

 

its very yank looking

 

So is this for real, or is it another concept like the awesome Fiesta RS that never happened sadly

Looks good though, and the tuning potential of a 2.5 turbo has got to be massive!!!

 

RS Concept is on hold not cancelled and this WILL be announced at the Geneva Motor Show this year

 

These pics are good - the best i've seen posted on the net - but the chrome/ally trim may not make it onto the final model - the same way it was removed from the Fiesta ST when early pics showed it. As said by MattRS1600i, Ford have made no secret that the car will be shown in Geneva shortly, and will be released the first quarter of 2006. Once released, concentrations will divert onto the RS

Matt is also correct about the Fiesta RS - it is not officially cancelled, although things don't look too great at the mo. Work still takes place on the project however, and it's likely to be shown in a slightly different form to what everyone is used to either at Geneva, or another major show.

Gareth

 

am i the only 1 who thinks it looks bloody awful i hate the shape of the new focus , just looks like a mondeo that's had a run in with peugeots indian elephant the wheels i'm sure i have seen on a vauxhall and the interior is just feckin awful. it is just so bland and if i were looking at buying a new car like that i'd choose the new golf gti.

 

i would not buy me a car that the neighbours already have and the rest of the street

 

that's fair enuff, go and buy an ugly fecker and let them all laff at you

 

i'd like that in a differnt colour!!
when does it appear on the ford shelves???

 

Don't like that colour at all.

Don't like the backend.

And those front Recaro's look like standard seats retrimmed and a Recaro logo stiched into them.

Nice engine mind.

 

The 5cyl Volvo engine was a BRAND new design when it was introduced in the 850. It was one of the first mass production engines to have a engine block from aluminium(or at least something like the only engine in it's segment to be solely made of aluminium or something... The Rover V8, which was based on the Buick 215 V8 from the '60ies, was also an all aluminium engine).

The Volvo 5 cyl engine has nothing whatsoever to do with the Audi engine, or the old 4 cyl Volvo engines for that matter. The newer Volvo 4 cyl engines might be deratives of the 5 cyl Volvo, but it was the 5cyl engine that was first.

I think you will find that this is a engine with a lot of potential for tuning and big BHP/torque numbers.

 

love it

 

Anything familliar on this car........

 

the allies

 

What might them be?

 

 

Dont like colour, chrome bits on outside (take em off Mr F ORD!) and alloys are terrible, but then again there is always aftermarket, but for a new car for me it would need to be perfect, and at this stage this ST isnt for me. Wait for the RS i think, anyone any ideas when this may be 2007?

Rich

 

Actually...it was derived from the 6cyl which was all aluminum and predates the 850 and it's 5 cyl. The headwork apparently was secretly Porsche-engineered.

"It's derived from the 960's all-aluminum, 2.9-liter inline-6"...
auto.consumerguide.com/auto/ used/reviews/full/index.cfm/id/2114

http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/Volvo_Bo...#anchor1551107

So sorry - it wasn't the old 4cyl with an extra cylinder but rather the old inline six with a cylinder TAKEN OFF!!

 

Just picture it in panther black, graphite grey or imperial blue. Or evan diamond white with blue striping!!!

 

Wow, nice block design, thats got to be one of the most rigid bearing tunnels ever made, sod doing what most companies do and have a poxy little girdle to add strength, just cast the whole lot as one chunk.

Fantastic stuff, certainly going to have huge power potential i should think from looking at that.

 

im glad you wil not be driving one then :P love that over any vauxhall astra or golf in holland everyone drive's those so

oke i think some one has to do a photoshop move

 

think you lot should go buy auto car this week! big write up on the new st!

its lapping the nurburgrin quicker than the focus rs and it doesnt have any trick diff!

the 2.5 comes from a volvo an is the same unit as seen in the s40/v50 T5 but will be tweaked 217bhp an 236ft/lb!

 

Such a shame to be putting such a fantastic engine in a SWD car though