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Not sure how old this story is, but I suspect it’s very recent.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News_Articl...currentresults An “M3 beating” Focus? Yes Please! Looks like the RS may not be dead after all. Let’s hope we get it here this time (if it happens).
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19-10-2005, 11:35 PM
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I'm going to keep my hopes up until I see it on the road..can't wait
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20-10-2005, 12:14 AM
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In-line six? Fantastic. It's great that they're still building the best engine configuration there is. That in a small(ish) car is the stuff of dreams.
Add 4WD..... cost should be out of my league - I might have to admire from a distance. Meanwhile, though, an XR5 at $35K (assuming Ford aren't teasing) has me seriously thinking. |
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20-10-2005, 08:30 AM
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That article is around 5 months old.
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20-10-2005, 11:09 AM
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I told you, it's coming. Just a matter of when it gets here.
It'll be a monster. |
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20-10-2005, 03:46 PM
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Teki04 I have got to agree with you. The last RS didn't make it here
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20-10-2005, 05:00 PM
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XR5T - Sea Grey.
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I think the last ST was used as a test case to see if the RS would come to AU. ST wasnt a success to my knowledge, so no RS. Also, the Focus came to Aus so late that there wasnt any point, a new model was just around the corner.
I reckon an FPV Focus Mk II RS is a dead set certainty. |
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Does anyone know the latest then? There is a lot of conjecture on some of the other focus forums about whether or not it will actually make it to production. I guess it will ultimately depend on the success of the other focus models. I think if the ST (aka XR5) sells in large numbers (and why wouldn’t it?), then the RS will become a reality.
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20-10-2005, 11:08 PM
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Ford canned the RS.
Sorry Folks, its still in the pipeline but development ceased a couple months ago, i read it in wheels. cant backup this statement but i know its true. |
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Brace yourselves focus fans...
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