Ford emphasized that their high performance cars (Focus RS and GT350) would be able to hot lap a track for 30 minutes. Because of this, I expected a harsh ride on the street. Not so. Instead ...

They’re not the most direct rivals on paper, but the Ford Focus RS surely has the necessary hardware to compete against BMW’s baby M2 coupe. These two are between the hottest and most ...

The 2016 Ford Focus RS is a car so special and so emotionally rewarding ... meaner tone. In Sport, Track, and Drift modes, the exhaust crackles, snaps, and pops. HIGHS: Powerhouse engine, sweet ...

Coming out of nowhere, the all-new Focus RS washes away many years of inactivity from Ford with a torrent ... which of these blue cars is more fun on the track. However, it turns into a race ...

You only have to take one look at the Ford Focus RS to guess the sort of car it might be. Being based initially on the entirely conventional but quite handsome bodyshell of the regular ...

Every day. The RS didn't work at Hyundai's proving ground and wouldn't have on most of the Tehachapi loop. Angus MacKenzie's opening salvo: "A crude, one-dimensional performance car lacking nuance ...

The content on this page was created using generative artificial intelligence powered only by Cars.com articles and edited by Cars.com’s Editorial team for accuracy. The Ford Focus RS was a high ...

What It Is: An even harder-core version of Ford ... Focus RS hot hatch called the RS500. All sorts of vents, scoops, and spoilers suggest a comprehensive set of upgrades meant to increase track ...

The Ford Focus RS is America's first RS and the ... while others took them right to the track. But, like other first year performance cars, there were issues that popped up. The most notable ...

The cars used for the study were a Ford Focus RS, Focus ST and, of course, a Mustang. “The results were quite interesting,” said psychologist Dr. Harry Witchel. “Ultimately, what we found is ...

So you thought it was unlikely that a Ford Focus could successfully ... than the standard RS, a car almost as pricey as a BWW 135i coupe. So the gen-2 Euro-Focus gets an utterly spectacular ...