2016 Ford Focus RS

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by Shutter

Right? Its like the older(still current models too lol?) evos/sti's hitting used car dealerships a year or two after coming out and we're completely beat to shit.

And many still want $30K for a 60k mile car

[jflogerzi]

Originally Posted by tennisfreak

@kch I just read that today too.

Tuners wanting to push it even further will be pressing their luck.

At 0 to 60 already under 5 seconds why do you need anymore?:p

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[Summerwolf]

Is anyone else thinking "meh" whenever this car gets brought up???

[Summerwolf]

Originally Posted by -Tom-

If it's AWD I'll eat my own car keys. Least credible source I've ever seen, these sort of articles are a waste of time, only made to draw in traffic.

Youtube video this?




LOL, JK....but seeing some of the initial comments (2014) about this car is pretty good.

[DarkSunrise]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

It's really quite different from a twin. The Focus will make you look like a rockstar. The twin will make you a better driver. Focus can wag the tail, but it's not a long drifter according to reviews. I mean, it's RWD vs AWD performance. What do you want? Are you a turn and mash the throttle guy or a turn and feel the rear grip kinda guy?

Yeah one of the reviews said you could just mash the gas mid-corner and the car would initiate a drift then correct itself. Sounds a bit artificial to me.

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by DarkSunrise

Yeah one of the reviews said you could just mash the gas mid-corner and the car would initiate a drift then correct itself. Sounds a bit artificial to me.

Is that not every car today?

[tennisfreak]

Originally Posted by jflogerzi

At 0 to 60 already under 5 seconds why do you need anymore?:p

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While I agree, tuner don't care about that kind of stuff.

They are all about "how far can we push it", and "how much HP was left on the table".

[Joakim3]

Originally Posted by NyC Zn6

i can imagine getting a used one in 2 years. Drives like new only needs transfer case, transmission, and tune.

Lmao, I can't wait for the adds

[DarkSunrise]

Originally Posted by weederr33

Is that not every car today?

LOL truth.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by Atropine

@Dave-ROR

How do you like the Focus RS?

I have considered trading in my Toyota 4Runner for one.

I had a 2011 STi hatchback and I liked it a lot, and regret selling it. I think this is a way to get a usable rocket ship again.

One other thing, my STi had a bit of "push" or understeer. I read that they dialed that out a lot with the new WRX and STi, but they don't have a Hatchback. The Focus adjustable with where the power can go? Does it understeer ot oversteer etc...

I know your driving>mine so I value you what you have to say over say Consumer Reports that will say stupid stuff like "Nice Stereo and good sunroof, Turbo was too loud though...7/10"

Not out yet.. mine hasn't even been selected for build scheduling yet. Not in a hurry so I'm cool with that, it'll suck to start seeing them at the track though when mine isn't here yet

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by MisterSheep

Agree with the above. The Focus RS seems to be quite an advanced system as one of the techs were explaining how the suspension, brake bias, differentials, and torque vectoring change when you put it in its different modes (normal, sport, track, and drift.)They havent release the car yet so we can't get dedicated price because you know the ford dealers will hike up the price of them when they first come out as they did the 2015 mustangs.

Eh, you can find them at MSRP. I did within 15 minutes of starting the hunt.

Harder to now of course since so many are spoken for.

Fiesta RS would ROCK but no word on that happening (no real word, just clickbait claims). Ford has never run two RS models at the same time. (which doesn't mean they can't obviously).

My biggest concern with the RS is the electronics. I feel like it might be too GTR-ish.

But at least it has a real transmission

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by jflogerzi

Why is it when I see the RS I just love the car but for money I would rather just get a Fiesta ST and have way more smiles per dollar

I love the Fiesta ST also. It's my backup plan if I don't like the RS.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by kch

It'll be interesting to see how things hold up. That drivetrain is too complicated for my taste. I can already see those diffs going kaboom. Also, if Jalopnik is to be believed, a Ford rep said the drivetrain is already pretty much maxed at 350/350, so not much headroom for tuning.

The real problem is that the clutch packs are at their max split. Any added power just goes to the front wheels ruining the balance. It should take plenty of more power, it's just going to get less and less balanced when doing so. The 70% is marketing crap, there's a certain torque level that the clutches can physically transfer so upping the power doesn't add much more power to the back. It shouldn't grenade anything under normal levels either but clutches will wear out more quickly I'd bet.

[Atropine]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

Not out yet.. mine hasn't even been selected for build scheduling yet. Not in a hurry so I'm cool with that, it'll suck to start seeing them at the track though when mine isn't here yet

Yeah I kept seeing people "buying them" so I thought maybe they were out in the bigger cities. I live in middle of nowhere Idaho so it wasn't really impossible for other places to have. In fact a dealership in Boise had one for sale but it was in "Transit" and it was "Call for Price"...so you know, typical dealership games.

I do look forward to what you have to say about it when you get.

I have an idea...make a thread once you accept delivery