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Ford Focus RS Le-Mans edition

Ford is releasing five different special Le-Mans Classic editions of the Focus RS to celebrate the company's achievements in Le Mans during the Sixties and Seventies. Initially, the cars will be exhibited at the nostalgic Le Mans Classic event

Ford Focus RS gains WRC-style wheel option for final buyers

Ford is offering a special limited series WRC-style wheel as an option to the last few buyers of its Ford Focus RS super hatch to mark the end of production in the UK. With the Ford Focus RS already a rare item itself - and the even rarer Ford

Ford Focus RS Mountune upgrade matches RS500 power

With all 101 examples of the limited edition Ford Focus RS500 already sold out across the UK, Ford is introducing a factory-backed Focus RS upgrade kit to meet the unprecedented demand. Ford Focus RS owners can now turn up the power on their '

Ford Focus RS WRC goes green

If you can make a World Rally Championship car more environmentally friendly, it deserves a story. Although even the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche are now all working on creating lower emission vehicles, it's a totally different matter wh

Ford to produce global performance car

If you want to reinvent your brand, or attract new buyers, having a halo car is critical. Nissan know this as they've spent considerable amounts of effort to maintain the GT-R as of one of the world's most desirable cars, now Ford Motor Co. has annou

Ford Focus RS WRC Edition

Ford of Switzerland has unveiled a very special edition of the Focus RS hatch to commemorate 40 years of the Ford RS badge. Limited to just 50 units, the Ford Focus RS WRC Edition is a tribute to the legendary Ford Escort RS1600 which appeared

Ford Focus RS replacement could feature hybrid power

Following news last month that Ford will soon release its next-generation Focus, comes a report from UK publication Auto Express this morning that Ford engineers have reportedly turned their environmental attention to the next-generation RS high-perf

GGR launches 275kW Mk2 Ford Focus RS

With 224kW on tap, the Ford Focus RS is already one of the world's most powerful front-drive hot hatches, although that hasn't stopped tuning specialist Graham Goode Racing Ltd (GGR) from adding a few extra ponies. The GGR RS370FR Focus RS upg

Ford Focus RS Road Car Technology used in Racing

It’s not often, in fact, quite rare for technology developed for a road car ends up in a podium scoring racing car. That’s exactly what has happened with the Revoknuckle suspension system used by Ford’s acclaimed Focus RS, and i

Video: Ford Focus RS first impressions

With 220kW trying to explode onto the tarmac through the front wheels, the most exciting and controversial car to be released this year so far is without doubt the new Ford Focus RS. No one thought it could be done, but impressions so far have a