Ford Focus RS AWD Tech To Get Wider Applications: Report
The just-revealed Ford Focus RS won't be the only Ford to utilise a sophisticated torque-vectoring AWD system, with a company executive all but confirming that the clever drivetrain will be applied to other models in the near future. Speaking to Br
The just-revealed Ford Focus RS won't be the only Ford to utilise a sophisticated torque-vectoring AWD system, with a company executive all but confirming that the clever drivetrain will be applied to other models in the near future.
Speaking to British mag Autocar, Ford RS engineering manager Tyrone Johnson said the potential was there for RS AWD tech to be applied more broadly within Ford's product portfolio..
“It would be fair to suggest that we’ll be looking to use the technology in other ways in the future," he said.
Able to take up to 70 percent of torque to the rear axle and direct up to 100 percent of that between the left and right wheels, Ford claims the Focus RS can generate in excess of 1G in cornering force and is almost entirely resistant to understeer.