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#2017 FORD FOCUS RS FULL#
There is plenty of cargo room, with a full 23.8 cubic feet that grows to 44.8 when the rear seats are folded down.īeyond the effort needed to crawl out of the Recaro seats when exiting and the tough ride, the only other thing I can ding the Focus on is its need for high-octane (91) fuel. Many pricier cars can’t make that claim, instead hoping you’ll have taken computer programming at night school before trying to adjust the controls.īeyond the touchscreen are some other interior civilities too, like an inside trunk release, automatic lights, power mirrors and sliding sun visors.
#2017 FORD FOCUS RS HOW TO#
It took only a few minutes to figure out how to find and set a radio station, tune the sound etc. Mid-dash is a fine touchscreen that was easy to see and use.
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That wheel is a manual tilt/telescope number, too.
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The dash is easy to see and gauges are simple to read and understand. Ford puts three dials atop the dash’s center stack, to measure the oil pressure, oil temp and turbo boost levels.įocus has a D-shaped, or flat-bottomed, steering wheel that looks racy and allows the driver more knee room. The seats are heated, with three levels to choose from, but that’s about it for luxury here. It was easy to find a good driving position. The driver’s seat is powered, the passenger’s is not. Here are black cloth and blue-stitched Recaro race seats that provide oodles of kidney, back and hip support.
Inside, the race theme continues in the tested Nitrous Blue Focus. They do some major clamping to stop the RS. There are monster 13.8-inch front brake rotors and 11.9-inch rotors in back. More good news for this road rocket: Its brakes are stellar. But anyone could enjoy this, if they have a masseuse at hand to work out the back kinks after a quick drive to work or home. There’s a reason young folks love to drive these cars. This beast corners great, but you’ll feel a bump from every leaf or worm on the pavement. There are struts up front and a short- and long-arm suspension in back. Now, for a sixtysomething guy, I gotta tell ya that the suspension, which is perfect for racing, is NOT kind to the pelvis and lower back. So if your tire budget is up to it, and you have a parking lot that’ll allow drifting, you can do donuts and spin those tires until you’re riding on molten-hot rims. Note, too, this is the only production car with a "Drift" mode programmed in. I kept pressing the drive mode button on the console to slip into "Sport" just so I could hear the exhaust’s sweet feedback, the gurgles and pops that make it feel like you’re powering the Focus onto a racetrack.
Suffice it to say this baby is fast, which is why one of the four drive modes is "Track." Even in "Normal" mode this is quick, but "Sport" and "Track" firm up the steering to race car levels and give it a bit more juice - as if that’s needed. It’s not wise to say what speeds you can get to, even just on a highway entry ramp, but Car and Driver magazine lists top speed at 165 mph. Shifting is easy, but with fairly long throws, and the clutch is moderately heavy, which you’d expect. In first gear you can snap your head back, and you can run away from anything at a stoplight. The Focus engine has an intercooled turbo, which is the source of its awe-inspiring power. That’s pretty close, and this handles better. By comparison, a Mustang GT can do it in 4.4 seconds. In a nutshell this fast Focus, complete with a big deal rear spoiler, pumps 350 horsepower out of its tiny 2.3-liter EcoBoost turbocharged engine along with a matching torque rating. In fact, folks considering a Chevy Camaro, Ford Mustang or Dodge Challenger may want to consider saving some dough and going this route for serious performance. I don’t know how many will be sold, but the Subaru Impreza WRX now has serious competition. lead-footers have been itching for it, begging for it, praying for it to hit our shores. The backstory on the German-made RS is that it, or similar Foci, have been sold in Europe for years and U.S. It’ll also increase your heart rate, something on the order of being a real race driver. So here, for $36,995, Ford will put a scorching hot rod, drifter, rally car in your driveway, enticing neighbors, especially young males, to drool. Not many of those out there, and most require you to sell your house to make a down payment on said speedster. Simply put, Ford’s Focus RS is a street-legal race car.
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