<![CDATA[Jalopnik: 09 Ford Focus Rs]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: 09 Ford Focus Rs]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/09 ford focus rs http://jalopnik.com/tag/09 ford focus rs <![CDATA[2009 Euro-Spec Ford Focus RS Spied On U.S. Soil]]> FocusFanatics forumite 2004SVTAutoXer was out with his lady in Royal Oak, MI when he spotted this rally-ready, turbocharged, M-plated, Euro-spec 2009 Ford Focus RS. Needless to say, he was a bit excited. So are we. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5239197&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Fifth Gear Test Drives 2009 Focus RS, We're RS Green With Envy]]> That other British car show, Fifth Gear, has managed to get their grubby mitts on the 2009 Focus RS and toss it at some curvy mountain roads. Not surprisingly, they kinda liked it. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5159700&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Ford Focus RS Details Officially Official, Green Machine Lives]]> Turns out the Electric Green Ford Focus RS we saw last week is more than just a show car. Ford has admitted the little green hulk is essentially the finished vehicle, minus some fine tuning. Now, depending on which side of the fencepost you sit on, an inline-five with 275 HP and 295 lb-ft of torque mated to a six-speed in a car the size of a Focus RS, along with all kinds of fancy suspension trickery, is either a magical, amazing thing OR the obnoxious boy-racer bodywork rubs you the wrong way and totally ruins whatever genius lies underneath. Either way, our Euro brethren will soon have another magnificent compact car to dangle in our faces. Damned forbidden fruit. Full details below.
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=397970&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Ford Focus RS Concept; Don't Make It Angry]]> We finally have some leaked shots of the Ford Focus RS ahead of the London Motor Show, and we're green with envy at any Europeans lucky enough to get the real version when it comes out. Unless it's in the same weirdo neon green as the concept. We know the new RS Focus will generate more than 275 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque from the 2.5-liter Duratec inline five, which should be good for a 0-60 mph time in under six seconds. And that's only the start. More »
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