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Ken Block Wrecks In Practice, It's Gotta Be The Shoes

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:30:00 EST

Despite being the first American to score points in the WRC since the '80s, Ken Block is still working on keeping his powerful Focus RS upright. Exhibit A: This video of him rolling during practice. More »

Most Interesting Man In The World Buys A Stratos Replica

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:00:00 EDT

We anointed Pete Krehbiel the "Real Most Interesting Man In The World" after he managed to legally import a Ford Focus RS. Now an admittedly hungover Krebs emailed us details of his latest conquest: a basketcase Lancia Stratos replica. More »

Mikko Hirvonen Crashes At Rally Finland, Kills Car Deader Than Hell

Sam Smith — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:00:00 EDT

Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen crashed out of Rally Finland today in fairly dramatic fashion. The Finn was leading the event when he lost control of his Focus RS and somersaulted over a hill. Crazy in-car and spectator footage below. More »

Ford Adds Le Mans Paint Jobs To Focus RS

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:30:00 EDT

Ford's painted five Focus RS hot-hatches to match winning GT40s from its Le Mans victories in the '60s and they're offering 'em up for "exclusive sale." Why? Someone probably got up on the chav side of the bed one morning. More »

Mikko Tosses Focus RS500 Around The 'Ring

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:00:00 EDT

Finnish rally star Mikko Hivronen takes a surprisingly casual quick lap down the Nordschleife in the 350 HP Focus RS500, proving both the Focus and Mikko can keep all four wheels on the ground. More »

2010 Ford Focus RS: First U.S. Drive

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:00:00 EDT

The Ford Focus RS is the most lustworthy European hot hatch forbidden to us Yanks. No journalist has dared put all 305 hp of its front-wheel-drive madness down on red, white, and blue soil. Until now. More »

Viva Los Hoons! Jalopnik Reader Buys Mexican Focus RS

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST

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Remember the lime green 2010 Ford Focus RS for sale in Mexico? One of our readers bought it and will be importing it to the US. To say we're jealous would be like saying the sun's warm. Complete story below. More »

Your Best Chance To Own A Focus RS In The U.S.

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:00:00 EST

A dealership on the wrong side of the Texas border is offering up a 2010 Ford Focus RS to the first person with $45,000. Of course, you'll still have to do the importing on this bright-green slice of heaven. More »

Santa Rolls In A Focus RS

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:40:00 EST

Brandenburg, Germany is our kind of place. Rather than a fake sled running on top of a tractor, their Santa Claus parade features a freakin' Ford Focus RS. We'll be nice, we promise. Photo Credit: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images More »

Ford Focus RS Hits Nurburgring For 8:26 Lap Time

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EDT

With 300 HP out of a turbocharged 5-cylinder, the Ford Focus RS is one of the most delicious of Europe's forbidden fruits, and now we know what it'll do an 8:26 on Germany's Nurburgring. Jealous. More »

Fifth Gear Pits EVO X Against Focus RS In Epic Turbocharged Soccer Match

The Auto Insider — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:15:00 EDT

Fifth Gear's Tiff Needell and Jason Plato have taken it upon themselves to pit the rally-bred AWD Mitsubishi Evo X against the brand-spanking-new, touring car-inspired FWD Ford Focus RS in an epic turbocharged game of soccer. More »

2009 Ford Focus RS Versus Jet Pack

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:00:00 EDT

Eric Scott set a record for fastest jet-pack flight this week by reaching 68 MPH in a race against the 2009 Ford Focus RS. Awesome feat — but we'd still rather have the Focus RS. More »

Ford Focus RS Tops Nissan GT-R In "Real World" Test

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:00:00 EDT

Autocar pits the beloved Ford Focus RS against the ferocious Nissan GT-R on real world roads, where the RS would actually have a chance against Godzilla. The result? They'd rather have the RS. More »

305 HP Ford Focus RS Coming To America?

Ray Wert — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EDT

Automotive News reports Ford's contemplating bringing the Euro-only Ford Focus RS (along with the torque-steer-gasmic 305 HP turbocharged 2.5-liter five-banger Volvo powerplant) stateside. Fiesta Movement? Ha. More like a Focus Movement — in our pants! More »

Fifth Gear Test Drives 2009 Focus RS, We're RS Green With Envy

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:00:00 EST

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 »

Let's See Captain Sullenberger Land This

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:30:00 EST

Take a rallying Ford Focus RS, add one part Mikko Hirvonen, one part Jarmo Lehtinen, toss over frozen Norwegian roads and serve cold. More »

New Ford Focus RS Priced From $38,000

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:30:00 EST

You can have the most forbidden of Ford's fruits, the 2009 Ford Focus RS, for £24,995 in Brit money or $38,359 if you're in the US and into torturing yourself. More »

Video: Ford Focus RS Walkaround

Ray Wert — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:20:00 EST

We showed you our gallery of the 2009 Ford Focus RS in blue two days ago. Now here's a full video walkaround of the hottest li'l hatch we really need to get stateside. More »

2009 Ford Focus RS: I'm Blue!

The Auto Insider — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:45:00 EST

The 2009 Ford Focus RS was first seen as a concept in London earlier this year wearing an arresting green skin. Now the not-for-American-consumption production version shows off some blue metal in the gallery below. More »

2009 Ford Focus RS Nets 1,000 Preorders, 40% In Hulk Green

Andrew Stoy — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDT

Ford looks to have a winner on its hands with the 2009 Focus RS, as the company has taken approximately 1,000 orders for the 275 HP Matchbox car. No matter whether you're a fan of the scooptastic SEMA-style bodywork or not, you can't argue with 295 lb-ft of torque flowing through a 6-speed stick in a little rocket like this. Don't like it in green? Well, you're among the majority...but just barely. Ford reports that 40% of the preorders have opted for the eye-scorching emerald hue. More »

2009 Ford Focus RS Details Officially Official, Green Machine Lives

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:40:00 EDT

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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2009 Ford Focus RS Concept; Don't Make It Angry

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:30:00 EDT

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 »

Ford Reveals Focus RS Details, Photos Ahead Of London Debut

Ray Wert — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:45:00 EDT

Ford's ripped a page from the Opel playbook, releasing some spy-like photos and early details today on the a new Ford Focus RS. The shots are of a lightly camo'ed prototype undergoing performance and durability testing at Germany's famed Nürburgring. The RS is set for its European market launch in early 2009, Ford confirms the Focus RS will be getting front-wheel-drive with a limited slip diff and feature the same turbocharged Duratec 2.5-liter, five-cylinder engine found in the Focus ST, however the RS's Duratec will be optimized to generate over 276 HP and more than 295 lb-ft of torque. We'll be seeing the new Focus RS at the London Motor Show in late July where we're expecting to hear all the details we could ever want about the Ford Focus we don't get over here across the pond — no matter how much we beg for it. Full press release below the jump.
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Spy Photos: European Ford Focus RS

Mike Spinelli — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:30:00 EDT

Go ahead and gloat, you damn Europeans. While we're driving past our Ford dealerships, seeing the same, tired Focus — many of whose parts are contemporary of the Reagan administration — you and your football hooligans are getting a range of Evo-fighting Foci that sport 300 horsepower and (rumor has it) all-wheel-drive. It's the next-gen Focus RS, which traces its bloodline from the rally-tested Escort RS Cosworth, and it's coming in late 2007 or thereabouts. Just try to refrain from leaving burnouts all over Lichtenstein. They hate that. – Mike Spinelli More »