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

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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    06/12/09

    In reply to Fifth Gear Pits EVO X Against Focus RS In Epic Turbocharged Soccer Match
    That Focus must be very well balanced; for an FF layout they were sliding it around with what looked like great control and ease.
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    Image of Joe Rider Joe Rider
    06/12/09

    In reply to Fifth Gear Pits EVO X Against Focus RS In Epic Turbocharged Soccer Match
    so do all people in britian...... Talk like jeremy clarkson... you know..... pausing.... in the middle.... of their sentences.


    In the Wurld....

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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    06/13/09

    @Joe Rider:

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    Image of z0iid z0iid
    06/12/09

    In reply to Fifth Gear Pits EVO X Against Focus RS In Epic Turbocharged Soccer Match
    the MR has paddle shifters, all other trims have a 5-speed manual.


    so what would you call a proper manual?

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/12/09

    @z0iid: Anything but the MR's.


    That said, I wouldn't mind a sixth gear on the real manuals.

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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    06/12/09

    In reply to Fifth Gear Pits EVO X Against Focus RS In Epic Turbocharged Soccer Match
    I've never been a soccer fan....too much ball kicking.
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    skaycog was here was starred skaycog was here was unstarred
    Image of .357 .357
    06/12/09

    @skaycog: And I'm the perverted one...
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    06/12/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: Too much ball kicking opposed to football where they only have kick-offs, punts and field goals. In football they have a lot of passing and running. Understand? Jeez, you guys!
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/12/09

    @skaycog: Uh huh. I'm sure that's what you meant.
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    06/12/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: :)
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    skaycog was here was starred skaycog was here was unstarred
    Image of .357 .357
    06/12/09

    @skaycog: That's a very sly smile.
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    .357 was starred .357 was unstarred
    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    06/13/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: Noooo....that a very shy smile.
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    skaycog was here was starred skaycog was here was unstarred
    Image of .357 .357
    06/13/09

    @skaycog: I see. I'm not really good at emoticons/internet speak.
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    06/13/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: Me neither. :}{:@#+
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    skaycog was here was starred skaycog was here was unstarred
    Image of .357 .357
    06/13/09

    @skaycog: Um ::))??
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    06/13/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: More likely ^/".
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    skaycog was here was starred skaycog was here was unstarred
    Image of .357 .357
    06/13/09

    @skaycog: How bout this?

    **

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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    06/13/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: You're good. Why can't I do that?
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    skaycog was here was starred skaycog was here was unstarred
    Image of .357 .357
    06/13/09

    @skaycog: You don't have a star. (kidding)
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    06/13/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: Can you see your own star? I feel like a little kid with all these dumb questions.
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    06/13/09

    @skaycog: Only on windy days.
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    06/13/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: You really need to change the "Unfunny" in your name to "Funny".
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/13/09

    @skaycog: Actually, I was going to change it to Carroll Shelby, but I can't afford a lawyer.
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    06/13/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: Oh yeah....Carroll (Sue U) Shelby. Bye.
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    06/13/09

    @skaycog: Bye.
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    06/14/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: Last word in?
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    skaycog was here was starred skaycog was here was unstarred
    Image of .357 .357
    06/14/09

    @skaycog: Yeah.
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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    06/12/09

    In reply to Fifth Gear Pits EVO X Against Focus RS In Epic Turbocharged Soccer Match
    Evo X loses, no proper manual.


    End of discussion.

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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    06/12/09

    @aSoundofSleep: EVO X GSR has a 5 speed stick, and the EVO X MR has the 6 speed robo tranny.
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/12/09

    In reply to Fifth Gear Pits EVO X Against Focus RS In Epic Turbocharged Soccer Match
    As many will correct you, it's not Soccer, mate, it's Football.
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    .357 was starred .357 was unstarred
    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    06/12/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer:


    Isn't it Futbol? (With a tilde over the "u"?)

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    06/12/09

    @aSoundofSleep: In Spanish speaking countries, yes.
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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    06/12/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer:


    What is it across the pond, then? Varies per country?

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    Image of .357 .357
    06/12/09

    @aSoundofSleep: I guess it's just football. Simple as that.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    06/12/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: I prefer to think of soccer as "metric football."
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    Image of BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
    06/12/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: Voetbal, discussion over.
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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/12/08

    In reply to Video: Ford Focus RS Walkaround
    Nice aRSe too...
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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/12/08

    In reply to Video: Ford Focus RS Walkaround
    Looks good on the inside too...
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    Image of c0de c0de
    12/12/08

    In reply to Video: Ford Focus RS Walkaround
    Can someone please explain WTF is RevoKnuckle ?


    this has been a message from your ignorant, yet loyal, reader

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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/12/08

    @c0de:
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    Image of c0de c0de
    12/12/08

    @layabout met the real Santa: thanks, good to see them side by side.

    Has this been around long ? has it proven significantly better handling ?
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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/12/08

    @c0de: According to Ford this out handled a 4wd prototype at the 'ring & found the extra costs & weight made it not worth while with 4wd. It'll be interesting to see how it handles. No doubt there will be fwd haters that think they know better without even driving one.
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    Image of c0de c0de
    12/12/08

    @layabout met the real Santa: anyone who generalizes like that is an automatic ass, there are pros and cons to fwd,awd, and rwd. each is a different monster that needs to be tackled differently.
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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/12/08

    @c0de: I completely agree.
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    Image of WheatKing WheatKing
    12/12/08

    @layabout met the real Santa:


    Interesting.. they've managed to kingpin axis almost in the center of the tire tread.. almost.. while reducing the offset.. not bad, but yet.. wonder why they re-invented the mcpherson strut setup instead of just going with a proven design like a multi-link which can put the kingpin axis directly in the center of the tread and while maintaining an extremely small kingpin offset..


    I also hope there is a compression arm of some sort that isn't shown to control fore-aft movement during braking/turning/accel.

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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/12/08

    @WheatKing: Well it's only a basic diagram,there are others on the interweb that show more detail. From the reviews i've read from the people that have driven the car it all sounds impressive.
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    12/12/08

    In reply to Video: Ford Focus RS Walkaround
    Nice,can't wait for it to be released. That's one car i'll be test driving. Still not as subtle as the mk1 RS.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    12/10/08

    In reply to 2009 Ford Focus RS: I'm Blue!
    Dear Ford,


    Suck it long, and suck it hard.


    Love,

    Your Home Country

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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    12/10/08

    In reply to 2009 Ford Focus RS: I'm Blue!
    Ford still makes the focus? I thought butt-f*cking ugly was out of style again?
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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/10/08

    @bpapa9013: Europe's best seller since 1998,& loved by motor journalists. so everyone's wrong except you,eh?
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    12/10/08

    In reply to 2009 Ford Focus RS: I'm Blue!
    Why wasn't the car made to be AWD?

    "A number of reasons:-

    1 they did attempt to make a AWD using the Volvo running gear and a 280BHP ST but the driving experience was not edgey enough and it did not handle as well as you would have expected

    2 If the car had been AWD it would have attracted a much higher road tax in the UK (due to the extra weight) which is the biggest market the car has been designed for. As it stands the car is only 225g/co2 which is 1 gram higher than the current ST.

    3 The cost of the AWD system meant that the car would not have been financially viable.

    4 The performance gains from the AWD system were not enough to warrant further investigation."


    8000 to be built over two years,50% for the U.K. & i'll have mine in white thanks...

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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    12/10/08

    @layabout met the real Santa: Another white car! QUICK! Hide it before Deartháir sees it!
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    Image of dasko dasko
    12/10/08

    In reply to 2009 Ford Focus RS: I'm Blue!
    Now what will happen to these if Ford sells Volvo, the company that makes the engine?
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    12/10/08

    @dasko: Volvo would still need money. It would gladly accept an engine sharing programme.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    12/10/08

    In reply to 2009 Ford Focus RS: I'm Blue!
    [www.not2fast.com]
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