Here it is, the new Ford Focus RS has arrived. The car made its public debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show and is all set to wow the crowds at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the hands of Ken Block. As you might imagine Ford has pulled out all the stops with this third generation Focus RS and the fast Ford is packing a 2.3-litre EcoBoost engine with 345bhp that's delivered via an advanced four-wheel drive set-up.
Following the hugely positive response to the Ford GT supercar at the Detroit Motor Show, Ford aims to instil some supercar thrills in the latest Focus RS with a flared nose and wheelarches as well as the essential aggressive stance.
The latest model to wear the fabled RS badge goes on sale early next year, and follows a long line of affordable but seriously high-performance Fords – a dynasty that started back in 1968 with the 15M RS and brought us legends like the Escort RS1600, Sierra RS Cosworth, Escort RS Cosworth and two Focus RS models before this. When it goes on sale next year, the newcomer will cost less than £30,000 and deliver performance to rival the most formidable heavyweight hot hatches on the market.
The new Focus RS will come with a drift function: 70 per cent of power can be sent to the rears with all of that power able to be sent to one wheel if needed.