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U.K pricing for the new Focus RS is 25k pound sterling...Originally Posted by dieselhead
I'd bet that if the RS comes over, it will be in low $50k rather than $60ks. It would be absurd to have a hot hatch from Ford to compete in the same price range as the S3!that's exactly the reason why the STi and the Evo might fall on their faces... This is not the best time to ask absurd prices for mildly spiced up volume sellers.
That would put it at - at least 60-65k for Aust. pricing if you compare other vehicles prices in the U.K to what what they land at here...
Either way it'll be interesting, as they (the manufacturers) don't price their vehicles with the logic you ot Iwould use diesel (I agree with what you said above) what they tend to do is price them in accordance with or at the same price point as a would be rival or class competitor...with the RS I believe Ford Aust. will chase the new Evo and Sti market.
It's the same reason why for eg. Audi Aust. are going to price the new TTRS at around the better part of 150k, it's definitely not teice the car the TTS is, but they expect Porsche Cayman and that sort of vehicle class of buyers to look at it, hence their justification for the price tag...
