Focus RS test

[dieselhead]

Ford Focus RS: La Traction Extraterrestre

Finally, a video review of a white one! Hope you guys don't mind it is in French. The sound of the engine needs no translation

[rjastra]

They are the only American car company that will survive the financial disaster, and do it by themselves instead of begging for money from the Obamammouth. Sure they're not perfect, but thing about the jump they made from Festivas and AUs in just a few years!

Right... they sold the family jewels (mazda, jag, LR), asked for a $9Billion line of credit from Obama and asked for $5Billion in loans from the energy department for electric vehicles.

Ford said it could not give the government loans the senior status that some on Capitol Hill have requested because it would violate the terms of its existing loans.

So it essentially seems to mean they couldn't ask for government handouts.

[9090GO]

Oh, I hate you so much right now!
It will come down under, it has to! If big car sales goes to sh#t, what's left for Ford? You need a halo car to boost Focus and Fiesta sales, don't you? FPV needs a car that could send the VXR into oblivion, just like the F6 has done with the clumsy and antique V8s from HSV.

Buying an XR5 is not an option for me. Would you buy a Rallyart, remap it
and imagine you've got an EVO? I wouldn't... I would rather buy a 2-3 years old S3 than drive a slightly pimped wannabe.

That really depends on what you want, Japanese, European or Australian.

[sooty]

It does look good in white...not so boy racer as the other colours..

[dieselhead]

The main reason I like white is that there's no extra to pay. In comparison, the blue is a 250 quid option, while the green goes for 750 quid!!!

Nah, just kidding, I simply like the way it looks in white. You're right, it looks less of a boy racer, too.

[Shaun]

There is a story in Top Gear Australia this month on the RS Focus. I love the look of them. As for problems with the XR5 T . It dont matter what you drive. They all have problems and All manafacturers dont like owning up to them. Mercedes Benz Products are renound for problems. And most of there products are over the 40K mark.
So it dosent matter how much you spend they still have problems. I would say That Hyundai Mitsubishi Toyota and nissan build strong products. But still encounter problems.

Getting back to the RS i would consider one if the price is right and the come to Australia.

[Apex]

+1.

NZ were romoured to be getting this car before Christmas. However Ford NZ is ceasing the import of the Mondeo XR5T so it could be off the cars now.

Problem is how many of you would put your money where your mouth is?

Like the previous Focus RS’s and current ST three door they can be ordered and will be covered under warranty. But it’s a case of you order it you own it, a flight to the UK for a test drive is expensive so most are ordered by hard core NZ RS fans, and there are quite a few.

We did get the Sierra, Sapphire and a few Escorts delivered but they would inevitably sell. The Price of a Sapphire RS Cosworth 4x4 new in the early 90’s. 95k.


We are fortunate to have laid back compliance rules, cant see why Ford AU couldn’t bring one in.

[dieselhead]

I would put the money where my mouth is! Hard to believe that a country with population smaller than Melbourne would get the car and we won't. The RS will get here by this time next year. I finish my lease on the black Astra in January, right on time to get ready for a white RS

[Apex]

I think Ford NZ has a good relationship with the mother land, we have a strong tradition with British ford and there cars have always been very popular here.

You must also take into account we don’t have a local motor industry to protect so anything goes without fear of standing on anyone’s toes. Most would still go for a XR6-T though. I would.

Per capita NZ has a crap load of petrol heads, greater than Ausi by a long shot, the fact out of the thousand odd Astra’s I saw in Melbourne last week only two were turbo’s was laughable.

Maybe go into a Ford dealer with 50k and blonk it on there desk, see what happens.

[Shaun]

Problem is how many of you would put your money where your mouth is?

Like the previous Focus RS’s and current ST three door they can be ordered and will be covered under warranty. But it’s a case of you order it you own it, a flight to the UK for a test drive is expensive so most are ordered by hard core NZ RS fans, and there are quite a few.

We did get the Sierra, Sapphire and a few Escorts delivered but they would inevitably sell. The Price of a Sapphire RS Cosworth 4x4 new in the early 90’s. 95k.


We are fortunate to have laid back compliance rules, cant see why Ford AU couldn’t bring one in.

So Very True about Our ADR (Australian Design Rule) over here. NZ is laied back compaired to our rules.

But very true about the How many will put there money were there mouths are. The car will come close to $60k plus with a market this is a massive down turn its not going to have a great business case to start with.