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Good lord.. 345HP Focus RS


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http://www.autoblog.com/2015/06/25/ford-focus-rs-345-horsepower-video-official/

 

 

 

Those reaching for their calculators will find that works out to 345 horsepower by our standards. The power output is backed up by 324 pound-feet of torque, capable of being boosted up to 347 for up to fifteen seconds at a time. Those figures come from a retuned version of the same 2.3-liter EcoBoost turbo four as the one available in the Mustang, but produces over ten percent more power thanks to a new turbocharger, upgraded intake and exhaust, and a larger radiator. All that muscle will be channeled to all four wheels through Ford Performance's new all-wheel drive system with dynamic torque vectoring, launch control, and selectable drive modes, including a Drift Mode that (as you can see from the video below) allows the hot hatch to get more than a little sideways.

 

 

Official press release in link.

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I was thinking of a mustang when my truck is paid off (have always wanted one) but I think this vehicle is going to be way too hard to pass up. If it stays under $40k, I'll definitely be happy to welcome this as my 6th Ford..

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Its a big difference in Horsepower between the 2.3 in the RS and the MKC, not so much of a difference between the Focus ST and the Fusion.

 

But the ST isn't a RS/SVT/GT350 type no holds barred all out performance machine. If Ford Performance wants to do a hopped up 2.3L EB to slot in between the current 2.3LEB and the GT then they'd use this version.

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Speaking of an SVO Mustang...does the name SVO really have any cache or worth left to it? The last time we saw a SVO branded product was 30 years ago!

 

I saw a restored '85 SVO the other day coming home from work...it looked better then new with a cool license plate that read NO50SVO.

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