• EXCLUSIVE: KEN BLOCK drives NEW Ford Focus RS
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[hd]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpUfxfjBKC4[/hd]
Just bought myself an ST about a month ago, not fussed by this though as the RS still appears to be FWD only... silly.
[QUOTE=DogGunn;47069790]Just bought myself an ST about a month ago, not fussed by this though as the RS still appears to be FWD only... silly.[/QUOTE] ken was clearly turning all 4 wheels in that donut he did. [editline]3rd February 2015[/editline] it is awd, it's a scooby doo killer.
I had another look - looks like the majority of the power is going to the front wheels, with only a bit at the rear. Eh, close enough. Guess we'll see how it performs once people get their hands on it.
Ford is really stepping up their game. [img]http://i.imgur.com/Jc9pYhC.jpg[/img] Dayum.
[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;47071011]Ford is really stepping up their game. [img]http://i.imgur.com/Jc9pYhC.jpg[/img] Dayum.[/QUOTE] I wouldn't want that thing in my driveway.
what the fuck is that plastic shit in the grille? why does everything have to have an angry face? fucking, cars are so ugly now... Also for as much as this costs you could get a mustang GT.
Weird seeing a 5-door RS
[QUOTE=Spectre1406;47071075]Weird seeing a 5-door RS[/QUOTE] Same. Still, looks pretty damn cool to me.
[QUOTE=Tmaxx;47071032]what the fuck is that plastic shit in the grille? why does everything have to have an angry face? fucking, cars are so ugly now... Also for as much as this costs you could get a mustang GT.[/QUOTE] But then you'd have Mustang GT
[QUOTE=Arid;47071092]But then you'd have Mustang GT[/QUOTE] better than understeer: the car. I wish fwd cars just didn't even. Every car would be better rwd or awd. I mean full time 50/50 awd, not this cancerous 30/70 shit this focus probably has.
[QUOTE=Tmaxx;47071114]better than understeer: the car. I wish fwd cars just didn't even. Every car would be better rwd or awd. I mean full time 50/50 awd, not this cancerous 30/70 shit this focus probably has.[/QUOTE] 35/65 F:R is what stis have. Anything with DCCD is 35:65, anything else is 50-50. [editline]4th February 2015[/editline] anything subaru i mean
[QUOTE=Slade Xanthas;47071521]You're forgetting most people are a lot safer using cars that understeer vs. ones that oversteer simply because it's a lot easier for someone that doesn't know how to drive well to correct understeering. Not everyone's Colin McRae on the road. With regard to the AWD power ratio, yes, 50/50 is good, but you can't really call whether it is that or not yet. That, and the company with arguably the most influential and best selling AWD vehicles (Subaru) does the same thing with regard to its power ratios. They're sort of known for understeering. It's just a wider market appeal when you have a vehicle that can both go fast and also not take a truckload of experience to handle in the event of a spinout.[/QUOTE] this is a car made for enthusiasts. I've seen new z28's become grocery getters but 90% of high end cars like this are made for enthusiasts. The enthusiast group is the only group the car companies are really in touch with anymore. The new mustang, camaro, and other high end cars really scratch the itches people have been begging for. Anyway, i went on a tangent. tl;dr this is for enthusiasts not miss daisy. [editline]3rd February 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=mokkan;47071605]35/65 F:R is what stis have. Anything with DCCD is 35:65, anything else is 50-50. [editline]4th February 2015[/editline] anything subaru i mean[/QUOTE] 35/65 rear biased. Fwd biased systems might as well just be fwd.
when you say "30/70" that kinda means you are talking 30 front 70 rear
I never really had a thing for these types of cars. They always look like they're trying to trick out / modernize soccer mom vans or something. or a prius.
Americans don't understand hot hatchbacks, that's probably why.
Eww a hatchback.
You know it's funny, despite these cars looking like ass, they're still more expensive than some cars you'd find in Europe, for less of the price, and might perform better.
[QUOTE=Tmaxx;47071114]better than understeer: the car. I wish fwd cars just didn't even. Every car would be better rwd or awd. I mean full time 50/50 awd, not this cancerous 30/70 shit this focus probably has.[/QUOTE] According the Ford this RS will use 50/50 awd. It's not just fwd that send power to the rear about ten minutes after the front wheels slip. You forget that the Fiesta has been running WRC for a minute now. [editline]4th February 2015[/editline] [url]http://www.carthrottle.com/post/heres-everything-we-know-about-the-ford-focus-rs/[/url] Permanent AWD. Can send up to 70 to the rear wheels.
[QUOTE=Tmaxx;47071032]what the fuck is that plastic shit in the grille? why does everything have to have an angry face? fucking, cars are so ugly now... Also for as much as this costs you could get a mustang GT.[/QUOTE] But if you buy a Focus, especially an RS, you'd be buying a car that's actually enjoyable to drive.
[QUOTE=Mister_Jack;47074718]According the Ford this RS will use 50/50 awd. It's not just fwd that send power to the rear about ten minutes after the front wheels slip. You forget that the Fiesta has been running WRC for a minute now. [editline]4th February 2015[/editline] [url]http://www.carthrottle.com/post/heres-everything-we-know-about-the-ford-focus-rs/[/url] Permanent AWD. Can send up to 70 to the rear wheels.[/QUOTE] permanent 50/50? Color me interested now.
sooooo it's basically an Impreza STI? I mean, they even look similar.
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