Greg on February 4th, 2010 | 476 views

This is the new WRC Edition of the Ford Focus RS released by Ford in Switzerland, which is limited to only 50 units when it hits the market. The new Focus RS WRC Edition has paid its respect to the Escort RS1600 from the 1970’s. Pictures show several new designs for the competition, where the company can choose which ever look they prefer. Painted in a frozen white color, the Ford Focus RS features 19-inch wheels to go along with the cars styling. Performance numbers show the stock RS figure of 305 hp, and it can sprint from 0-100 km/h in under 6 seconds, while reaching a top speed of 263 km/h. Pricing for this WRC Edition is set at 55,900 francs.
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Greg on December 29th, 2009 | 589 views

The guys from Mcchip have improved the power and torque for the Ford Focus RS with a new high performance kit. From the factory, the Ford Focus already packs a punch with 305 hp and 440 Nm of torque, but Mcchip decided to add even more. Offering two stages, the tuning company increases the power with some simple modifications. The first stage consists of an engine remapping which boosts the numbers to 345 hp and 520 Nm of torque. The second stage includes a new intercooler, spark plugs, intake manifold, sports exhaust system, and a chip to bring it to 401 horsepower and 612 Nm of torque.
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Nosfer on November 15th, 2008 | 9,069 views

Loder1899 is a car tuning company from Germany that likes to modify cars made by Ford. They created special tuning packages for all versions of Ford Focus and their latest project is based on Ford Focus ST. At the exterior level, they made a new body kit, installed 20″ alloy rims, a new exhaust system and a new, lower suspension system. The german tuner also tried to tweak the car’s performances and they installed a new admission system, upgraded the car’s engine cooling unit and now the 2.5L engine can develop 270 HP. The result? This Focus ST can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 6.5 seconds and it could reach a top speed of 250 km/h. Read the rest of this article and check out more photos…
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