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2015 Ford Focus RS Release Date - However , with the new model roll-out is almost complete , the U.S. market is important in profits , and a growing Asian business strategies in wqzxc place to rescue the troubled European arm , bosses are now said to have been investing in the niche model agrees with the potential to add luster to the brand and raise its profile in fight outside the mass market .
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Barb Samardzich , vice president of product development for Ford of Europe , told Autocar : " We have been concentrating on developing a car for the world market , and you can see the results of that with Edge and Mustang are scheduled to come to Europe , and the Fiesta and the focus in the U.S. . ' One Ford ' policy we have managed to push our main products more than ever before , and the next step is to provide customers with more examples , highlight small - volume products . Planners should not only be about mainstream now , we can go to the edge again " .
Samardzich stopped short of fully confirming the new Focus RS , just say " watch this space " when examined , but everyone else at Ford has confirmed construction work has begun . Autocar understands - sign off for the project has been very close , depending on the final analysis shows the business case for it to sit alongside the new Mustang Europe - bound , which is confirmed for 2014 .
However , Samardzich also revealed to Autocar that a recent study concluded customers for high performance Ford vehicles are divided into groups that are very different . It is believed to have significantly strengthened the case for the Focus RS with eased concerns that it would turn off the Focus ST or Mustang sales .
" There is more room for performance products in the range in small , medium and large car segments , " said Samardzich . " A whole suite of the car is what I have in mind . I note there are two different types of customers - one for the ST product , which is fun but has everyday usability , and another , more customers who want a focused race car RS - types . Developing good with Mustang complementary , customers do not always want to one another " .
Case new Focus RS is also strengthened because it is expected to use the new , Ford -developed 2.3 - liter turbocharged four-cylinder tuned to around 330bhp . Engine , which will also feature in the Mustang , will comfortably exceed the output of the Focus RS last Volvo -derived 2.5-liter five - pot produced 301bhp , 345bhp or the RS500 . It will make use of turbo technology and direct injection for more latest increase fuel efficiency .
It should be significantly re- engineered for Focus where , unlike in the Mustang , it will be mounted transversely . Power and torque are also expected to be higher than in the Mustang enough to ensure the product remains in the range of Ford performance halo , especially in Europe , where the majority of sales expected . Preliminary discussions to use electric motors in the rear wheels to improve performance and reduce emissions reported are considered too expensive to develop and negative disruption for shoppers .
As in the current
Focus ST , will be reinforced engine note into the cabin using Symposer Sound Ford , which opens the valve between the engine bay and cabin .
Other upgrades will include a reward Revoknuckle front suspension that was developed for the RS last , but was rejected due to the current ST engineers think the system torque - Ford electronic vectoring enough to handle 247bhp and 265 pounds ft of the high output in RS is believed to have convinced Revoknuckle engineers needed to curb torque steer and traction assist .
A limited- slip differential is for sure, plus a beefed- up brakes and tires and sporty cabin . Engineers said to have been assessed using four-wheel drive system Kuga , wqzxc which uses the same platform , but was reportedly too heavy and difficult to package in a low -slung , sports car -oriented . Such as ST , RS will come in five- door form only, while the estate is not likely but possible .
2015 Ford Focus RS Release Date
2015 Ford Focus RS will go on sale in 2015
