I just like the look of it. Even though its just a new bumper style and a line on the side, makes a big difference.
i read it might be the Edition 40 version like when the Golf 6 had a Edition 35.
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I just like the look of it. Even though its just a new bumper style and a line on the side, makes a big difference.
i read it might be the Edition 40 version like when the Golf 6 had a Edition 35.
Rocket-Boy
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I would take golf even if it was only for the resale value.
Its quite funny how people moan about Audi and their incremental upgrades, I couldnt tell this one from the old focus if I tried.
you don't learn quick do you?
FiestaST
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Pick a colour!
supersunbird
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White
Drifter
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Stealth grey for me please.
FiestaST
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Was watching Marius on Ignition GT & he likes the f/lift ST.
He reckons save the R40k & go with the ST1. Those extra goodies of the ST3 are not deal breakers.
He esp enjoyed manual gearbox; proper handbrake & full switchable (off) esp/traction control.
He reckons save the R40k & go with the ST1. Those extra goodies of the ST3 are not deal breakers.
He esp enjoyed manual gearbox; proper handbrake & full switchable (off) esp/traction control.
faniebraai
RIP
Same engine?
FiestaST
Honorary Master
Yup...same 184kw 2L EcoBoost for both
FiestaST
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Drifter
Honorary Master
ST has fallen behind in the performance stakes.
FiestaST
Honorary Master
Agreed. Focus RS!
wherefore art thou...
wherefore art thou...
FiestaST
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FiestaST
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FiestaST
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275bhp Ford Focus ST to head 2018 line-up
Hot ST version of Ford’s Mk4 Focus is set to be powered by a high-tech 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine; on sale late next year
The launch of the next-generation Ford Focus will be spearheaded by petrol and diesel ST models, with up to 275bhp from a high-tech turbocharged 1.5-litre engine in the petrol version.
The ST hot hatches will go on sale soon after the mainstream Focus late next year and appear in five-door and estate bodystyles.
Details of the new ST are still scarce, but Ford sees performance models as vital to distinguish the Focus from its rivals in a crowded market. So far, ST models have been more popular than the more recently launched Vignale luxury variants.
The STs are expected to maintain their formula of affordable and accessible performance, combined with road manners that encourage everyday use.
One potential change is a move to downsized turbo engines from today’s 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel and petrol units. This would satisfy the new Real Driving Emissions (RDE) test and the 2021 average fleet CO2 standard of 95g/km, which will be introduced two years after the next Focus is launched.
Ford has a new family of 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engines designed for the new emissions regulations, but extracting the 250bhpplus required to keep the ST competitive will be a technical challenge. That would mean a specific output of at least 160bhp per litre, much more than the 125bhp per litre extracted from the current 2.0-litre Ecoboost and even more than the 150bhp per litre from the 2.3-litre Focus RS.
However, Ford is believed to be looking at twin-scroll turbocharging, direct injection and cylinder deactivation technology to deliver the required power boost and fuel economy to make the next Focus ST a practical proposition.
The 1.5-litre three-cylinder Ecoboost engine in the new Fiesta ST generates 131bhp per litre, so getting 150bhp or 160bhp per litre out of the Focus ST’s four-pot engine should be within Ford’s reach with this suite of technologies.
There will continue to be a hot diesel model, because it contributes about half of Focus ST sales (52% in the UK and 47% on the Continent). Whether it moves to a 1.5-litre capacity or sticks with 2.0 litres is unclear.
“The diesel is important for the Focus ST,” Ford Performance project engineer Tyrone Johnson said at the recent Geneva motor show.
The debut of the new Focus ST looks set to take place in spring 2018, about six months after the new mainstream and luxury Focus models are first seen at the tail end of this year. Autocar sources suggest the launch will not be scheduled for the Frankfurt motor show in September. Instead, sources say, Ford favours a unique event like the Fiesta’s ‘Go Further’ launch, which was streamed globally.
Mainstream and luxury Focus Vignale models are expected to go on sale in autumn 2018, followed soon after by the ST models.
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/275bhp-ford-focus-st-head-2018-line
Hot ST version of Ford’s Mk4 Focus is set to be powered by a high-tech 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine; on sale late next year
The launch of the next-generation Ford Focus will be spearheaded by petrol and diesel ST models, with up to 275bhp from a high-tech turbocharged 1.5-litre engine in the petrol version.
The ST hot hatches will go on sale soon after the mainstream Focus late next year and appear in five-door and estate bodystyles.
Details of the new ST are still scarce, but Ford sees performance models as vital to distinguish the Focus from its rivals in a crowded market. So far, ST models have been more popular than the more recently launched Vignale luxury variants.
The STs are expected to maintain their formula of affordable and accessible performance, combined with road manners that encourage everyday use.
One potential change is a move to downsized turbo engines from today’s 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel and petrol units. This would satisfy the new Real Driving Emissions (RDE) test and the 2021 average fleet CO2 standard of 95g/km, which will be introduced two years after the next Focus is launched.
Ford has a new family of 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engines designed for the new emissions regulations, but extracting the 250bhpplus required to keep the ST competitive will be a technical challenge. That would mean a specific output of at least 160bhp per litre, much more than the 125bhp per litre extracted from the current 2.0-litre Ecoboost and even more than the 150bhp per litre from the 2.3-litre Focus RS.
However, Ford is believed to be looking at twin-scroll turbocharging, direct injection and cylinder deactivation technology to deliver the required power boost and fuel economy to make the next Focus ST a practical proposition.
The 1.5-litre three-cylinder Ecoboost engine in the new Fiesta ST generates 131bhp per litre, so getting 150bhp or 160bhp per litre out of the Focus ST’s four-pot engine should be within Ford’s reach with this suite of technologies.
There will continue to be a hot diesel model, because it contributes about half of Focus ST sales (52% in the UK and 47% on the Continent). Whether it moves to a 1.5-litre capacity or sticks with 2.0 litres is unclear.
“The diesel is important for the Focus ST,” Ford Performance project engineer Tyrone Johnson said at the recent Geneva motor show.
The debut of the new Focus ST looks set to take place in spring 2018, about six months after the new mainstream and luxury Focus models are first seen at the tail end of this year. Autocar sources suggest the launch will not be scheduled for the Frankfurt motor show in September. Instead, sources say, Ford favours a unique event like the Fiesta’s ‘Go Further’ launch, which was streamed globally.
Mainstream and luxury Focus Vignale models are expected to go on sale in autumn 2018, followed soon after by the ST models.
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/275bhp-ford-focus-st-head-2018-line
FiestaST
Honorary Master
Then imagine what the Mk5 Focus ST will have!
My bets is on an all-new 1.2 three pot motor
FiestaST
Honorary Master
Next-gen Ford Focus ST to ditch 2,0-litre engine?
A new report out of the United Kingdom suggests that Ford will ditch the Focus ST’s current 2,0-litre turbocharged engine in favour of a 1,5-litre four-cylinder mill when the next-generation hot hatch debuts late in 2018.
The move seems entirely plausible, considering the Blue Oval brand earlier this year confirmed that its new Fiesta ST would be powered by a three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine of the same capacity.
According to Autocar, the powerplant that is likely to be used in the next-gen Focus ST will feature four cylinders (as opposed to the Fiesta ST’s three), with a peak power output of up to 205 kW. The current Focus ST, of course, makes 184 kW, while the range-topping, all-wheel-drive Focus RS boasts 257 kW.
As the British publication points out, extracting more than 200 kW from a hot version of the automaker’s comparatively small-capacity 1,5-litre four-pot would be no mean feat, requiring a specific output higher than that achieved by the 2,3-litre EcoBoost unit in the RS.
But Autocar reports that Ford is “believed to be looking at” twin-scroll turbocharging, direct injection and the sort of cylinder deactivation technology that debuted in the new Fiesta in order to achieve this, along with the requisite improvement in claimed fuel consumption.
The new Focus – complete with a longer wheelbase and more space inside, both in the cabin and in the luggage compartment – is expected to be revealed either at the end of this year, or early in 2018, with the ST model scheduled to arrive towards the end of next year.
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/next-gen-ford-focus-st-to-ditch-20-litre-engine/
A new report out of the United Kingdom suggests that Ford will ditch the Focus ST’s current 2,0-litre turbocharged engine in favour of a 1,5-litre four-cylinder mill when the next-generation hot hatch debuts late in 2018.
The move seems entirely plausible, considering the Blue Oval brand earlier this year confirmed that its new Fiesta ST would be powered by a three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine of the same capacity.
According to Autocar, the powerplant that is likely to be used in the next-gen Focus ST will feature four cylinders (as opposed to the Fiesta ST’s three), with a peak power output of up to 205 kW. The current Focus ST, of course, makes 184 kW, while the range-topping, all-wheel-drive Focus RS boasts 257 kW.
As the British publication points out, extracting more than 200 kW from a hot version of the automaker’s comparatively small-capacity 1,5-litre four-pot would be no mean feat, requiring a specific output higher than that achieved by the 2,3-litre EcoBoost unit in the RS.
But Autocar reports that Ford is “believed to be looking at” twin-scroll turbocharging, direct injection and the sort of cylinder deactivation technology that debuted in the new Fiesta in order to achieve this, along with the requisite improvement in claimed fuel consumption.
The new Focus – complete with a longer wheelbase and more space inside, both in the cabin and in the luggage compartment – is expected to be revealed either at the end of this year, or early in 2018, with the ST model scheduled to arrive towards the end of next year.
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/next-gen-ford-focus-st-to-ditch-20-litre-engine/