New ford focus RS

^^^^ About says it all, and echos every single review I have seen. Sadly, the pricing will put it out of reach of most people. The R580K above is VERY conservative.
 
I would have to say R599k minimum, or whatever Ford deems to be a competitive spec level to the Golf R, because we won't have any options/extras.

Best guess would be R639k with Golf R- beating spec level.
 
For some reason I really love this car, always thought my dream car was a golf r but now this looks amazing
 
Drifter said:
As opposed to half a mill for what?
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Buy a 2nd hand classic / head turner then with the rest of the cash mod it up.Will look better but depends if u want to be an individual or just follow the crowd.Woudnt spend half a bar and get a car that you look at once and go " that's nice" and then move on.
 
Focus RS does battle with Merc A45, VW Golf R and Honda's Civic Type R

Nowhere else do the tectonic plates shift quite as quickly as on the hot hatch continent.

Last year, we undertook our most vigorous audit of the class ever: 20 cars carefully dissected on an unforgiving circuit and bruising Scottish roads. There was a winner, eventually, but frankly we’re still debating/throwing stationery at each other over the result. And yet here we are, but seven moons later, and there’s a new world order in waiting.

The pool of contenders is smaller, but then we’ve already separated the wheat from the chaff. Our select group includes the winner and runner-up from that last outing – the VW Golf R and Honda Civic Type-R – plus two newcomers intent on making the ‘hot’ in ‘hot hatch’ look a bit undercooked. Yup, we’re looking at you, Mercedes-AMG A45. It now produces 376bhp and 350lb ft of torque from its strung-out 2.0-litre turbo – that’s more than a Lamborghini Countach. In your face, 362bhp Audi RS3.


While the Golf R still has flashes of magic in its bones and can smoothe the edges off the real world better than the other three, it’s too staid in the face of more exotic competition. The same can’t be said of the flamboyant Civic, but its main contribution on this test was to highlight the shortcomings of front-wheel drive. The recent changes have done the Mercedes a world of good, it’s still the most unhinged hatch in the world and it’s learned not to take itself too seriously. But despite the willy-waving rear wing, double diffuser and silly exhaust (kept permanently in its shouty setting, of course), it still lacks a layer of interactivity at and beyond the limit – space that the Focus RS now officially owns. The tectonic plates are shifting alright, and it’s the RS that’s moving them.
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http://www.topgear.com/car-news/big-reads/ford-focus-rs-vs-rivals
 
Looking at those pics the Civic infotainment system does infact look like a cheap aftermarket slap on job. Disappointing.
 
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