Description
The second-generation Focus RS was a limited run 'super-hatch' with 300bhp that Ford initially said they wouldn't make. It had a twin-blade spoiler, aggressive body kit and a turbocharged 2. 5-litre engine. Only 11, 500 were built over three years, with just 4, 000 for the UK market. Despite lacking four-wheel drive, it had Revo-Knuckle front suspension, a Quaife limited-slip diff and ESP for good power management. The chassis was 30% stiffer, with bigger drive shafts, wider track, lower ride height and faster steering rack for an improved driving experience.
The car is finished in the much sought-after "Ultimate Green". It has further benefitted from many thousands spent on quality engine performance, handling and braking upgrades from specialists such as Mountune, Milltek, PumaSpeed, R-Sport, Anembo Engineering, Setrab, Mocal, Powerflex, Revo and Whiteline.
In combination with the other engine performance upgrades, the car's performance has also been enhanced through the installation of the Mountune’s mTune MR375 handset, which among other features, revises the engine management software. As a result, the engine now generates 370 bhp and 405 ft/ lbs of torque (up from 301bhp and 324 ft/ lbs of torque as standard). Mountune claim that these upgrades enable the car to accelerate from 0-62 mph in a mere 4. 5 seconds, while also significantly improving in gear acceleration, as well as its overall drivability.
The car benefits from a full service history with an impressive 16 stamps to date in the service book, the majority from Ford main dealers. It also comes with an extensive maintenance and parts invoice history, which evidences a cam belt, water pump and ancillary belts change at 53k miles. In addition, Powerflex (Road Use) suspension bushes have been fitted through out and the REVO-Knuckle bearings replaced.
This enthusiast-owned example, benefitting from many high quality upgrades, makes the most of its inherent attributes and wonderfully vocal five-cylinder 2. 5-litre turbocharged engine, not just performance wise, but also in the handling, road holding and braking departments as well.
With performance Fords continuing to enjoy their day in the sun and Ford having confirmed that there will not be another Focus RS in the future, this superb example, in perhaps the most sought after colour, makes for a very tempting proposition indeed.
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