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This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Iconic Sale at Silverstone Festival 2024 - Collectors' Car Sale on Saturday the 24th of August, The Wing, Silverstone Circuit, NN12 8TN. Renowned as the final iteration of the traditional Fast Fords, this Mk3 Focus 'RS Edition' was developed by Ford Performance engineers and evaluated at locations across the globe to further enhance the high-performance hatchback’s class-leading traction and responsiveness using a Quaife LSD for the front axle. The mechanical LSD limited the engine torque delivered to a wheel that had reduced traction on the road surface, and redistributed torque to the wheel with more traction to counteract the wheelspin that can hamper acceleration and stability.
By controlling the torque delivered to each front wheel, the Focus RS Edition’s Quaife LSD enabled drivers to exploit the 350PS delivered by its 2. 3-litre EcoBoost engine in high-performance driving situations even more. The Edition also delivered drive modes that included the industry-first drift mode for controlled oversteer drifts under circuit conditions and launch control for ultimate performance off the start-line – accelerating from 0-62mph in just 4. 7 seconds.
The Focus RS Edition additionally featured as standard the RS Luxury Pack, the signature Nitrous Blue exterior including matt black roof and mirror caps, the rear roof spoiler also featuring a matte black finish, blue RS logos on the spoiler side-wings, Recaro shell front seats and 19" black forged alloy wheels. All of these were options on the standard Focus RS and would have totalled over £5, 000 added to the standard car's list price of £32, 265, making the RS Edition's asking price of £35, 585 seem remarkable value when you consider the additional benefits of the Quaife front diff and the intelligent gearbox.
This superb, almost untouched, delivery mileage example has covered just seven miles from new, although this may go up slightly as the car is moved around the sale.
The Performance Fords on offer today from the Focus on Ford Collection have remained in storage for a number of years but, despite having only covered delivery mileage, our vendors took the sensible decision to bring them to sale in the very best condition possible and ready to drive away. Their recommissioning has been carried out by the respected Tremona Garage of Southampton and has involved a meticulous inspection of each car. On this car, that has included fresh engine oil and filter, spark plugs replaced, air and pollen filters replaced, gearbox oil renewed, water pump, cambelt, idler and tensioner replaced, alternator and air conditioning belts replaced, brake fluid and antifreeze replaced, the brake system and all electrics tested, and new batteries were fitted in the keys. All parts used were genuine Ford items.
Finally, once satisfied that the car was ready to be driven, they have been sensitively valeted to maintain the 'fresh from the showroom' look, so factory stickers and plastic trim covers remain in place and the cars have been cleaned to a standard one might expect at initial delivery. However, it will not have a current MOT as our vendor has chosen not to register the car on the MOT system, leaving that decision to its new owner.
