Yet another one to look out for at the upcoming 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed! Following its Cologne preview and Geneva world debut, the 2016 Ford Focus RS will now have its UK premiere. To make matters more interesting, a certain Mr. Ken Block will pilot the hot hatch up the fabled Goodwood hillclimb.
To keep us from starving, Ford has released this morsel of a video showing the third-generation hi-po hatch warming up at the marque’s Lommel Proving Ground in Belgium. As expected, the minute-long video provides us with plenty of sideways action and smoke – all made possible with the deactivation of the car’s ESP and traction control systems. Following that, the car gets loaded onto a trailer, destined for Goodwood.
In case you’ve forgotten, the 2016 Ford Focus RS arrives powered by a turbocharged, direct-injected 2.3 litre four-cylinder EcoBoost engine producing in excess of 320 PS. For the first time in a Focus RS, a six-speed manual transmission sends the power to all four corners.
Also, the Focus RS will be offered as a global model this time round – Asian and American markets are set to receive it. Production is slated to begin at the end of 2015 with the first customer cars rolling out by 2016.
GALLERY: 2016 Ford Focus RS in Geneva
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Factory standard car comes with that popping exhaust?interesting..
Nice to look, painful to own. It is a Ford anyway.
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I’ve never really been a Focus RS fan but I’d pick this over the Type-R any day.
where is that mighty impreza wrx sti been hiding..
I’d really love the Focus RS but only when they start making it Rear-Wheeled or AWD. Just not a fan of the FWD. Personal pet-peeve against torque steering.
Dey, this thing AWD la dey.
uhhh this is AWD…
The new Focus RS is AWD. It’s stated there in the article above, “a six-speed manual transmission sends power to all four corners”.
About time an AWD came back, I own two Sierra 4×4 RS cosworth and a focus 6spd SVT, although cosworth are amazing cars, there chassis and interior is dated..I know from the work involved in this new RS car and with new hi technology, it is nothing like previous model focus rs or other focus trims. Watch out, there’s a new kid in town!! Let’s hope the price doesn’t leave some people not being able to own one although I realize there is a premium price attached.