A limited edition 500 unit run of the Focus RS called the Focus RS500 will be unveiled to the public for the first time at the 2010 Leipzig Motor Show in Germany on April 9 next month. Each car will have its own serial number and only 101 of them will be available in UK, with the rest scattered around the car’s other markets.
No, the RS500 name doesn’t mean the car makes 500 horsepower, but as you can already guess from the first paragraph it denotes the production run. The 350 PS that the Focus RS500 makes is about 45 PS higher than what the normal Focus RS produces. This is accompanied by 460Nm of torque between 2,500rpm to 4,500rpm, which is up from the 440Nm of the normal Focus RS.
The engine is the same 2.5 litre Duratec RS but has had some massaging including a larger air-to-air intercooler to deliver a cooler, denser charge; a larger air filter box for increased airflow; larger diameter exhaust downpipe; and an uprated fuel pump, along with an updated software calibration to optimise the performance of the revised engine. 0 to 100km/h takes 5.6 seconds.
“The engine’s improved breathing has allowed us to increase power without having to raise turbo boost pressure significantly. This has made it possible to enhance peak performance while maintaining the excellent driveability, fuel consumption and emissions of the standard Focus RS,” said Gunnar Hermann, Ford’s global C-car vehicle line director. The modifications from the engine have been done by a team of engineers from Ford TeamRS in partnership with Revolve Technologies, the automotive engineering firm which develops Ford approved performance upgrades through its Mountune brand.
And of course as you can see from the photos, the RS500 has a special matte black finish combined with matching metallic black alloy wheels, glossy black finish on the trapezoidal lower front grille and splitter, twin-blade rear spoiler and the rear venture. But the thing is, the matte black is NOT paint.
The RS500 cars are painted in a standard Panther Black metallic colour, before being shipped to a dedicated 3M facility near Frankfurt, Germany, where a special foil film will be applied to the bodywork to create the matt black effect. In the event of damage to the bodywork, Ford dealers will be fully supported by a Europe-wide network of 3M agents who can replace the film on the affected panels. The film is designed to be resistant to superficial marks and scratches.
So it’s basically a regular Focus RS tuned up a little by Mountune with a matte black “stickerjob”. We’ll soon say goodbye to both the Focus RS and the current generation Focus as various regions around the world make way for the all-new Focus that was unveiled unusually early at the Detroit show this year. That’s only going to hit Malaysia in 2012.
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bold and beautiful
any chance we can see this in malaysia?
nice
coming to malaysia?
the rear look ugly….don lyk it
but the whole design buat gua telingat itu neo..
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. THIS IS BY FAR THE COOLEST LOOKING CAR EVER. IT LOOKS LIKE A STEALTH FIGHTER!
With that kind of paint job and accessories, with a Dugong looks like a stealth fighter!
LOL..that was good one!
wow! very good.
wuhu.. buy one.. and keep .. perfect.. :D
wow… if satria neo is like this..4 sure it will be a big hit!
its darth vader….i am ur father…..noooo
damn…really like a neo but this one more fierce
i like!!!!
Still FWD? haih
Can the differential tahan that amount of power?
By far the most powerful Ford Focus available to the average joe – but I'll wait for the 2012 Ford Focus :)
Nice body color… more power pls.
If the Ford Focus price is price reasonable like in US, we probably will buy this car for a try, it seems really nice…
Lovely. Very desirable. Only one minor thing… it should sit lower. If its lowered a bit more (especially the front), it would be much nicer…
mcm satria neo pun ade..haha..
its look more fierce and matured compared to neo cps…but neo is cheaper and Malaysian made so go for neO CPS WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO
I love matt black paint~~ hope they do remember to produce some right hand drive RS500 for those potential customer in sg or msia.
Wish i could bought it…. T_T
Simplistically fabulous!!
Wow,nice car!!! Love the front design so much!!
hurry if u can afford it then grab it fast…
because ford usually create something softer on their new models…
remember mk2 ford escort??? after that? what ford?
remember ford escort RS corsworth??fire breathing 4wd WR monster…after that ford what??
later then its a loooong way to wait until 1st gen year99 focus RS to be fast again…but if not mistaken it was N/A tweaked 2,0 engine form….until this focus RS recieve 2.5T engine…
so i bet ford sure going round and round again with lame model generation for the next 5years…..until then to get a fast ford again….
BTW…muscle car for FWD category….wild and raw power…only real man dare to drive it….nice trick with matte black finish…..
hardcore just got harder.
impressive!!
OMG….its the most beautiful thing i've seen this year!
I hate matt black ..but it look so nice on it.. y..?
de moment u c tis on ur rearview mirror… u jst wana flick de signal n move to de side…!!
where in malaysia can I get this special 3M foil film that will be applied to the bodywork to create the matt black effect? is it a translucent matte plastic sticker?
i need to matte my redcar.