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11-26-2008, 12:05 PM | #1 | |
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Ford of Austria Prices the 300HP Focus RS at €39,000 and Releases New Performance Fig
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11-26-2008, 02:02 PM | #2 |
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i wants.
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11-26-2008, 02:06 PM | #3 |
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50k?!?!? still no awd?
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11-26-2008, 02:06 PM | #4 |
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Dude, EU prices...they are not directly comparable.
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11-27-2008, 11:43 AM | #5 |
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Actually, if you change the Euro sign to a dollar sign, you would be close to what they would sell for in the US.
So you'd get that here for $39,000, which I think is way too high, it should be around $25-$27K (ro 25-27 euros in Europe). |
11-27-2008, 11:49 AM | #6 |
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pretty styled for a ford....but FWD is always a no go.
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11-27-2008, 12:13 PM | #7 |
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has nothing a 09 wrx can't do
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11-27-2008, 02:22 PM | #8 |
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11-28-2008, 09:38 PM | #10 |
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They're not directly comparable.
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11-28-2008, 03:51 AM | #11 |
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Well this is an extremely limited edition car. For probably 2/3 the price you could get the ST version which can put out about 250 HP without bad torquesteer.
I would love to drive this car if it were in the states. Maybe some day that will happen. In comparison to the 09 WRX, which is apparently the new F4STER!, it has a 6 speed, nicer brakes, recaros, an inline 5 burble, 300 HP, as well as a new trick LSD diff up front. I have no doubt that this would stomp a WRX. |
11-28-2008, 08:47 PM | #12 | |
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Out of curiosity, has Dodge even sold a single Calibur SRT-4 yet? I've definitely never seen one. |
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11-28-2008, 09:52 PM | #13 |
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I've seen one in vegas... Thats sad though because I've seen just as many koenigseggs and just as many masarati mc12s... lol...
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11-28-2008, 09:02 PM | #14 | |
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11-29-2008, 01:45 AM | #15 | |
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Then there are these things called corners. I have no doubt that the WRX would fall behind quite quickly when the two cars encountered one of these. I know they don't have corners in some parts of the US, what with the concentration on 0-60 and 1/4 mile times, but the focus would annihilate a WRX on the track. Just look at how easily the Cobalt SS shames the WRX. So laugh all you want, but you really don't think that a specially developed ford, which has more racing heritage than most other companies, can't take on a commuter copy of a world rally car? I love the WRX but even the 09 is severely compromised compared to this focus. |
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When they release them in UK I will take a look at them, but there is no way it will be £30k+. I thought I read the price would be around £25-27k. The prices listed in the article are for Austria, and every country in Europe has vastly different prices due to various taxes.
A used ST would probably be my choice, pretty sweet looking car in person. |
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If youve seen videos of the Focus ST in stock trim powersliding and throttle lift off oversteer easily on shows like Top Gear and Fifth Gear, and the RS version has even more aggressive suspension tuning with the trick front diff.... ppl who crow on about how AWD is the be all and end all need to shut up and get with the times. Some new FWD systems are so well engineered that they handle on the track as well as some AWD and RWD cars. |
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A properly setup AWD or RWD car would dominate an equivalent FWD setup. They can put as many fancy gizmos as they like in a car but they still can't change the laws of physics. That's not to say they can't make great handling FWD cars because they obviously can, but there are limits.
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Ford Begins Production of 300HP Focus RS
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(and don't tell me that a good set of coilovers will fix that -- 99.9% of all the aftermarket suspension mods people do to their WRX or STI actually make it handle worse) So kudos to Ford for the RS, I think it's a great car. And I agree that it would rape a WRX out on the track. Comparing 0-60 is pretty pointless since damn few people are willing to abuse their WRX drivetrain to get that kind of acceleration. |
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huh, fast fords in Austria.
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