some days ago senpai, not only the Focus but Fords as a whole
desu i kinda miss the inline 5
>>14058686
we have EcoBoost™ now though
never did
>>14058697
where is the ecoboost inline 5?
>>14058679
But I didn't
>>14058708
>40k fwd civic
>>14058709
That was a Volvo engine.
>>14058745
>something will break if you look at it wrong
>haldex
into the trash
>>14058708
>fwd
We'll see, I'm willing to bet it will have the usual Ford recall shit.
![zo6-oil-fox[3].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/gpO6slM.jpg "zo6-oil-fox[3].jpg")
>>14058811
At least they're not GM, who simply can not compete.
>>14058829
Did you forget your trip, Alphonse?
>A new GM can't beat a 100 year old Ford
>>14058906
B T F O
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Since the new STi doesn't come in hatchback stateside, Ford wins outright.
>>14058906
>>14058906
>>14058745
pretty much everyone agrees it's way too soft and numb for what it is
>>14058679
I was looking at these yesterday, I could probably stretch my finances a bit in a year or two and get one if I really wanted (which i do...)
I will be upgrading end of 2016.
Btw did you notice that (after stealing the aston martin front grill for the fusion etc.) they totally stole astons "Flugplatz-Blau" you may know from the vanquish? See OPs Pic
Anyway, in germany we say: "Better to copy well, than to invent poorly"
>>14061668
Ford owned Aston Martin up until 2007 so it's not really 'stealing', more like 'appropriating' from a company you own. :D
>>14061668
Nice Focus ST! I started an ST thread a while back and you posted it, we both might be out of an ST and in an RS end of 2016. :P
>>14058906
addmitted newfag here, what's the name of the website where these come from?
>>14061744
Fastestlaps m8
>>14061748
aiight thanks man
>>14061709
Good to know! And afaik the ecoboosts were projects with volvo for the time ford owned them.
Ford has really stepped up its game the last decade. The RS will be a killer car.
>>14061756
Kind of, I guess it was engineered with a consulting group called FEV (was just reading up on it a little).
Ford also owned Volvo up until 2010, and Volvo had sever ecoboost engines appear in their vehicles from 2010-2012. Not sure if they are still running them.
(Here's a pic of my ST :D)
>>14061815
Don´t you feel like the black paintjob swallows a lot of the muscular looking lines and flared segments? The RS would by the blue one for me. Black has some merits on the "cool-front", but for me it makes it look to regular at the same time.
>>14061821
That might be because it's a Fiesta and not a Focus. lol!
Also, Ford changed their paints up for 2016, I have a 2015 with a Tuxedo Black paint, the 2016 is Shadow Black and the removed the beautiful metallic flake they had.
For me, I may go with a different color for my next car, but I had to have a Black car at least once, and I think if anything, it aids to it's sleeper status.
>>14061835
The RS may be hard to sell as a sleeper with the massive rear wing and 19inch alloys :D
>>14061821
Oh, I wouldn't be sneaking by anyone in that thing.
However in the Fiesta, it's a pretty unassuming car until I go WOT and the tires break grip in gears 1, 2, and 3. :P
>>14061903
are there any infos on the RS´s sound? The exhaust note is not the important thing for me, but i LOVE the variable valve that lets the induction noise in, like the one in the Focus ST. It sounds so visceral for such a small engine.
I´m not really into the sound-via-speaker system like in the ecoboost mustang. As it is basically the same engine in the RS, i was wondering how it feeds the sound, when you hit that 350HP
>>14061927
You can check out it's debut here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znpHcrMTHdk
The GT350R debut is here too (that exhaust note is god):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp9d-HhblD0
I know in my Fiesta the sound symposer is a membrane attached to the intake, and has a 'kazoo' like quality to it (don't love it but it's better than the electronic sound).
>>14058686
Why does Europe get all the good 3-door cars
>>14061974
Mexico got that gen Focus RS as well....
>>14061942
thx, desu i dont think this reflects the indoor sound very well. all you hear is revs and exhaust. dunno what to think of it or how they recorded/mixed it. the focus just gives you this deeeep "allright, here we go"-sound, which is amazing and indicates to all passengers to hold on to something :D
the 350R sound climbing to almost 5 digit revs is truely godly!
>>14058679
Some fagg0r in my neighborhood has one of these and he's always hauling ass, recently he tried to get all up on my ass but I had to turn into my complex. I can't wait to run into this faggot on open road. Ready to dust his piece of shit ford.
