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The  Ford  Focus RS is a little hellion of a hatchback, but it's hardly a spring chicken anymore. So, why test this machine again? It’s older news than tales of Molly Pitcher’s battlefield exploits. To be honest, I’ll never turn down an opportunity to experience the RS’s Blitzkrieg-like...

All good things must come to an end and the Focus RS is no exception. In April, Ford will stop producing the hottest of hot hatches, but the nameplate is ready for one last hurrah before the end. The Focus RS Heritage Edition pays tribute to the Escort RS thanks to its classic Tief Orange paint...

Have you ever wondered what would happen if a Shelby GT350 and Focus RS were to drag race? Stop wondering. A clip posted to YouTube earlier this week from "Racewars" at Island Dragway in New Jersey shows us exactly what happens when a 526-horsepower, 5.2-liter V-8 takes on a 2.3-liter...

Count me among the embittered, my frustration growing with each passing year as another European sports wagon or hot hatch fails to make it to this side of the Atlantic But the tide is slowly turning, and with it, my feelings from frustration to jubilation, as more and more bubble-backed dream...

You have $40,000 to splurge on a sporty car but you want something from FoMoCo, what do you do? Well you could go for the torquey, tail-happy Mustang GT complete with all-american V8 power, or you could take the swift and razor sharp Ford Focus RS with it's slick twin-clutch AWD system. Both...

Rumor has it the Ford Focus RS500 might not come to fruition. According to  Autocar , the hotter Ford Focus RS500 might not get the green light for production because its business case is looking weak. The project hasn’t officially been axed, but sources say it only has a 30 percent chance of...

Ford has previewed its customized compact cars that are heading to the 2016 SEMA Show . The Ford Fiesta and Focus models are getting plenty of personal touches for the annual aftermarket convention in Las Vegas, with themes ranging from track-ready car cars to street cruisers.   Dom...

Ford's lineup of performance cars which includes the Mustang, Focus RS, Focus ST and Fiesta ST, will haul in more than 200,000 sales for the Blue Oval this year.  Clearly Ford is speaking to a younger and more affluent buying audience, as Ford has nearly doubled its global performance car...

This week, the folks over at Top Gear pitted the super pointy 345bhp Ford Focus RS against the 425bhp pony in a proper drag race. It's a strange comparison, with nearly 75 bhp difference between the two, half an engine, and a turbocharger. How do you think this one will turn out? Jump on over...

For the same money as a brand new Focus RS you could purchase yourself a car that led to 6 WRC championships for Lancia and arguably the greatest hot hatch in the history of hot hatches. While the Focus is trick and techy, the Lancia is mean and mechanical. The Ford's low-inertia twin-scroll...

There is a new Ford Focus RS coming to join the new Ford Focus RS.  That's right folks, before the Focus RS even began trickling into customer hands there were rumors of FoMoCo planning an even hotter hot hatch for us to burn our collective mouths on-- today, it turns out that might actually be...

Ford had initially earmarked 4,000 cars for the UK market, but now due to off the charts demand Ford is looking to make an extra 1,000 cars available. UK shoppers have already chewed through the initial allocation-- Ford is still taking orders despite each of the 4,000 cars being spoken for...