Capable of accelerating to 60, from a standstill in 4.7 seconds, the Focus was now touted as the fastest-accelerating RS model ever. The RS and SVT teams specially engineered Ford's 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine to produce the massive horsepower, along with 350 lb-ft of torque, topping out at 165 MPH. When new, the Focus RS was the first RS model The Ford World Rally Team, also known as the Ford Motor Co. Team prior to 2005, is Ford Motor Company's full factory World Rally Championship team. In its current form, it has been a competitor since the 1997 season, when Ford Motor Company's motorsport arm selected the Malcolm Wilson Motorsport company to run its factory team, entering the Ford Escort World Rally Car. Although the Escort had been part of Ford’s European lineup since 1967, the fifth and sixth-generation cars had struggled to achieve the legendary status of previous models. Ford planned to continue the Escort name for its replacement, but made a last-minute decision to switch to Focus instead. Ford Escort at 50: the rise and fall of Britain Along came Ford, who delivered a track-capable, rip snorting sport compact to a small but hotly contested field. The Focus RS lit the market aflame with the most power of its peers at the time, 350 horsepower and 350 pound-feet from its Mustang-derived, 2.3-liter turbo four-banger, which enabled zero-to-60 in the mid-four-second range and a 2002 Ford SVT Focus. VEHICLE TYPE: Front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 3-door sedan. BASE PRICE: $17,995. ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 16-valve 4-in-line, iron block and aluminum head, Ford EEC-V A standard Focus RS is £32,675. The RS Heritage Edition is £7,220 pricier, at £39,895, which could instead score you a generously-specced VW Golf R, or a Honda Civic Type R plus change for History and technical infos. The Ford Focus WRC is the company’s latest weapon in the World Rally Championship. For years Ford’s upper management and marketing was not very keen to invest in rallying. The company’s previous contender, the Escort RS Cosworth and its subsequent Escort WRC, was pushed to the outer limits of evolution and Here's a video entirely dedicated to the Ford Focus RS WRC.The Focus RS WRC was in competition from 1999 to 2010. The Focus WRCs in this video are the ones t App Vay Tiền.

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