![]() ![]() This stuff matters to fast Ford fans, and it apparently matters to the team that built the RS, too. Peak torque is 324lb ft 2000-4500rpm, with an 18sec overboost function to 347lb ft over the same rev duration if you really lay on the lead booties.Īttention-to-detail nuggets include the way the air intake is sealed at the top by the bonnet, meaning that when the new RS is put on a dyno with the bonnet up, the intake opening is much larger – compensating for the missing charge effect you get when the car is in motion, ensuring it breathes properly when revved up but stationary. The 39bhp increase over the 306bhp Mustang engine is achieved via an upgrade to the turbo, bore liners and Cosworth cylinder head, plus an optimised intake and high-flow exhaust. ![]() That 345bhp comes from an enhanced version of the 2.3-litre Ecoboost petrol fitted in the latest Mustang. Is this Fast Ford 2.0? Hit me with the stats on the new Ford Focus RS ![]() Read our new Ford Focus review: we drive the latest hatchbackĪnd yet… this is a Focus with 345bhp and a four-wheel drive system so smart it seems to know what you want to do before you do.
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