The Ford Focus RS range will receive some new goodies from its parent manufacturer, most of them in the performance area.
First of all, the RS counterpart of the future generation Focus - recently revealed at the Detroit Auto Show last month - will rely on an EcoBoost - electric unit powertrain, which will thus transform the car into an all-wheel drive. The 2.5-liter turbo unit will be replaced with a 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine, which in turn will be connected to an electric motor, autoexpress.co.uk wrote.
According to the aforementioned source, this setup will be similar to the one seen on the Peugeot SR hybrid roadster, a concept developed by the French carmaker with the help of Ford.
On the other hand, Ford is also developing the Focus RS Clubsport, a much more powerful version of the RS configuration that will raise the power output to around 350 horsepower.
Additionally, the upcoming model will be much sportier, with Ford to offer several options, including lightweight seats, new tires and adjusted suspension. If we are to trust the preliminary figures, the car would go from 0 to 100 km/h in around 5 seconds.
Obviously, there's a lot to wait until we finally see the RS Clubsport in the stores but Ford is reportedly working on a ST flavor of the Focus that will employ an EcoBoost configuration. Still, no electric motor will be attached but the final performance figures are to be disclosed at a later date.
First of all, the RS counterpart of the future generation Focus - recently revealed at the Detroit Auto Show last month - will rely on an EcoBoost - electric unit powertrain, which will thus transform the car into an all-wheel drive. The 2.5-liter turbo unit will be replaced with a 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine, which in turn will be connected to an electric motor, autoexpress.co.uk wrote.
According to the aforementioned source, this setup will be similar to the one seen on the Peugeot SR hybrid roadster, a concept developed by the French carmaker with the help of Ford.
On the other hand, Ford is also developing the Focus RS Clubsport, a much more powerful version of the RS configuration that will raise the power output to around 350 horsepower.
Additionally, the upcoming model will be much sportier, with Ford to offer several options, including lightweight seats, new tires and adjusted suspension. If we are to trust the preliminary figures, the car would go from 0 to 100 km/h in around 5 seconds.
Obviously, there's a lot to wait until we finally see the RS Clubsport in the stores but Ford is reportedly working on a ST flavor of the Focus that will employ an EcoBoost configuration. Still, no electric motor will be attached but the final performance figures are to be disclosed at a later date.