The Focus RS might have been more interesting as a wagon. There, we said it. It sounds strange, but that would have stopped people from comparing it to the A45 AMG, and the ride might have been a little smoother.
Most American fans of the fast Ford probably don't know this, but the lesser Focus ST model was and still is available as a wagon in Europe and Australia. The model was designed to compete with something called a Skoda Octavia RS, which is like a GTI but practical.
I bet you want a Focus RS wagon now, right? Well, such a thing exists in the Ukraine. It's one thing to show you a couple of pictures of a wagon with the bumpers swapped out and quite another to have videos as well. That's right; this is a complete powertrain swap.
Normally, the ST comes with a 2-liter turbo running on gas or even diesel, with the power being sent to the front wheels exclusively. But the RS boasted a 2.3-liter turbo with about 100 horsepower more plus all-wheel drive. It's a magical system too, capable of sending so much of the power to the back wheels that the Focus RS is able to drift.
An Ukrainian (we think) shop called SS-Tuning put this bad boy together, probably to promote its body kit. Swapping bumpers is one thing, but because the wagon is longer, the chunky look of the RS is diluted a bit here. So instead, the tuners grafted on some fender extensions, which probably also work for your beloved hatchbacks and/or ST models. In addition to that, the aero has been enhanced with an extra-deep chin and more wings.
The shop has even thought about the interior, retrofitting the famous bucket seats and their own carbon fiber steering wheel design.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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