New Focus ST-R

[RedGT]

I'm just hearing about this new Focus variant. Of course the price is ridiculous, but what a bad-ass little car! I know the opinions of the new Focus/Focus ST has been a little polarizing so far but what do you guys think?

http://blog.caranddriver.com/ford-fo...gin-late-2012/

[poissonn]

Price isn't that ridiculous considering all the engineering that went true it and all the approbations it needed to be considered as a race ready car. The cage probably went into some hardcore testing to be approved by racing associations. the seat probably worth 4-5 grand...Maybe the price is still on the high side, but having a race ready car like this is not just about putting some coilovers, big brakes, a cage and a racing seat!

It's nice to see Ford not doing only environment friendly stuff like everyone's doing nowadays!

[sloww93]

Dumb move.

Hey what did you do withyour 100g? Bought a focus.

What did I do with my 100g? I bought a lambo.. That's street legal to boot

The turnkey race car is a great idea Except track racing isn't huge in america like it is in uk/Spain/Italy/Australia. Practically everywhere but the USA. And a focus?

It doesnt have a great history. C'mon ford. Who's leading that dept

[jason_raaf]

you can also get the hybrid for ~40k. not all focuses... foci?... are cheap.

[Dan [Sac]]

Race ready in ST class is spot on with the price tag. Factory-backed racing at its best. Put a hot shoe in it, with a competent race engineer behind him and you have a top 10 car out of the box....not a bad deal at all.

Sure, you can build it yourself and get it homologated for less, but the point of getting a turn-key race car is not its affordability now, is it?

[daweb]

i'd rock that

[RedGT]

you can also get the hybrid for ~40k. not all focuses... foci?... are cheap.

All the Foci on Ford's website are running the 2.0L gas engine (no hybrid option). Is there plans for a hybrid model?

[jason_raaf]

if you look at ford's site, the electric is right there. it uses a 92 kW motor. it's probably slow as shit but it's got some nice styling. i like the aston martin-like grill and the color options. it even comes with leather so it's quite fancy.