2012+ Focus RS to get electronic RWD...
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2012+ Focus RS to get electronic RWD...
.. with a ecoboost 2.0L driving the front wheels. Ok, so I guess that makes it AWD.
What do you guys make of this http://www.egmcartech.com/2010/07/23...lectric-motor/
What do you guys make of this http://www.egmcartech.com/2010/07/23...lectric-motor/
Sources say that the next RS version of the Focus could be powered by a turbocharged gasoline engine mated to a torquey electric-motor mounted to the rear-axle. Insiders say that Ford’s Team RS engineers have already started messing around with the 2.0L EcoBoost engine and plan on using an electric-motor for more power. Working together, they system is expected to produce somewhere north of 300-hp.
#4
I doubt the platform would accept such a setup. I am betting this electic rear setup is more of a tack-on thing to the existing car. I will be interesting to see how well it does.
#5
Holy shmoly, a 300+hp focus from the factory? If that's true, watch out! That could be just as fast the the 2011 Mustang GT. Not to mention what a dyno tune, or a mail order tune for that matter, could do.
#6
Not too shabby, though I imagine it's hard to tune an electric motor. The Europe RS is not a cheap car. This thing could get to Mustang GT territory price too if they're not careful
Last edited by z28 justin; 07-31-2010 at 12:59 PM.
#10
Mustang GT costs just over $30K.... not to mention being bigger, having more cylinders, more room, etc...
The Focus RS is gonna be quite a car, no doubt.
However, if any of you think of this as a cheap alternative to a Mustang GT, it's not.
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