Previewed at a semi-private ceremony in Cologne, Germany, the third generation of the Ford Focus RS promises to be a game-changer compared to not only any of its predecessors, but to most of its rivals as well. In fact, going from a FWD-based econobox to an all-wheel-drive hot-hatch that can do controlled oversteer drifts pretty much makes it the only one of its kind. Not only that, but as was not the case with both of its first two generations, the new Focus RS is finally going to be available in almost all Ford markets at the same time, making for the first-ever global RS model.
With Ford still keeping some of its performance numbers under wraps until it begins production at the end of 2015, we figured that we know enough in order to pit it against the 2010 RS, a game-changer in its own right half a decade ago. Both cars were the fastest production Focus models of their times, so it’s worth comparing them, to see if Darwin was right.
Click past the jump to learn which model wins this family brawl.
Ford Focus RS: New Vs. Old originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 6 February 2015 11:00 EST.
Source: http://feeds.topspeed.com/~r/topspeed/~3/wYLfJcNXiN0/ford-focus-rs-new-vs-old-ar167504.html
Jacques Pollet Ben Pon Dennis Poore Alfonso de Portago Sam Posey
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