Picked up a 14 focus this weekend
 

Needed a daily driver, but still wanted something fun. Got a good deal, within my budget, and am well pleased with the car itself.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...psxslfs1ej.jpg

Don't really plan on modding it as I have a 95 S6 that is constantly getting work done to it, but we will see how long that lasts. That being said, did just order a plate mounting bracket to take it off the grille, and some black and red Ford emblems to replace the blue ones.

Word is they are going to release a RS in a couple years, probably be out of my price range, but would be interested depending on my financial situation.

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I like the ass of these vehicles, with that in mind.... http://fordracingpartsbydonwood.com/...Fahj7AodomkApg

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I said no mods!!! Stop it!!

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I never would've even considered owning any of the previous models but these aren't half bad

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should add "st" to thread title

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Purposely didn't :) wanted to have people say "this ain't thread worthy!"

I hope they do release that RS

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http://blog.caranddriver.com/2016-fo...ely-than-ever/

A new wrinkle in the ongoing saga of the Ford Focus RS and its possible U.S. arrival has emerged: Our pals at Road & Track are reporting that not only is the RS now more likely than ever to be sold in the U.S., but that it will blat and slide onto our shores packing torque-vectoring all-wheel drive.

Quoting an unnamed insider, R&T says the RS will appear in “extremely limited numbers [and] unlike its predecessor will be all-wheel drive.” The former jibes with our most recent report, which said that the RS isn’t likely to appear before 2016 or 2017, one or two years before the current-gen Focus is due to be replaced. We had also previously spotted a camouflaged Focus RS undergoing testing right here in the Rust Belt, followed shortly thereafter by a new batch of details that fueled speculation of a stateside arrival.

As for the all-wheel-drive tidbit, persistent rumors that a 330-hp variant of the 2.3-liter EcoBoost turbo four from the 2015 Ford Mustang might find a home in the Focus RS had us wondering how exactly Ford would mitigate the inevitable torque steer if the car remained front-wheel drive. Based on our experience with the current Focus ST, it seems Ford’s torque-steer-mitigation prowess may be maxed out. (The ST uses its stability-control program to brake individual front wheels when it senses torque steer; it sort of works. The last RS used RevoKnuckle, a special strut design, to stay out of ditches.) So it makes sense that Ford might call on an AWD setup to spread output to both ends of the car; we’re assuming that any additional weight of the driveline components will be offset by the additional power.

We reached out to our own sources at Ford, and this is what they had to say: “None of what is being reported is confirmed, including the part about the RS coming to America. That said, everything in the [report] references existing stuff and is certainly doable. If you look at what we can do with the Escape, which is a C-platform vehicle, you can see these things are not beyond the realm of possibility.” We didn’t read a categorical denial in there, did you? The scales may indeed be beginning to tip in our favor.

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I better start saving!

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There's a yellow one in my neighborhood that i'm extremely jealous of. enjoy that commute

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First mod

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...ps946736a5.jpg

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Boost it

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It's boosted mate! No big crazy mods, gonna get some wheels with winter tires, and a tune in the immediate future, that's all.

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HAHA...

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Wait the ST is factory turbo? This thing just became way more awesome.

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As is the Taurus SHO, the Fiesta ST..

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I knew about the SHO but not the ST. Like I said before I never would've even considered buying a focus before.
But I'm diggin this little car. :thup:

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Best numbers of all the hot hatches I think. Extremely fun to drive, but if you keep your right foot under control, you can get good gas mileage.

The sho is twin turbo I think.

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I almost bought one for the clam......ended up with the Speed3. Both great little cars.

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I had a speed3 the ex wife traded my cobalt SS in for. Neat car overall but pound for pound id have kept the SS.

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The SHO is a beast, it's a twin turbo 3.5 liter V6 the front rotors look like pizzas.

I don't think it's the best looking car in Ford's lineup but that car can move.

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Real men drive Fiesta STs

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The Focus line gets confusing because in the US after the 1st gen Ford kept rehashing the same under pinnings with progressively worse looking bodies.

But in Europe each generation was new.

The Focus currently on sale in the US is an evolution of the European model not the US model.

This was the last gen Focus RS sold in Europe, the RS500 made 350hp / 339lbs of torque from a Volvo sourced inline 5.

https://image.motortrend.com/f/roadt...tic-driver.jpg

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http://www.roadandtrack.com/go/futur...e-insider-info


That would be nice if it happened.

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That thing is sexy. I think this focus is the best looking one here yet, deffers no bias based on the fact I own one. :)

The SHO is absolutely HUGE. Me and my wife couldn't get over how tall it is. Maybe Rich can afford one, but not this guy.

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It's just a focus......have you mad your way over to the focusst.org site yet

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Yeah, my grandfather has a Taurus ( not an SHO ) and it's just a big car all around - pretty nice ride though. He's getting rid of it and getting an Explorer though :dunno:

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Just a focus. Yep, hoping there is a hint or sarcasm in there... I am regularly posting there now.

Yeh that Taurus is big, but what an improvement over the outgoing model. The whole Ford range appeals to me now, except believe it or not, the Mustang.

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Nice Focus LOL

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Shut it! :)

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Becuz racekar? Mud flaps were a pain in the ass to install.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...ps5f312509.jpg

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like me

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f6...ps51c96162.jpg

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Too small, but seriously considered it. Awesome car.

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like i said in my post when i got it, i would have got a focus st but those things are everywhere on post here. An something about that just turned me off. Both cars have been killin the hot hatch market these past 2 years

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looks really stupid with the plate down there.

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Looks worse right in the middle of that beautiful grill.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...psjcalohd2.jpg

Edit: debadged it.

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Because the ST comes with summer tires, I swapped the wheels out for some cheap wheels and all seasons tires.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...pseaxsbru4.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...psbnilatxv.jpg

Will hide the brake dust well also.

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loweringsprings.jpg

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Just spent a ton of money on new rubber, but that is definately next.pdf

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We had a yellow one of these come through the shop the other week. Really liked it. It had intake and exhaust, lowering springs too. Look forward to this one getting better.

And yeah the grille is nice, I just rock no plate. haha