Ford is celebrating the holidays by launching a
limited edition Focus RS in the UK, which can already be ordered from £ 36,295
(US$ 48,538). Its starting price represents a £ 3,530 (US$ 4,271)
premium over the entry-level hot hatch, but paying it means getting one of just
300 'Race Red Editions' that will be assembled in February and March, next
year.
Finished in a festive color scheme, the new Ford
Focus RS Race Red Edition features 19-inch cast-black alloy wheels, grey brake
calipers, contrasting black roof, side mirror casings and rear spoiler, and is
described as a "celebration" of the car as its "production nears
its end".
This very special
compact hot hatch gets a front mechanical Quaife limited-slip differential, for
improved traction and driving appeal, whose purpose is to limit the torque
delivered to whichever wheel has reduced traction, and redistribute it to the
wheel with better grip, to counteract the wheelspin.
Ford Focus RS Race
Red Edition has privacy glass, rear parking sensors, electric folding mirrors,
Recaro seats with part-leather upholstery, carbon fiber interior trim, cruise
control with speed limiter, heated steering wheel, Active City Stop, KeyFree
system, and others.
