The Ford Focus RS Option Pack has been revealed this
week, giving the Blue Oval’s hyper hatch several mechanical and cosmetic
upgrades. The Option Pack
adds a mechanical limited-slip front differential sourced from tuning company
Quaife, along with a two-tone colour scheme inside and out.
The LSD has been developed by Ford Performance to
further enhance the Focus RS’s grip in corners, which is already aided by the
standard torque-vectoring all-wheel drive system.
Despite the addition of the new LSD, the Focus RS
claims the same 4.7-second sprint from 0-100 km/h. The 2.3-litre turbocharged
four-cylinder Ecoboost petrol engine is also unchanged, developing 350 Hp of
power at 6000 rpm and 440 Nm of torque between 1600 and 5000 rpm. All versions of
the Focus RS specified with the Option Pack will come with the model’s
signature Nitrous Blue exterior paint, with contrasting matte black mirror
caps, roof and rear spoiler.
Filling the arches are 19-inch low-gloss black
forged alloy wheels with ‘RS’ centre caps, with four-piston monobloc Brembo
brake calipers finished in RS blue. Inside, the standard Recaro shell seats now
have contrasting Nitrous Blue leather highlights.
While timing cannot be confirmed, the
next-generation Focus is believed to be around the corner – likely to be
revealed later this year or early next.
Considering the new car is well on its way, a
likely time frame for the Focus RS Option Pack to arrive on our shores is
sometime between now and mid-2018.
