Ford has equipped the Focus RS with a mechanical
Quaife limited-slip differential, plus a bunch of other features, and is now
selling it in the United Kingdom as a special edition model priced from £ 35,795
(US$ 47,453).
The mechanical upgrade is said to provide "more
traction and driving appeal for performance driving enthusiasts", as it
limits the engine torque fed to a wheel that has reduced traction,
redistributing it to the wheel with more traction.
This counteracts the wheelspin, and allows drivers
to exploit the full 350 PS made by the 2.3-liter EcoBoost on the track.
It also integrates with other performance technologies such as the all-wheel
drive with front-to-rear torque distribution, Dynamic Torque Vectoring, and
Torque Vectoring Control.
Ford has painted the new Focus RS Edition in Nitrous
Blue, with a matte black roof, rear spoiler, and mirror caps, and added the
blue RS logos on the spoiler wide wings. The hot hatch also gets 19-inch alloy
wheels with RS center caps that spin around the Brembo brakes, with four-piston
monoblock calipers, finished in the distinctive blue, which carry the brake
specialist's logo.
Other equipment added to the car includes the
privacy glass, Recaro seats with Nitrous Blue leather applications inside,
carbon fiber trim, heated steering wheel, cruise control with speed limiter,
Ford KeyFree system, electric folding mirrors, rear parking sensors, and Active
City Stop.
