With Ford having just released the new Focus, it’ll
take some time for the hot RS to be revealed. Thankfully, the Blue Oval is
sending away the current hot hatch with the Heritage Edition. Launched earlier this year as the
swan song to the performance-oriented Mk3, it comes with a few updates over the
regular Focus RS.
The most visible is the Tief Deep Orange exterior
that is contrasted by the black side mirror caps and rear spoiler, in addition
to dark, forged alloy wheels and grey brake calipers.
The cabin has been adorned with part-leather Recaro
seats and a sunroof. A heated steering wheel, cruise control with speed
limited, power folding mirrors, rear parking sensors and rear privacy windows
are also standard equipment on the £ 39,895 (US$ 53,011) hot hatchback.
Ford chose to limit the Focus RS Heritage Edition to
50 units, and fit a Quaife limited-slip differential that improves traction.
All cars come with the Mountune upgrade, too, that increases the turbocharged
2.3-liter engines’s output by 25 PS and 40 Nm of torque,
for a total of 375 PS and 510 Nm.
