Watch The Incoming Ford Focus 'RS500' Bomb Around The Nordschleife
We've been expecting an even hotter version of the Focus RS for a while, and now this rest mule has been spotted lapping the Nurburgring
Judging by the latest batch of rumours and speculation, Ford’s hotter RS - which may or may not be dubbed ‘RS500’ - is expected to have a big increase in power from the standard car’s 345bhp 2.3-litre turbocharged engine, and a lower weight figure. By the looks of the test mule - seen wearing a pair of bonnet vents similar to the last RS500 - is also riding a little lower on lower profile tyres. Could it end up being faster than the Mercedes-AMG A45 and Audi RS3 uber hatches? We’ll have to wait and see…
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Nice. A faster Focus RS? How many are they going to produce? Oh wait…
They are really FOCUSING hard on this hatchback segment!
Is it just me or is there a spelling mistake in the description? Rest instead of Test.
A “rest” mule? Never heard of one before ..
500 from hp or amount that will be made?
All that I can hear were the tyres screaming to its death..
You know what would be really cool? A new RS200. And you know what would be even cooler? Seeing that RS200 on WRC.
Man that RS500 will be so awsome that Ford isn’t even testing it is “resting” it…
This sounds good. I want to know which of the manufacturers will be the first to break the 400bhp mark.
I’m waiting on the return of the cossie RS.