The Ford Focus RS 0-60 Time is Just 4.7 Seconds!
The Focus RS just keeps getting better and better.
Originally announced with more than 315 hp, that number recently ballooned to 345 hp.
Now, thanks to the car’s all-wheel drive system and a launch control setting Ford has announced a stunning 0-60 mph time.
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Technically they’ve only announced a 0-62 mph time (0-100 km/h) of 4.7 seconds, putting the 0-60 time at slightly quicker. While unscientific, pausing the video below shows a 4.6 seconds time to 60 mph.
Ford also claims a top speed of over 165 mph!
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With AutoGuide from its launch, Colum previously acted as Editor-in-Chief of Modified Luxury & Exotics magazine where he became a certifiable car snob driving supercars like the Koenigsegg CCX and racing down the autobahn in anything over 500 hp. He has won numerous automotive journalism awards including the Best Video Journalism Award in 2014 and 2015 from the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). Colum founded Geared Content Studios, VerticalScope's in-house branded content division and works to find ways to integrate brands organically into content.
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this is one serious hot hatch! I can't wait for the inevitable Focus RS vs Mustang EcoBoost comparo
I would like to see Chevy build a competitor to this with the current or next generation Sonic.