Mates just got his new car and we just had a play

[player2301]

My mate has sold his scoobie and had this monster its full of gadgets and is mint .......

I love it especially in white... And the power this thing has is immense ( I want one )

 

 

I accendently took it for a little spin

[mrobinson2]

How does it compare to the zed?

 

My girlfriend's dad just took delivery of the mk1 version, get to have a play in it on Saturday.

[richt]

A mates got a chipped ST, would love a go in a RS.

[player2301]

erm to be honest its a completly different drive !!!

 

The handling is so responsive and the power gets to the wheels so fast its like your stuck to the road !!

 

It deffo makes you tempted !!

 

Only one thing that puts ya off is its still a focus

 

But a fookin quick one at that

[mrobinson2]

Is the noise really as good as it sounds on the tv?

[player2301]

Yes !!!!

You can hardly hear it when your pottering about but when you put your foot down

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR !!!!!

[Zugara]

Biggest problem there is the Badge....

[Neilp]

I like but too much money for what you get. Should have been made 4 wheel drive also. My mate has one and can't put the power down wen it's damp. The zeds still faster in a straight line, don't know about corners as on top gear, jeremy clarksons face distorted before it went wide.

[jim]

It's a Ford.

[Husky]

owned a focus ST

with 5 million horse power i still wouldnt be tempted again, i'd rather lose my right testicle to an unfortunate and painful pencil/pocket penetration accident.

[Wasso]

It's technically slower than a Zed 0-60

 

I guess it's the excitement of having the power and steering through the front wheels that makes it more interesting/demanding?

 

I'd still have the Zed, and it really is still only a focus. Scooby or Mits would be another alternative, although I do like the wide open mouth of the focus, ready to eat up small children!!

[magic84]

owned a focus ST

with 5 million horse power i still wouldnt be tempted again, i'd rather lose my right testicle to an unfortunate and painful pencil/pocket penetration accident.

 

[BigDaveZed]

I have had the privalige of owning a Mk1 RS and have taken the Mk2 for a test drive when mine was being serviced. To compare the 2 cars i was mildly disappointed with the Mk2 it did not move the game on as much as i was kind of hoping.

 

As soon as i started driving the Mk2 it was like someone had put an extra sumo wrestler in the car, it felt heavy. Very grippy at the same time mind. The Mk2 shape of focus always seemed long and it really is. Torque steer is still present even though it has the Revoknuckle and does have a great sound and a good turn of speed. For me the main improvements were the interior and the sound. I still felt my Mk1 handled that bit better, it is roughly 200-300kg lighter i believe and definitely felt it when blasting around.

 

All that said, I would still own a Mk2 for sure as a family car as it was bigger than the Mk1. Although Ford do impose an RS tax on servicing etc and there have been some problems with the Mk1 and cost me alot of money to fix. So i reckon we need to wait a few years to see if the Mk2 has a better build quality.

 

Mk2 compared to Zed, i'd still take the Zed everytime. But they are 2 completely different cars. The Zed sounds better for me and has better quality of materials and feel inside, plus RWD means you can use all 300 rampaging horses without any torque steer (The Mk2 does also limit power in the first 2 gears to help with the problem). Nissan gave me better service at the dealership too.

 

Hope that makes a good read

[andlid]

owned a focus ST

with 5 million horse power i still wouldnt be tempted again, i'd rather lose my right testicle to an unfortunate and painful pencil/pocket penetration accident.

[Tarmac@TarmacSportz]

I'd prefer a chipped up ST , you can get similar performance if you spend around 1k chipping.

 

That thing looks chavtastic, I sat in one today at TCH as missus was having an mot on her focus. Not my cuppa tea, the whites nicer than the lime green though !

[Ian]

I like them

 

I don't get all the dislike for Ford We drive Datsuns ffs

[player2301]

We are on a 350z forum so lets hate everything ARGHHHHHHHHH !!!!

 

LOL

[IanS16]

I like them

 

I don't get all the dislike for Ford We drive Datsuns ffs

 

+1 I did wonder about the badge comment

[Husky]

so if

 

 

 

 

 

 

decided to have rampant and unrelenting doggy style with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

kind of like

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

then i would be a happy happy man its just missing 4wd for me and thats it, i could live with it being a focus then becasue it is set apart properly from a focus st. they could have been onto some proper old RS territory with 4WD. would have been a legend

[Ian]

[BigDaveZed]

4WD would of made even heavier and probably more expensive because of it, it really does not need that extra weight. Plus i am pretty sure Ford made more FWD RS models than 4WD. The whole RS is all about 4WD is aload of tosh .

[Husky]

RS cosworth?

 

yes it would have been heavier and more expensive but they could have squeezed a wee bitty more out of the engine

 

they already had the ST so why try to make it "affordable" and "sensible" YAWN

[BigDaveZed]

They couldn't over price it, otherwise how would they sell the limited edition RS500 for a premium to sucker more people in . The original RS500 is still worth mega money for one in pristine condition i think.

 

RS Cosworth - Escort/Sierra were 4wd but there was also a 2wd variant of the Sierra (Sapphire) with the Cosworth engine. So not all Ford Cosworths were 4wd.

[Husky]

They couldn't over price it, otherwise how would they sell the limited edition RS500 for a premium to sucker more people in . The original RS500 is still worth mega money for one in pristine condition i think.

 

RS Cosworth - Escort/Sierra were 4wd but there was also a 2wd variant of the Sierra (Sapphire) with the Cosworth engine. So not all Ford Cosworths were 4wd.

 

 

they are money grabbers through and through

[BigDaveZed]

What car manufacturer isn't.

 

The latest trend of stripping weight and bits off cars then charging more money for them gets on my tits!