---
title: "2018 Ford Focus RS Will Reportedly Cost $5,000 More Than Last Year’s Model"
description: "But the 13 percent price hike comes with many features to offset the cost."
date: "2017-06-09"
modified: "2017-06-09"
authors:
  - name: "Justin Hughes"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/justin-hughes"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/11367/2018-ford-focus-rs-will-reportedly-cost-5000-more-than-last-years-model"
categories:
  - "Ford News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "2018"
  - "compact"
  - "focus"
  - "Ford"
  - "Hatchback"
  - "RS"
  - "sports car"
---

# 2018 Ford Focus RS Will Reportedly Cost $5,000 More Than Last Year’s Model

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Next year will be the final one for the Ford Focus RS in its current generation. It's a good news, bad news situation. The bad news is that [*CarsDirect*](<https://www.carsdirect.com/automotive-news/2018-ford-focus-rs-getting-5-000-price-hike>) reports the 2018 Focus RS will cost a whopping $41,995, a full $5,000 more than the 2017 model. That's more than a Mustang GT Premium, and far above the [Honda Civic Type R](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/11257/first-2017-honda-civic-type-r-being-auctioned-off-to-benefit-kids-with-cancer>)'s expected $35,000 price.

But the good news is that the extra $5,000 buys an extremely well-equipped car. Essentially, all of the existing options will reportedly be standard equipment in 2018. That includes the current RS2 option package with leather Recaro seats, navigation and more; a [limited-slip differential](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/10941/ford-focus-rs-will-get-limited-slip-differential-option-in-europe>); 19-inch wheels; carbon fiber interior trim; and a black roof. *CarsDirect* priced a comparably equipped 2017 Focus RS at $41,770; that brings the difference down to $225, a negligible figure between one year and another.

On the one hand, I can appreciate Ford wanting to send the RS out with a bang. But on the other hand, not everyone wants all of the extra equipment that they will be required to get next year. Someone stretching to afford a Focus RS now might not be able to afford it next year. And anyone who wants to build a [Focus RS rally car](<https://www.thedrive.com/video/10923/can-a-new-ford-focus-rs-tear-around-on-gravel>) would prefer a less equipped model, since it would all be coming out anyway.

But let's face it, few people are building Focus RS rally cars, and anyone even considering a Focus RS is already looking at a car that costs twice as much as its [rental-grade](<https://www.thedrive.com/cars-101/11036/renting-a-ford-focus-se-offers-a-look-into-the-non-enthusiast-life>) version. In fact, it's pretty common to make the last version of a car the best it can be. Mitsubishi did the same with the aptly named [Final Edition](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/5311/the-2015-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-final-edition-is-the-end-of-an-era>) of the Lancer Evolution X. So Ford is right on track if this is truly going to be the last Focus RS we'll see for a while.

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