---
title: "Drive Wire: Ford’s Focus RS"
description: "Cars, Culture, and the People Who Make Both. Your Destination for All Things Automotive."
date: "2015-09-18"
modified: "2015-09-18"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/246/drive-wire-fords-focus-rs"
categories:
  - "Ford News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "compact"
  - "focus"
  - "Ford"
  - "Hatchback"
  - "sports car"
---

# Drive Wire: Ford’s Focus RS

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Transcript:

Looking for a revved-up ride to run your errands? The Ford Focus RS debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and it is spectacular. Ford promised us 315 horsepower going to all four wheels, but they undersold it…. It has 350! The RS is also continuing the trend of souped-up hatchbacks that go from zero to 60 in 4.7 seconds. But the most impressive number may be the price— $36,605. Look for this little number in Spring 2016. And in my garage.

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