Get Down
ID Motorsports picks up power with a high-flow downpipe and a hotter tune
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of ID Motorsports
When we last left ID Motorsports’ 2016 Focus RS project, the hot hatch had picked up over 30 horsepower and 46 lb-ft of torque courtesy of a custom tune and...
Close Call
A Livernois-tuned Focus RS hangs with a stock Shelby GT350 on the drag strip
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Livernois Motorsports
If you own the top dog Shelby GT350 Mustang, you might immediately dismiss that Focus RS staging next to you at the drag strip. Well, you might...
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Turning up the Heat
ID Motorsports tests SCT tuning and a Mountune CAI on Ford’s hot hatch
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of ID Motorsports
We are still waiting to steal some seat time in Ford’s 350-horsepower, all-wheel-drive Focus, but lucky owners are already out there enjoying them...
Adrenal Plan
SVTP chatted with Ford about the hottest hatch’s complimentary school
By Steve Turner
Owners of the Ford Performance’s new hot hatch, the Focus RS get a lot of performance in a small package. Not only does it deliver 350 horsepower, four driving modes, and more. One feature...
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Education in Excitement
Focus RS owners to receive a free Ford Performance Racing School
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
As if there weren’t already 350 reasons to want an all-wheel-drive ride like the 2016+ Focus RS, Ford gives you one more—the RS Adrenaline Academy...
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Special Delivery
Billy Johnson puts Lethal Performance’s RS in Drift Mode on the dealer lot
By Steve Turner
Regular readers know the last time Lethal Performance picked up a new project vehicle at Weikert Ford in Lake Wales, Florida, that the company did so in smoking style. So, when Team...
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MagnaFocus
Magnaflow releases its cat-back exhaust system for Ford’s hottest hatch
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Magnaflow
If you watched Ford Performance’s Rebirth of an Icon documentary series, you know that engineers put a lot of effort into giving the new Focus RS and aggressive...
Waving the Flag
A US Focus RS customer shares his thoughts on Ford’s hottest hatch
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
From the moment we learned the Focus RS would arrive on US shores, we’ve been excited for the hot hatch to usher in a new era of Ford Performance in the...
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Starting Line
Mishimoto embarks on its Focus RS project with baseline testing
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Mishimoto
The highly anticipated Focus RS is finally arriving on US shores and starting to hit the streets. Rated at 350 horsepower and 350 lb-ft of torque at the crank, Ford’s...
Shakedown & Expectations
The final installment of the Focus RS RX series details its testing
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
For several weeks, Ford Performance offered a behind-the-scenes look at the Focus RS RX driven by Ken Block and Andreas Bakkerud in the FIA World...
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Hard Parts
The third installment of the Focus RS RX doc details the competitive gear
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
Ford Performance is offering a behind-the-scenes look at the Focus RS RX driven by Ken Block and Andreas Bakkerud in the FIA World Rallycross...
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Hot Lap
Ride along as Focus RS Chief Engineer Tyrone Johnson laps Silverstone
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
As Focus fans, we have long been jealous of Europe. They always get the good stuff first. Ford is finally sharing the same car with the entire world, but Europe...
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French Connection
Ford to release limited Le Mans editions of the Fiesta, Focus and Mustang in France
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
We know it’s a big deal that Ford is returning to race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the all-new Ford GT. After all, it’s the 50th...
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Craftsmanship & Assembly
The second Ford Performance Focus RS RX video delivers an inside look at the build process
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
Today Ford Performance released the second installment of its video docu-series offering a behind-the-scenes look at the new...
Higher Flow
DeatschWerks offers high-flow fuel injectors for Ford EcoBoost engines
By Steve Turner
Photos by Steve Turner and courtesy of DeatschWerks
Regular readers know that DeatschWerks provided the 95-lb/hr injectors for Ford Performance’s latest Cobra Jet Mustang drag racer. However...
Around the Block
Ford Performance gives us a look at the development of its WRC Focus RS
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
Recently we shared with you the reveal of the livery for the Hoonigan Racing Division World Rallycross Championship machines piloted by Ken Block and...
Safety First
A Focus RS leads the way for the IMSA Sports Car Grand Prix this weekend
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
If you are lucky enough to make it out to the IMSA race in Long Beach, California, this weekend, you’ll not only be able to watch the Chip Ganassi Racing...
RX Wrap
Ken Block and Andreas Bakkerud reveal their World Rallycross Focus RS RX livery
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company and Hoonigan Racing Division
When Ken Block dropped the eighth edition of his popular Gymkhana video series there was a big teaser at the end—the Focus...
Hearing Brigade
Quality control testing of the 2.3-liter Focus RS engine includes listening
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
Closed in soundproof booths, highly trained Ford production workers listen carefully. EcoBoost 2.3-liter engines run as their tuned ears seek out a...