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Written by Ollie Kew
When Ford first fixed an RS badge to the back of a Focus, I was too young to drive, but I remember the furore. And with my parents" Focus 1.6 Zetec out on the driveway, I felt sorry for its tricked-up 212bhp relation. I yearned for that halo car to be a blinder.The RS was as divisive as the Honda Civic Type R is now - ironically a car built on identical ingredients. Putting 212bhp through the front wheels in 2002 seemed very irresponsible, in a time when the Imprezas and Evos were deploying 4x4. AWD was, after all, what WRC-touting Ford had promised. Instead, we got a Torsen mechanical diff, and infamous torque steer.
Date written: 8 Sep 2016
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When Ford first fixed an RS badge to the back of a Focus, I was too young to drive, but I remember the furore. And with my parents" Focus 1.6 Zetec out on the driveway, I felt sorry for its tricked-up 212bhp relation. I yearned for that halo car to be a blinder.The RS was as divisive as the Honda Civic Type R is now - ironically a car built on identical ingredients. Putting 212bhp through the front wheels in 2002 seemed very irresponsible, in a time when the Imprezas and Evos were deploying 4x4. AWD was, after all, what WRC-touting Ford had promised. Instead, we got a Torsen mechanical diff, and infamous torque steer.
Date written: 8 Sep 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 4944
