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Written by Stephen Dobie
The hot hatchback market has never been as rich, exciting or diverse as it is now. And with fresh input at the ballsier end of the hot hatch spectrum from Renault, Hyundai and Seat, the established pack feel the need to fight back.So welcome the Ford Focus RS Edition, unveiled to surprisingly little fanfare at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It takes the standard, 345bhp, four-wheel drive RS and gives it some extra goodies.The headline act is a Quaife mechanical limited-slip differential for the front axle. Not sure what that means? It helps distribute the power between the front wheels, so will limit power at a wheel that"s losing grip, helping the car corner more sharply and avoid understeer.
Date written: 14 Sep 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9190
The hot hatchback market has never been as rich, exciting or diverse as it is now. And with fresh input at the ballsier end of the hot hatch spectrum from Renault, Hyundai and Seat, the established pack feel the need to fight back.So welcome the Ford Focus RS Edition, unveiled to surprisingly little fanfare at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It takes the standard, 345bhp, four-wheel drive RS and gives it some extra goodies.The headline act is a Quaife mechanical limited-slip differential for the front axle. Not sure what that means? It helps distribute the power between the front wheels, so will limit power at a wheel that"s losing grip, helping the car corner more sharply and avoid understeer.
Date written: 14 Sep 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9190
