Rumors that the current Ford Focus will not get an RS version have become increasingly persistent in recent times. Ford has now announced that it will indeed no longer be. This brings an era to an end.
Less than a week ago we received the message that Ford would abandon a new Focus RS. Now the high word is out; it is indeed not going to happen. A new RS is excluded in a statement from Ford Europe. As expected, it has to do with emissions and profit margin: “Because of the European emission standards, increased CO2 taxation and the high development costs of an RS with a form of electrification for relatively small sales numbers, we are not planning another RS ​​version of the Focus, “said Ford.
With that, the stocking is finished and Ford seems to say that a Focus RS in their eyes had only as a hybrid future. The rumors that Ford would still be a sequel to the RS series with some form of electrification had been going on for a while. However, it also turns out that the RS could not have been saved. This brings the sporty top version to an end after three generations of Focus RS and makes the ST the most powerful ex-factory Focus. With 280 hp, the current ST is also not a bad choice for fans of fast Fords. If you do not think that is enough power, you can always knock on the door of the men and women of Mountune.