Focus RS500 touted to be Ford's fastest Hatchback when it hits the market.

Without even having time to settle and enjoy its glory as the fastest Focus ever, the RS seems to be getting kicked out of that spot thanks to the brand new 2018 Ford Focus RS500. The name should ring a bell to most car enthusiasts. The same RS500 badge was used in 2010 on a vehicle which even back then one-upped the Focus RS of the time.
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MDarringer - 8/5/2016 10:14:48 AM

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Although I love the Focus ST and RS and know I would be giddy over an RS500, the Focus desperately needs a clean sheet replacement. Its age is starting to show.

The current Focus is largely a rebody of the Focus II which bypassed the US market which means that the platform is 13 years old and the replacement is still a few years away.

It's not incompetent, but its age is showing.

valhallakey - 8/5/2016 9:10:14 PM

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Still not an unusual method to drag it on a few more years with a few special hot rod models to give it a new glow. Ford seems to be having 80s flashbacks....which is a good thing! I used to drool ar the Sierra Cosworths zipping around the autobahn, although they were certainly a fairly rare site.

TomM - 8/6/2016 6:37:46 PM

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The AMC Pacer was American motors'WIDEST Hatchback when it came out too.

However - Hatchbacks are not big sellers in the US market anymore - so calling it the FASTEST hatchback Ford will make = it could be powered by a twisting rubber band and still win that title