DRIVEN + VIDEO: Is The Ford Focus RS Really Worth $40,000?

If you're in the market for an all-new hot hatch, it would be pretty hard NOT to consider the all-new Ford Focus RS. Being that it's one of the hot picks for 2016, it's in a hard-to-find commodity. 

While there's a slew of other vehicles similarly priced, one has to wonder if they're really worth it. 

THINK: Is the Volkswagen Golf R, Subaru WRX STI and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution all worth the price of entry? Well, it ultimately depends the buyer and what they value most. 

Having said that, Doug DeMuro hopped behind the wheel and provides all car enthusiasts with the low down. 


Is it really worth spending $40,000 on a Ford Focus?! I drove the Ford Focus RS to find out.

MDarringer - 9/3/2016 7:54:48 PM

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In a word: YES.

USNA1999 - 9/3/2016 8:28:02 PM

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@MDarringer but would you prefer to spend another $10K and get a stripped GT 350? I would.

MDarringer - 9/4/2016 10:07:43 AM

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I would never own a Focus RS because it simply isn't "me", but it is most decidedly worth every penny of its price. I have no qualms that I spent even more on a Mustang.

I would like to pit a Focus RS against a Mustang GT at Willow.

I predict that the Focus would be surprisingly fast around the track, but like most nose heavy AWD cars it will require some manhandling and will stunningly numb. (This is but one reason why I despise Audis.)

By contrast, the Mustang is intuitive to drive it's that much of a change over the 2014 that required manhandling.