Focus RS is going green

Sep 11 2008 Mike Torpey

Focus RS is going green

FORD?S UK dealer network has been bombarded with orders for the new high performance Focus RS, previewed at the British International Motor Show in July.

So far 1,000 customer orders have been placed and though no details of available colours have been confirmed, around 40 per cent of the applicants requested the unique Electric Green shade of the London Show vehicle.

Other popular requests were Frozen White and Electric Blue.

Ford of Britain chief Roelant de Waard said: ?We?re delighted by the reaction of performance car enthusiasts to the new Focus RS and that so many want to place orders even though it will not be available until early next year.?

At the heart of the RS is a specially developed 300PS version of Ford?s Duratec 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbocharged engine.

The new model also marks a return for the Rallye Sport badge which has played such an important role in Ford?s motorsport heritage.

This will be the second Focus model to carry the RS mantle since 2002 and heralds another chapter in an automotive story which began with the Ford Escort RS1600 in 1970.