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With all 101 examples of the limited edition Ford Focus RS500 already sold out across the UK, Ford is introducing a factory-backed Focus RS upgrade kit to meet the unprecedented demand. Ford Focus RS owners can now turn up the power on their ‘regular’ 224kW superhatch with an extra 33kW and 20Nm of torque – [...]

If you can make a World Rally Championship car more environmentally friendly, it deserves a story. Although even the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche are now all working on creating lower emission vehicles, it’s a totally different matter when you’re “greening” a car designed to win competitions. Nonetheless that’s exactly what Ford of Europe’s [...]

Ford of Switzerland has unveiled a very special edition of the Focus RS hatch to commemorate 40 years of the Ford RS badge. Limited to just 50 units, the Ford Focus RS WRC Edition is a tribute to the legendary Ford Escort RS1600 which appeared in 1970. Boasting a unique WRC-inspired livery, the Focus RS [...]

Ford has previewed a sleeker and more sporty version of its brand new global Focus small car at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit today. Production of the four-door sedan and five-door hatch will begin in Europe and North America late this year for an early 2011 launch, with delivery to South [...]

The 2010 Ford Focus ECOnetic will become Ford of Europe’s first car equipped with start-stop engine technology, making it capable of achieving results better than 4 litres/100km and 100 g/km CO2. The five-door only model debuted at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show will go on sale in selected European markets from early 2010. The 80kW 1.6-litre [...]