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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 05:37 PM
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2009 Ford Focus RS tested

Here's the test done by 5th Gear

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m64tvrtFCKs



I think the car looks awesome. I had 3 Focus hatchbacks in the past, 2 ZX3s and one SVT ZX5. They handle great. If this car was available in the US now I would probably pick it up. Why does the UK and Australia get the 2 best Fords in the world(Focus RS and the Ford Falcon GT)?
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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I really like it to bad we will never see it.
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 05:57 PM
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I want. Know we wont get it...
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 06:02 PM
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Ford and GM make and sell tons of decent small cars outside the US. I've heard is that these small cars are less profitable than the usual mid-size cars and therefore are not sold in the US.
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Cornerstrike
Here's the test done by 5th Gear

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m64tvrtFCKs



I think the car looks awesome. I had 3 Focus hatchbacks in the past, 2 ZX3s and one SVT ZX5. They handle great. If this car was available in the US now I would probably pick it up. Why does the UK and Australia get the 2 best Fords in the world(Focus RS and the Ford Falcon GT)?
I think it looks like the bastard child of an EVO X, STI, and Aztek.
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 06:36 PM
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I understood the reasoning for not bringing it to North America was the cost associated with manufacturing parts stateside and/or shipping cars overseas or something to that effect?
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 07:35 PM
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Too bad, I'd like to drive one
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 09:01 PM
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sick , id consider it
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 09:03 PM
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Good video review.

http://www.drivers-republic.com/dr_t...2f&area=videos
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 09:36 PM
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Looks much better then the Hyundai Genesis.
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Nsomniac
I think it looks like the bastard child of an EVO X, STI, and Aztek.
And ends up looking better than any of them.
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 11:41 AM
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that thing looks badass. shame it'll never make it to the USA.
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 11:53 AM
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We get the MS3 and they get this....no fair!
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Nsomniac
I think it looks like the bastard child of an EVO X, STI, and Aztek.
haha!
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 12:03 PM
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nice looking
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