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Old Apr 27, 2016, 01:06 PM
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Who are these early reviews from again? Some random journalist that is thankful to Ford for the opportunity to spend a few minutes with the car. Bleh.

I will wait and see what Randy Pobst has to say.
Are you ****ing serious, brah? Now you're alleging that the reviewers are sucking up to Ford? Jesus, you're saltier than my ******* after a day of hiking.
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Old Apr 27, 2016, 04:07 PM
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They saved the weight of the center differential...

Originally Posted by nemsin
And cars like the Golf R and Miata show that affordable modern cars do not have to be heavy. Weight is the last frontier for increasing mpg on internal combustion autos. More and more manufacturers are moving to modular platforms with weight reduction as a goal (see VW and Subaru). The Focus RS is based on a dated chassis with almost zero weight saving components added on (the one exception is the twinster, though its weight savings means its at/near its hp limit - per GKN engineer).
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Old Apr 27, 2016, 04:45 PM
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Now we're comparing the Miata to the FoRS. Jeebus..
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Old Apr 27, 2016, 04:47 PM
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Come on, they're practically the same car. 4-door, AWD hatchback and a 2-door, RWD convertible.
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Old Apr 27, 2016, 06:11 PM
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FIrst RS crash reported.
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Old Apr 27, 2016, 06:16 PM
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but there is a good news coming soon


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Old Apr 27, 2016, 06:38 PM
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FIrst RS crash reported.
cRaSh? lol
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Old Apr 27, 2016, 07:12 PM
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Wow. A part out already.
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Old Apr 28, 2016, 06:20 AM
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cool sneak peak
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Old Apr 28, 2016, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by ambystom01
Come on, they're practically the same car. 4-door, AWD hatchback and a 2-door, RWD convertible.
Oh, you're right. What was I thinking?
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Old Apr 28, 2016, 08:27 AM
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cRaSh? lol
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Old Apr 28, 2016, 12:15 PM
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"Welcome to the biggest hot hatch comparison test ever conducted on video, featuring the all-new Ford Focus RS, Honda Civic Type-R, Audi RS3, Mercedes-AMG A45, Volkswagen Golf R, Renault Sport Megane 275 Cup-S, Peugeot 308 GTI By Peugeot Sport 270, BMW 135i and Subaru Impreza WRX STI. We've driven each of these cars on road, set times on track, plus covered essential ownership items such as running costs and practicality to name, definitively, Britain's best hot hatch!"

Unfortunately, still no Evo in this comparison.

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Old Apr 28, 2016, 01:53 PM
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I'm completely shocked that they didn't include a soon-to-be-out-of-production sedan in a production hatchback shootout.
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Old Apr 28, 2016, 02:14 PM
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The STI is a sedan. But at least its still in production...lol
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