New Focus RS (if there is one) will be powerful enough to compete with Evo and STi I reckon, this ST is a competitor for the WRX 225hp and the rest of the 200hp-ish crowd, civic type-r etc. Again I think the RS is likely to have a 2.5 also, but bigger turbo/i-cooler and in a higher state of tune, 300hp easy. It'll be 4WD, I am guessing the ST is FWD. Not sure if it is the volvo engine they are dropping in or what though - the volvo 2.5T comes in 250 (T5) and 300 (R) hp states of tune IIRC.
As Jon S said the Fiesta RS has been shelved.
I really like this ST, not too mad about the 'black and decker' orange colour however :roll: , I'd like to see it in the RS blue 8) .
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