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**ggiifdfalls** · 08-05-2010, 05:27 AM

They have no suitable 4x4 stock system. I very much doubt they would invest into expensive development of something close to Evo or Impreza. Also there is no suitable production engine in Ford portfolio. 2.5T I5 isn't useful for rallying.

Ford is working on a new Focus RS but instead of using the current car’s 2.5-liter five-cylinder turbo and advanced RevoKnuckle front-wheel drive system and Quaife differential, the next-generation of the high-performance Focus RS will feature a revolutionary hybrid system offering the option of all-wheel drive (AWD). The hybrid system will team a 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo Ford EcoBoost engine, peak output should remain around the 300 horsepower mark. As strange as it may seem that Ford would make such a radical departure for its Focus RS, it’s a move Mitsubishi is planning to do for the next-generation of its Lancer Evolution series, the Evo XI.

08-05-2010, 05:27 AM	#20
ggiifdfalls Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 540 Senior Member	They have no suitable 4x4 stock system. I very much doubt they would invest into expensive development of something close to Evo or Impreza. Also there is no suitable production engine in Ford portfolio. 2.5T I5 isn't useful for rallying. Ford is working on a new Focus RS but instead of using the current car’s 2.5-liter five-cylinder turbo and advanced RevoKnuckle front-wheel drive system and Quaife differential, the next-generation of the high-performance Focus RS will feature a revolutionary hybrid system offering the option of all-wheel drive (AWD). The hybrid system will team a 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo Ford EcoBoost engine, peak output should remain around the 300 horsepower mark. As strange as it may seem that Ford would make such a radical departure for its Focus RS, it’s a move Mitsubishi is planning to do for the next-generation of its Lancer Evolution series, the Evo XI.
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