DuggE4

Here's a question for all you engine/performance techie experts out there. This car is allegedly going to have 2.0 litre turbo charged 200+ bhp (rumoured to be about 217) and 343 nm of torgue (not sure exactly what that means) and a weight of 1200 kg and it is FWD. Now my question is this, what would you guys think its 0 - 100 mph time would be ? estimates of the 0 - 60 time state about 6.5ish sec and a top speed of 150 mph.

I am interestd to know because some people have said it wil be quicker than a Civic Type-R to 100 which means its will also be quicker than a standard WRX to 100 (according to the mags times listed).

Any thoughts peeps ?

TurboBoost

Yes, IMO it will be quicker, not to 60 over the WRX (although I bet there won't be much in it) but the combination of greater low down torque from the turbo engine (over the CTR), well chosen gear ratios, Quaife diff to minimise wheelspin and torque steer, front drive (less weight and transmission losses over the WRX), means it will be quicker than both CTR and WRX to 100, with better in gear acceleration as well.

Rich D

iTrader: (12)

Err...

I thought the "RS" Focus was meant to be the 4wd, turbo flagship model with a lot more power than 200bhp?!

AFAIK it was to compete with Impreza's & the like.

TurboBoost

According to the motoring press there will be three tiers of performance Focus. ST170 (out now, only a year late), Focus RS (FWD, 217bhp/220PS) out by September, maybe. And eventually a Focus RS Cosworth (4x4, 300bhp) out sometime in 2005. Maybe.