GONZO01

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Evening all just a quick question. I'm taking a new focus rs for a spin this week and I'm just looking for some info before I drive it I.e how quick will it be in comparison to my 350bhp classic, how easy they are to mod, are they a good quick car a to b? Just wondering if anyone knows anything about them before I take it for a test drive. I will admit I'm really excited and haven't felt like this since I got my scooby. Thanks in advance.

leecalcars

iTrader: (37)

Keep the scoob !

chopperman

0-60 5.9 secs. Not going to set the world on fire !

MattyB1983

iTrader: (51)

Will be a much nicer place to be that's for sure but for outright performance the classic will be leaps and bounds infront.

Paben

iTrader: (5)

A friend has a Mk2 RS. I drove it in standard form and thought it not as fast as a standard sti (which mine once was). The mods he's added have upped it to around 400bhp, with AP front brakes & AST coilovers. Unfortunately, other than on a perfectly smooth (and straight) piece of road his car is a real torque-steering handful and probably slower A - B than it was standard. I reckon your Scoob would leave it for dead.

Moley

iTrader: (9)

Great looking, drive well, nice place to be.... but the Classic would murder it.

Very different cars

leecalcars

iTrader: (37)

As above as a daily drive nice looking car but Performace wise not a patch on our friend scooby !

stedee

iTrader: (4)

Pretty but slow afaik not particularly mod friendly

P1Fanatic

They are not know for off the line speed but have plenty of torque 325lb/ft as standard and with a £2k Jamsport 400 your looking at better torque than the CS400.

Can't comment on torque steer as yet to test drive one but hoping to have a go next weekend. Expensive 2nd hand as were £25k new and only dropped a couple of K. That said if that continues then still far less depreciation than a scoob.

GoML-STi

I thought the s2 RS had a super duper diff that eliminates any torque steer.. nice cars but Ye the classic would destroy it

paulbu

There's torque steer on anything less than a perfect road and floor the throttle in third and there's wheelspin even on a dry road. (cue all those RS owners to say you have know how you put the power down).

Boost luver

iTrader: (3)

That's true mate my friends is about 400 mark and in the wet it just lights the wheels does not put the power Down! They do look/sound well though