The Ford Focus RS: A Track Car in a Practical Package

My mom would not like this car. Guys, you heard the news. Except for the Mustang and a new, weird, lifted Focus thing, Ford said that they're gonna stop making cars! Imitates crying. What? Which means, no more hot hatches! Which means, no more Focus RS. In fact, they've already stopped making the RS in April. And there's only a thousand of these puppies left for the U.S. market. That's it.

I think I might cry again. What's out there on the dealer lots is all there is, folks. So, should you go out there and buy one? Well, luckily for you, Galpin lent me a brand new 2018 Focus RS so I can tell you all about it. This is the new car show. Hatchbacks are the best. They haul your friends, they haul your stuff, and they look so cute doing it. So what's not to like? Well, I guess a really slow hatchback would be something that you're sad about.

But this one's not slow. I gotta tell you, life is a lot better with a sweet sounding 2.3 liter turbo boost engine with 350 horsepower under the hood. With that power and 350 pounds of torque, the Focus RS is more powerful than the Civic Type R and the STI which you can't even get as a hatchback anymore. This is a track car in a practical car wrapper.

Now, this car isn't as crazy, boy racer, video-gamey as the Civic Type R but more extreme than the Golf R. The color is called Race Red and it's gorgeous and loud and draws a lot of attention and makes me definitely want to turn down my stereo at Starbucks. It's sporty yet civilized when you're just poking around town, but you can tell at a moment's notice she's ready to roll.

There are four driving modes to choose from. Normal mode is perfect for cruising through the school zone when you gotta pick up your baby bro and the principal's there and he doesn't like your hot hatch. You can definitely tell that the suspension is tuned for handling and not for rough roads. Stay in school, kids, drink your milk.

When you're driving it, the car is planted but you're sitting up kinda high, sorta like a bus driver. It feels a lot like a Mark 3 Golf which I don't care what you guys say is my favorite genre. You can get this car with a back-up camera but you don't have any help in your blind spot so keep your head on a swivel.

What you do get is a lot of dash. The only difference is that the group of gauge pods all wrapped in carbon fiber. There's so much that is awesome about this car. For a track Focus 350 horsepower hot hatch, it's actually surprisingly quiet and absorbs the pot hole filled streets of Los Angeles very well.

There's also a sweet-sounding 10 speaker Sony stereo, dual climate control, and remote keyless access which I don't know why we mention anymore. It's in every single car. And, yeah, it's a $40,000 Focus but is a Focus that's focused? There's plenty of room to carry groceries or track wheels and tires and a jack and it's still a completely practical car that just so happens to sound like this.

The Ford Focus RS might be the perfect, fun, daily driving, track car for me. Or you. So don't wait until it's too late because this is truly the end of an era. This is the end of the post-Evo fun compact car era. This is all our faults and mine because none of us bought these.

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WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- My mom would not like this car.(exciting hip-hop music)(car engine revs)Guys, you heard the news.Except for the Mustang and anew, weird, lifted Focus thing,Ford said that they'regonna stop making cars!(imitates crying)What?Which means, no more hot hatches!Which means, no more Focus RS.In fact, they've alreadystopped making the RS in April.And there's only a thousandof these puppies leftfor the U.S. market.That's it.I think I might cry again.What's out there on the dealer lotsis all there is, folks.So, should you go out there and buy one?Well, luckily for you,Galpin lent me a brand new 2018 Focus RSso I can tell you all about it.This is the new car show.Hatchbacks are the (bleep).They haul your friends,they haul your stuff,and they look so cute doing it.So what's not to like?Well, I guess a really slow hatchbackwould be something that you're(sad music)not in love withbut this one's not slow.I gotta tell you,life is a lot better witha sweet sounding 2.3 literecoboost engine with 350horse power under the hood.With that power and 350pound feet of torque,the Focus RS is more powerfulthan the Civic Type R and the STIwhich you can't even getas a hatchback anymore.This is a track car ina practical car wrapper.(car engine roars)Now, this car isn't as crazy, boy racer,video-gamey as the Civic Type Rbut more extreme than the Golf R.This color is called Race Redand it is gorgeous and loudand draws a lot of attentionand makes me definitelywant to turn down my stereoat the Starbucks.(loud upbeat music)It's sporty yet civilizedwhen you're just poking around townbut you can tell at a moments noticesshe's ready to roll!(car engine roars)There are four drivingmodes to chose from.Normal mode, perfect for cruising throughthe school zone when yougotta pick up your baby broand the principal's thereand he doesn't like your hot hatch.He doesn't like yourcracks and your burbles.You can definitely tellthat the suspension is tunedfor handling and not for rough pavementbut it's totally livable.Just not for my mom.My mom would not like this car.She would say it's too bouncy.Sport mode opens up an exhaust valveto release that beautifulcrackly crack crackle.It enhances steering feed backand quickens the throttle response.Big Brembo front calipers arecooled by actual break ductsthat actually go through the front bumper.The 19 inch wheels areforged and they're wrappedin super sticky Michelin Super Sport tiresthat add tons of grip.For 2018, they added a Quaife LSDwhich handles torquedistribution to the front wheelsso you can take fulladvantage of all that power.In Track mode, things get serious.It very, very noticeably stiffens upthe two-position adjustable shocks.The (beep) gets real stiff.It kicks stability control down a notchand tells the all wheel drive system,hey, all wheel drive system!You gotta allow for tighter cornering!Last, but certainly not least,is Drift mode which givesthe all wheel drive systema unique set of parameters for,what else?Sweet, sweet, beautiful,smooth, four wheel drifties.(car tires screech)For it's final year of production,Ford gave the RS some special equipment.In addition to the Quaife LSDand Dynamic Torque Vectoring,it gets a gloss black rearspoiler and mirror caps,which look very niceagainst this red paint,standard nav with ahuge eight inch screen,heated front seats,and a heated, leatherwrapped steering wheelwhich comes in clutch in this 110 degree,Souther California weather.But, if you live where it snows,all wheel drive mixed withthe warm butt and warm mittsis a very compelling package.I've heard I have avery compelling package.Funny, cute-ish, and I makea million dollars a video.Hit me up!The Focus RS starts at around $41,000which sounds like a lotof money for a Focusbecause it kind of is alot of money for a Focus.While the power, the noise,and the track-sculpted looksstart to justify payingthat amount of coin,it's when you actually get in the carthat you think, huh,did I pay too much money for this Focus?The leather trimmed RECAROseats grip to your sidesand have beautiful,luxurious faux-suede inserts.To be honest, they're a littletight on your fat boy host.If I were gonna get this car,(muffled electronic voice)Shut the (bleep) up you(bleep) phone (bleep).(upbeat music)If I got this car, I woulddefinitely get the RECAROsand hopefully it wouldmotivate me to go to the gymand potentially have less beer a week.Stay in school, kids, drink your milk.When you're driving it,the car is planted butyou're sitting up kinda high.Sorta like a bus driver.You know what, it actually reminds meof when I used to drivea bunch of Volkswagens.It feels a lot like a Mark 3 Golfwhich I don't care what you guys sayis my favorite genre.You can get this car with a back-up camerabut you don't have anyhelp in your blind spotso keep your head on a swivel.What you do get is a lot of dash.It's just the normal Focus dash.The only difference isthis group of gauge podsall wrapped in carbon fibber.There is so much that isawesome about this car.For a track Focus 350horse power hot hatch,it's actually surprisingly quietand absorbs the pot hole filled streetsof Los Angeles very well.There's also a sweet-sounding10 speaker Sony stereo,dual climate control,and remote keyless accesswhich I don't know why we mention anymore.It's in every single car.And, yeah, it's a $40,000 Focus.But is a Focus that's focused.There's plenty of room to carry groceriesor track wheels and tires and a jackand it's still a completely practical carthat just so happens to sound like this.(car engine roars)(groans)The Ford Focus RS might bethe perfect, fun, dailydriving, track car for me.Or you.So don't wait until it's too late'cause this is truly the end of an era.This is the end of the postEvo fun compact car era.This is all of your faults.And mine because none of us bought these.Yo, so as you guys probably know,YouTube does not pay us to make videos.Because of that, we workdirectly with advertisersand that allows us to bringyou guys new videos everyday.I would like to know,what advertisers you wouldlike us to work with.So, we put together a little survey.You can click a link inthe description below.If you fill out the survey,give me your email address.I'll pick one of you andI'll send you 50 bucksfrom my pocket.It's my Lambo fund.I love you.