Of Ford demanded the recall of the machine and disable special mode control electronics.
“Warning (that Drift Mode should be used only on the track — note “Motor”) will not stop the idiot who decides to try out this mode on public roads. We urge Ford to reconsider their decision to recall all these cars and disable this mode,” — said the head of the pedestrian Council of Australia Harold Skrabi.
The same opinion and former President of the Australian medical Association Brian Owler. According to him, most people have no tolerance for race tracks and outside tracks using the “drift button” is a threat.
From the control electronics of the Ford Focus RS four modes of control electronics: Normal, Sport, Track and Drift. Depending on the option chosen from hot-hatch to change the settings all-wheel drive, stability control systems, damping, force on the steering wheel, the response of the motor to the throttle and the sound of the exhaust.
When you enable Drift Mode “aktiviziruyutsya specially designed configurations for distributing the torque to help the driver keep the car in a skid, depending on specific road conditions.
Ford Focus RS is equipped with 2.3-liter turbirovanie engine family EcoBoost. The output of the motor ostavljaet 350 horsepower and 440 Nm of torque. The unit is combined with six-speed manual transmission. From a place to hundred kilometers per hour, the hot hatch accelerates in 4.7 seconds and its top speed is 260 kilometers per hour.
