To reduce the weight of vehicle body parts are made of carbon.
Ford plans to release a heavy duty version of the Focus. At the moment, the company’s engineers have already started to test a prototype of a novelty. Photospin managed to shoot the car during road tests. The car will get a prefix in the name of RS500 and submitted in the first half of 2017..
To reduce the weight of vehicle body parts are made of carbon. The car will get carbon brakes and suspension made of aluminum. It is planned that the vehicle weight will be reduced by 100 kilograms.
In motion, the novelty will be powered with 2.3-liter gasoline engine. The same engine is equipped with a RS-version of the machine where its power is 350 HP. One is the payoff from modification of RS500 will be much greater.
Serial production of the Focus RS was launched in January 2016. Novelty equipped with very flexible AWD system which can transfer to the rear wheels to 70% of torque. In turn, allowed a wide range of distribution of this share between the rear wheels – up to 100% on each of the wheels. All this is done in order to provide the best handling hatchback. However, at the Focus RS if you want you can take turns in a controlled drift. According to representatives of the brand, it has become possible thanks to a special package settings.
All Focus RS has four driving modes: Normal, Sport, Track and Drift. Drift mode is activated, a special calibration all-wheel drive system that adjusts torque distribution and facilitates the entry into a controlled skid. A similar set of options – the first among all series hot hatchback. Among other technical changes, stiffer springs and dampers, different exhaust, short steering rack.
