Autocar - First for car news and reviews

FIND A CAR REVIEW

Choose from over 1000 reviews

Advertisement

BLOGS

Autocar / Autocar Forums / What’s new / Under the skin of the Focus RS

Under the skin of the Focus RS

Last post Jul 04, 2008 5:10 PM by NiallOswald. 1 replies.

Page 1 of 1 (2 items)
Sort posts Rate this thread

  • Under the skin of the Focus RS

    Jul 04, 2008 5:09 PM

    Engine


    The engine itself is still the Volvo-derived 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbocharged engine that powers the ST, but it gets a bigger turbocharger and intercooler. The camshafts, con rods, cylinder head, exhaust system and intake manifold have all been entirely redesigned. Boost will be higher – possibly as much as 1.4 bar – but that has yet to be confirmed for homologation purposes.

    Transmission


    The RS will use exactly the same six-speed Getrag manual gearbox ...Read the full article

  • Re: Under the skin of the Focus RS

    Jul 04, 2008 5:10 PM

    "the front rotors are serious 226mm diameter cross-drilled items"

    Does no-one check these things for accuracy? 

    "Rockets are just another name for trouble. Either you just had trouble, you are having trouble, or you are going to have trouble." - Milt Rosen, Viking Program Director, White Sands Missile Test Range
Page 1 of 1 (2 items)
Back to top

Site links

All about Autocar

Newsfeeds

Subscribe to our news with our RSS feeds

Advertise

To advertise with Autocar contact us

Buy our magazines

Discover our titles at themagazineshop.com

Autocar latest issue - Autocar 27 Aug 2008

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW

FAST, EASY & SECURE
SUBSCRIBE NOW>>

Haymarket

Autocar.co.uk is brought to you by Haymarket Consumer Media
Autocar is part of Haymarket Cars and Aftermarket
About Haymarket | International licensing | © Haymarket Media Group 2008

Fulfill your potential at Haymarket
Careers >