Focus vs RS

 Ford Focus

 

This particular model is a 2010 Ford Focus. The focus was first introduced in 1988. The car had everything, from its combination of dashing looks, flexible packaging and engaging handling, the focus was up there with the very best. Twenty years and four generations later, the Focus can still be found at the top of its game.

 

The Ford Focus can be seen as a competitively priced family hatchback as well as having attention given to driver enjoyment and driving quality, along with interior space and practicality. A good range of petrol and diesel engines compliments the car even more meaning people can choose the type of focus which suits them best. In terms of size, the Ford Focus sits neatly between the smaller Ford Fiesta and large Ford Mondeo. There’s also an estate version of the Ford Focus if you need even more space and practicality.

 

Overall an extremely worthy car to rely on, competitively priced against it’s biggest competitors such as VW Golf, Vauxhall Astra and a few who have raised their game in recent times such as the SEAT Leon and Peugeot 308. The Ford Focus has always been in competition and doesn’t seem to be slowing down, showing the car’s true practicality on a whole.

 

Ford Focus RS

 

This particular model is a 2010 Ford Focus RS. The big difference between the Focus and the Focus RS is the mechanicals such as engine size, four wheel drive and overall power. Power comes from a four-cylinder 2.3-litre petrol engine that also stars in the new Ford Mustang. It gives out 350hp – helping make this the fastest Focus ever sold.

Although the four wheel drive system is worthy of note, what Ford has given to the RS makes quite a noticeable difference. Instead of giving the Focus a super-planted setup, the firm has gone the other way, using high-tech mechanicals and clever electronics to make the car easy to slide and, because of this, very fast and fun to drive.

The motor includes a deep front bumper, rear diffuser and boot-lid-mounted spoiler that not only looks good, but also helps with stability, while the gaping grille keeps the engine cooled. As well as this, what is likely to be one of the RS model’s biggest lures is a price that undercuts all of its rivals – some by a considerable margin, making the car attractive in various ways for customers to consider.