Autocar reports:
A high-performance variant of Ford’s next-generation Focus will make production, the company has confirmed.
Speaking on the eve of the Geneva motor show, Ford’s Derrick Kuzak confirmed there would be a “global performance model” of Ford’s new Focus. He also confirmed the car would get the firm’s new Ecoboost technology and would be “exciting to drive and great to look at”.
Ford insiders say the firm has yet to decide whether the next performance Focus will get the ST or RS badge. Insiders have also said there will be a coupe variant of the next Focus, so this could form the basis of the performance model.
The performance variant is expected to be front-wheel drive and powered by a turbocharged petrol engine, as in the current RS...
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