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Old 02-07-2007, 10:29 AM   #1
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Default Focus RS? COMING TO AUS?
If they (Ford) make this, PLZ BRING IT HERE!!! It'll sell!!!
http://www.caradvice.com.au/3575/for...-to-australia/
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Old 02-07-2007, 10:47 AM   #2
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If they (Ford) make this, PLZ BRING IT HERE!!! It'll sell!!!
http://www.caradvice.com.au/3575/for...-to-australia/
The $65k price tag will stop it coming here....
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Old 02-07-2007, 12:32 PM   #3
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The $65k price tag will stop it coming here....
Yes there is no way that a high performance bubble car in that price range will sell here. STI, EVO, Lotus, Nissan etc are all closing next week.
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Old 02-07-2007, 12:44 PM   #4
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Yes there is no way that a high performance bubble car in that price range will sell here. STI, EVO, Lotus, Nissan etc are all closing next week.
220kw and awd why cant it combat the sti and evo? if the build is good enough and nice enough it could go up against the likes of the r32 golf, 147 gta, megane and the hsv astra. can attack 2 categories - sti/evo and hot hatch. if they could do it for 50k they will sell well if they would do it for 65k they would have to market it as a european hot hatch killer (well it is euro but lets call it the non-english-speaking-euro hot hatch killer :P) and target the aforementioned and things like the brera and alfa gt. 65k is out of evo and sti market though.....
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Old 02-07-2007, 01:12 PM   #5
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220kw and awd why cant it combat the sti and evo? if the build is good enough and nice enough it could go up against the likes of the r32 golf, 147 gta, megane and the hsv astra. can attack 2 categories - sti/evo and hot hatch. if they could do it for 50k they will sell well if they would do it for 65k they would have to market it as a european hot hatch killer (well it is euro but lets call it the non-english-speaking-euro hot hatch killer :P) and target the aforementioned and things like the brera and alfa gt. 65k is out of evo and sti market though.....
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Old 02-07-2007, 01:19 PM   #6
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Yes there is no way that a high performance bubble car in that price range will sell here..
Is that like George Jetsons car?
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Old 02-07-2007, 01:21 PM   #7
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The $65k price tag will stop it coming here....
Why would that stop it? I'm sure there would be quite a number of interested buyers. I'd likely never consider an STi or an EVO but I'd certainly consider an RS.
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Old 02-07-2007, 12:36 PM   #8
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another dreamer.....

Realisticly... IT aint even in production, not even available in UK market..

the Possibility ofit Arriving in AUS = Highly Unlikly!
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this thread reminds me of the Orion knowledge Hub Thread!

and we all know how much of a joke that thread was....
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Old 02-07-2007, 01:44 PM   #10
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Please, Ford can we have one?
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Old 02-07-2007, 03:22 PM   #11
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Well... It's gonna be faster than an Evo or STi, similar power - less weight, so that leaves it in another catergory AND it'll be a cheap FPV! :P
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Old 02-07-2007, 05:34 PM   #12
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I'd be very interested, but not until the Focus III model, I've already got this shape!
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Keep dreaming people... they said the last one would be AWD & 300 Hp and look what happened
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Old 02-07-2007, 11:23 PM   #14
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Keep dreaming people... they said the last one would be AWD & 300 Hp and look what happened
4 High power 4wd Focus Cosworths were built in the last shape by M-Sport but cost so much no one wanted it. Based on how cheaply Ford can get in the XR4 and XR5T this could make it here between 50-60g, my guess around 58g.

The Focus RS is in development, will be AWD and have a inline6 volvo engine.
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4 High power 4wd Focus Cosworths were built in the last shape by M-Sport but cost so much no one wanted it. Based on how cheaply Ford can get in the XR4 and XR5T this could make it here between 50-60g, my guess around 58g.

The Focus RS is in development, will be AWD and have a inline6 volvo engine.

Sure they did
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Old 03-07-2007, 04:54 PM   #16
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The Focus RS is in development, will be AWD and have a inline6 volvo engine.
actually it's an inline 5cyl, a modified version of the current motor in the XR5
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Old 02-07-2007, 11:26 PM   #17
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this car is being built
it will come out in europe and once it succeeds, and it will, it will make it to australia.
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Old 03-07-2007, 07:17 AM   #18
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It will be interesting if it does but I don't think they will sell many at 65K
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3 door focus looks quite good. Wonder why they don't sell the 3 door XR5 here?
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