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22-07-2010
De laatste tijd horen we niet zoveel over de
Ford Focus ST deze wordt doorlopend overschaduwd door allerlei nieuwtjes
over zijn familieleden de Ford Focus RS en de Ford Focus RS500. Beiden
hele bijzondere en ultieme sportauto's, waarbij de Focus ST eigenlijk een
beetje in de vergetelheid dreigt te raken. Hier komt met onderstaand
nieuws weer een beetje verandering in en dat verdiend hij, want ook de
Focus ST is zeer fijne en sportieve hatchback. Wij zouden er absoluut
geen probleem van maken als Ford Nederland ons er 1 cadeau zou doen,
want het is genieten met een Ford Focus ST, dat is 1 ding wat zeker is.
Focus ST set for Paris:
Wraps to come off new hot hatch at French show and will get more power
and greater efficiency than existing ST.
A fire has been lit under the new Focus! An inside source at Ford has
confirmed that a hot ST version of the all-new hatchback will break
cover at the Paris Motor Show in October, alongside full production
versions of the five-door and estate models.
Rumours have been circulating for some time about when the first
new-generation fast Focus would rear its head, but only now do fans of
high-performance cars have a date to put in their diary.
Back in March, Ford’s product development boss, Derrick Kuzak, revealed
that the all-new Focus ST “will get an EcoBoost turbocharged engine, be
exciting to drive, great to look at and certainly worth waiting for”.
That suggests the outgoing car’s thirsty 2.5-litre engine is to be
replaced by a more efficient 2.0-litre direct-injection turbo unit.
Precise power outputs have yet to be confirmed, but the 2.0-litre
EcoBoost – already offered with 200bhp in the S-Max, Galaxy and Mondeo –
could easily produce 250bhp and 350Nm of torque. That would pitch the ST
squarely at Renaultsport’s Mégane 250, yet still leave room for a
300bhp-plus RS version later in the car’s life cycle.
The hot Ford is expected to be even faster than the super-quick Mégane,
delivering 0-62mph in around six seconds and a 155mph top speed. But the
ST’s trump card will be its ability to blend this pace with
class-leading efficiency. Likely combined economy of 35mpg and 187g/km
CO2 emissions would eclipse the 30mpg and 224g/km figures of the current
ST by some margin.
In corners, clever torque vectoring software will juggle power between
the front wheels to exploit every ounce of grip available to the new
model. A variety of driving modes will alter throttle response and
steering weight, depending on the driver’s personal preferences.
The Focus five-door hatch and estate are scheduled to go on sale in
April 2011, with the ST version due later in the year.
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Auto Express | By Jack Rix
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