4.7 seconds — this is the first time clocking up hundreds of submissions this year, Focus RS. Previously, he could not compete with the fastest production hatchback Mercedes-AMG A45 (4,2 seconds), but Ford's engineers decided that it was time to encroach on the best time to reduce it to 4 seconds.
Renewed Focus RS will get a carbon fiber body panels, polycarbonate windows and aluminum suspension components, carbon brakes and forged wheels. Additional insulation will be ejected, and the extra pribludy from interior also will be eliminated. The plans «lose weight» for a total of 100 kilograms.
The engine, according to unofficial data, has reached its limit, so that it will not upgrade. Under the hood will be a 2.3 liter EcoBoost turbocharged 350 hp and 440 Nm. It will be installed electronically controlled limited-slip differential on the front axle. Provided robotized transmission Powershift, but it will have slightly modified.
That's just exactly when will be released contender for the fastest hatchback is still unknown. Apparently, Ford engineers have to hurry, because in the Mercedes on their insidious plans already known.
They are currently working on a new 4-cylinder engine to A 45, and help them to family motorists from the team, «Formula 1».
