2.3Litre EcoBoost for Focus RS/2015 Mustang

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From Motortrend:

We Hear: Next-Gen Ford Focus RS Will Crank Out 330 HP with 2.3L EcoBoost I-4
Written by: Karla Sanchez [G+] on June 14 2012 12:30 PM

If the 2013 Ford Focus ST isn’t a hot enough hatch for you, a 330-hp Ford Focus RS might be more your style. A Ford bigwig confirmed that if a future Focus RS model is approved, the car will likely use a 2.3-liter EcoBoost four instead of the ST’s 2.0-liter EcoBoost four, Auto Express reports.

If a next-gen Focus RS comes to fruition, under its hood you’ll find a tuned version of the 2.3-liter Ecoboost engine we expect to see in the 2015 Ford Mustang. We’ve reported before that a revival of the SVO moniker may be in the works for the 2015 Mustang, and that it would use the 2.3-liter Ecoboost turbo-four, producing between 250 hp and 300 hp.

The recalibrated engine for the RS could crank out 330 hp, 30 horses more than previous Focus RS’ 300-hp 2.5-liter turbo inline-five, but less than the Focus RS500′s output closer to 350 hp.

“The combination of comparatively narrow body, upright seating position, brutal traction, low gear ratios and accessible turbo-boosted torque means you can demolish a narrow mountain road with a kind of confidence that would leave most supercars and their drivers in your dust,” we said in our review of the 2010 Focus RS. While we found the previous-gen car nothing short of exhilarating, we can only imagine the new RS’ power bump will make it that much better.

The new RS will reportedly sport a mechanical limited-slip differential as standard equipment, plus bigger brakes and a stiffer suspension. Ford may rule out the all-wheel drive you’d expect from hot hatches like the Volkswagen Golf R. A RevoKnuckle front strut or the torque-steer compensation system found in the previous Focus RS could be used instead. The RS is expected to go on sale by the end of 2013, but there’s no guarantee we’ll ever see it in the U.S. above the $24,495 Ford Focus ST.


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