Thursday mailbag:
Focus will be only available in one trim level for Canadians(45-46K). Dealers WILL NOT be allocated any RS's but will build if a factory order is made. Meaning if you want one in the first year you better put down a deposit and order one.
Email statement I received from Ford Canada today:
"The all-new Focus RS is expected to be delivered to North American customers in the spring of 2016. The car debuts new Ford Performance All-Wheel Drive with Dynamic Torque Vectoring for outstanding traction and grip with unmatched agility and cornering speed, and features a specially engineered version of Ford’s new 2.3-litre EcoBoost 350 HP engine, which delivers 4.7-second 0‑100 km/h (0-62 mph) acceleration and hits 265 kph."
Ford released its Official trailer of its 8 part series that will start on September 30th that will be released as follows
Eight weekly episodes start on Sept. 30:
· Episode 1: Project kick-off – Block and Nair debate what the car should deliver, from behind the wheel of an early prototype
· Episode 2: Design and development – Crunching crashes put the new design to the toughest of tests
· Episode 3: Hitting the road – A 1,600-kilometre (1,000-mile) drive through epic terrain takes prototypes from high in the Rocky Mountains to the Arizona desert
· Episode 4: Test-track trials – Block heads for Ford’s top-secret test facility, and indulges in some “hooning”
· Episode 5: Arctic extremes – Winter testing in Sweden, and the team is under pressure to improve performance
· Episode 6: Power struggle – It’s all about performance, as the Ford manufacturing plant in Saarlouis, Germany, gears up for production
· Episode 7: Close scrutiny – The day of the critical sign-off drive follows Block’s headline appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
· Episode 8: Final chapter – It’s time for the nail-biting management review
The series trailer is available to view here
Happy Thursday
