The Last Proper Ford We Will Ever Get | Ford Focus RS Review

This week we get into the drivers seat of the MK3 Ford Focus RS!
An already future classic, Ford equipped this model Focus RS with a 2.3L 4 cylinder engine which produced 345bhp and 470nm of torque!
Comparing it to the MK2 Focus RS which had the beautiful sounding 5 cylinder, it has more power and torque but does it sound as good? (Spoiler: No)
Tune into our in depth review of this Ford Focus RS
A massive thanks to Roger for the car!

[@keithronson2624]

Iconic! Classic! Linear...Quick! Engaging. Ford at its best. So sad no more Focus... ❤. Buy one if you get the chance.

[@TeeJaySpeedShop]

My daily, I live in a mountain region of the states, it’s a blast, and makes driving to/from work much more fun. 🤘🏼

[@DrivenPlus]

That’s great! Best place to drive this car

[@Smokeygeorge]

As a recent RS2 owner from a ST3, it’s an upgrade to me. Happy people still enjoying the platform. Just wish we got those Recaro shells over the USDM seats😒.

[@deanlaw6033]

Beautiful car and another amazing review from Max👍

[@DrivenPlus]

Thank you Dean!

[@s10lucky]

Still miss mine. Mountune made a nice difference. Is have another in a heartbeat.

[@hyracer6684]

Love my 2016 Focus RS, now a track rat. E-30 Tune, coilovers, proper wheels/tires and this thing can hang with cars costing 2-3 times as much.

[@DrivenPlus]

Oh nice! That would be awesome

[@rsjamie9423]

I've got 2. I love them 👍

[@mxtv1258]

I still have one and will make another video about it it two weeks.

[@kevinbuchanan67]

I'll trade my Dart for one of em...

[@kasparass5034]

Great review big man. Keep up the videos💪

[@DrivenPlus]

Much appreciated 😎 more on its way 🙌

[@chrisandshazza01]

Focus RS is brilliant!!! Love it!!

[@DrivenPlus]

It really is!

[@markrhoden68]

If you're going to have one now is the time plenty out there some have already been modified so as long as done by reputable companies your good to go. Not my thing but Ford when they still made cars to be driven

[@bigdhav]

Awesome video mate! What roads were you on? I want to take my GR Yaris on a blast.... hard to find decent roads down south/london area.

[@DrivenPlus]

Thanks mate! We are a tour operator and do road trips all over the Uk. You should join us to find the best roads!

[@stephenhankey9684]

Epic, epic machines!! Not biased at all!! 🤣👊

[@avarussel6240]

That's my dad's car

[@malcolmar]

You have one cool dad.

[@porkybalboa]

That's my car. And I'm not your dad.

[@johncenasdad5806]

Currently have an st150 this is deffo gunna be my next car 🤞

[@DrivenPlus]

Nice!

[@13965082]

You want a quicker launch, you do no lift shift for gear 1 and 2 at launch control

[@PeterWebsterFilms]

Deft use of cluth gets a better time. Engine always bogs on LC due to epic tyre grip.

[@johnjones8572]

Great review,

[@dannyrobbo]

The mk3 was a great car, great chassis and an absolute hoot to drive. I do miss my one…… But, the engines were made of chocolate and would throw a rod even on stock tune due to LSPI.

[@Woodyrs85]

Mines done 89k miles it's mapped and modified and been fine even when hammering it, I agree though lspi kills these but it's driver error 90% of the time with lspi

[@MarkFritscher]

Low speed pedal …? I have 130k miles on mine and probably 30 track days and she still runs like a champ. Such a great car.

[@dannyrobbo]

@@MarkFritscher I know of loads that have failed. Mine also failed not long after I sold it but that was the new owner bouncing off the limiter when not fully up to temp 🫣 Swap the block for the ST closed deck with RS internals and your on to a winner

[@LuhCal]

my sisters dads car that is !! its an absolute unit 😂

[@avarussel6240]

😂

[@luccac6247]

Sleek looking hatchback ! Everything you need to get you up and going. Was the tune done from Ford ? Or third party ?

[@DrivenPlus]

Third party as far as I’m aware

[@deanlaw6033]

It’s a Revo stage 1

[@Snake-ms7sj]

How do you think we feel across the pond here in the States? We can't get but a few dowdy hatchbacks. 2018 was the last year for the Focus here. I had a 2012 Focus hatchback with the "base" 160 hp 2.0L and it was a great car. I think now the only fast hatchback we can get is the Volkswagen GTI. 🤨

[@oggg.5152]

what about GR Corolla .... we are not getting this in Europe :(

[@mahmoodakoojee231]

Why didn't you use launch control?

[@VortexTheGreat69]

It can be bad on the car so I imagine the owner didn’t want him to go crazy

[@Oilatumify]

For launch control you really have to just redline it and drop the clutch. I’ve got my tuned to 400bhp and it’s 3.8 to 60.

[@keawechan7748]

The cabin sound is a fake noise! All this car need is a set of adaptive dampers, but £1k per corner is an expensive upgrade. Arguably it shall be a standard feature of the car, which makes rhe car even more desirable with a small increase of percentage at its original price tag. (Still a sub £40k car at 2018 edition price)

[@mugenmark]

Sadly I fell out of love with mine as had to go back to Ford 3 times to correct the head gasket issue and still weeped oil so got rid as soon as the warranty expired after 3 years due to reliability concerns. Was a fun car though if a bit of an underpowered heavy lump in stock form. Own a GR Yaris now which is every bit as quick upto motorway speeds backed with a 10 year warranty that includes track driving such is the Toyota confidence. It’s a real shame Ford has lost their way and effectively killed off the RS and ST brand now.

[@kevinbuchanan67]

My heart is beating fast...

[@matthewling3293]

You didn't launch it correctly both times. It should hold the revs at 5k RPM before launching

[@VortexTheGreat69]

Launch control is actually in the settings your not using the real launch control but also keep in mind it’s not really good to do on the car 😅

[@damianmckenna9899]

Mk3 RS ok....MK2 RS looks better,sounds better.....ive had both so just my opinion 👍

Is this car have a AWD Drive type

[@DrivenPlus]

Yes AWD

@@DrivenPlus cool because this one is my favorite dream car

[@DrivenPlus]

Nice!

[@4Kandlez]

The mk2 was far better looking and that five cylinder engine makes it the more desirable car for me

[@JamesEvans-uh7nu]

Yeah mk2 looks like an RS sounds like an RS this is an embarrassment to be called RS . Just looks like a family saloon

[@lastexile1187]

Plus the benefit of not blowing up whenever it feels like it. These mk3s are rife with random engine failures.

[@grantmail4112]

Pure Chav Wagon .. 3:06

[@hungrr08]

Smells like broke ass in this comment…..

[@bobbyjones2112]

Maybe they’ll bring it back since they’re backtracking and all their electric nonsense..lol

[@DrivenPlus]

Hope so…

[@martindonohue66]

Looks good from the outside and sounds good but it’s cheap and tacky on the inside and the engine is mince meat. Typical Ford garbage at the end of the day.