Finally! The holidays have come early, folks, as Ford has finally confirmed what we've been waiting years to hear: The ultra-high-performance Focus RS is coming to the U.S.! The news was dropped by none other than Ford CEO Mark Fields at a local press event here in Detroit, where he described the Focus RS as a "global" product.
Of course, we ran his statement by a source within Ford who confirmed that "global" in this case includes the U.S. of A. Whew! The RS is a range-topping performance model for the Focus line, one that has been sold overseas but never on our soil. The new RS will sit above the 252-hp Focus ST, and it could even come with all-wheel drive and nearly 300 horsepower. Think of it as an American Volkswagen Golf R with a more rip-snortin' personality, and you're on the money.
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We are unable to confirm the on-sale timing for the RS, but we're confident it will go on sale by the end of summer 2015. A debut at the 2015 Detroit auto show next month is also essentially confirmed, too. Color us excited to head to Cobo Center, because we've heard Ford will premiere a veritable gift basket full of other performance models there alongside the RS.
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