Sponsor

Archive for the 'ford focus st' Category

Filed under: , , , , , ,


Click above for high-res gallery of the Mountune Ford Focus ST

After driving the hot Focus ST at Ford’s Lommel Proving Grounds, we returned with a big smile on our faces… and an eager anticipation for the upcoming Focus RS. British customers are also anxiously awaiting the even hotter hatch, and Ford’s Team RS knows it. That’s why they’ve teamed up with ROUSH’s British subsidiary Mountune again to offer a dealer-installed package to pump up the existing ST, JUST like the one they rolled out earlier this year for the smaller Fiesta ST, and also while the orders roll in for the full-fat Focus RS.

The package includes a bigger intercooler, high-flow air filter and recalibrated ECU, all good for an additional 34 hp to boost output from 225 PS (222 hp) to 260 PS (256 hp). The extra power promises to drop the 0-60 sprint down to a scant 5.9 seconds and on to 100 in just 14.1 seconds. The best part for British enthusiasts is that the £1,120 package can be installed to any new or used Focus ST at a range of dealerships across the Isles. Ford and Mountune promise an accompanying suspension package in the near future and further mods for additional Ford models before the year’s through. Follow the jump for the press release and check out the images in the gallery below.

[Source: Ford]

Continue reading Ain’t No Mountune High Enough: dealer-installed performance kit for Ford Focus ST

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Read the rest of this entry »

First Drive: 2008 Ford Focus ST (Euro-spec)

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Filed under: , , ,

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Ford Focus ST

Save the hot hatch for last. That’s what we kept telling ourselves as we wandered the Belgian countryside looking for Ford’s Lommel Proving Ground. As it turns out, the facility, located next to an air force base - restricted airspace, you know - is so secret, our hosts at Ford could hardly find it. So we had a little extra time to repeat the mantra: save the hot hatch for last.

On our way to Italy to drive the new Fiesta, we took a detour to Lommel to sample some of Ford’s European C-segment offerings. A variety of vehicles, including one with the new dual-clutch gearbox, a Kuga crossover and the fire-breathing Focus ST, would be on hand for us to drive around the track. But we knew that if we gave into temptation and drove the ST first, the rest would seem sluggish by comparison, even though the vehicles aren’t comparable. So did we resist the urge, or give into the little demon that’s always whispering in our ears to go faster? Follow the jump and we just might tell you.

Photos Copyright (C)2008 Noah Joseph / Weblogs, Inc.

Continue reading First Drive: 2008 Ford Focus ST (Euro-spec)

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Read the rest of this entry »