The first-generation Focus RS actually used a conventional MacPherson strut front end, not the "RevoKnuckle" design, which Ford introduced later on the Mk2 RS.
Lead trim: 2.0 turbo Duratec RS
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FactThe first-generation Focus RS actually used a conventional MacPherson strut front end, not the "RevoKnuckle" design, which Ford introduced later on the Mk2 RS.
The highest-performance version of the first Focus, launched in 2002 with a 2.0-litre turbocharged Duratec RS engine, a Quaife ATB limited-slip differential, an AP Racing clutch and "Revo-knuckle" front suspension, available only in Imperial Blue. Built in Saarlouis, a limited run of 4,501 cars only, with 2,147 sold in the UK.
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VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVERThe Mk3 Focus RS's AWD system could send 100 percent of engine power to the rear wheels alone — built not in Ford's home country, but at the Saarlouis plant in Germany.
One published trim in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 turbo Duratec RS | 2002–2003 | 2.0 L | 212 hp | 229 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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The Focus Active was meant to be the only Focus sold in North America, until US tariffs on Chinese-built cars killed the plan in August 2018.
The Mk3 Focus RS's AWD system could send 100 percent of engine power to the rear wheels alone — built not in Ford's home country, but at the Saarlouis plant in Germany.
Ford had young designers wear a mobility-restricting 'Third Age Suit' that mimics an elderly body while shaping this Focus — so an old person's limitations directly influenced the car's design.
It stayed front-wheel drive, taming its Volvo-engineered five-cylinder's torque steer with a Quaife LSD and a special strut front end called RevoKnuckle.
Everyone calls the 2008-2011 Focus the 'second generation' — Ford itself never did, since underneath the facelift it was still riding the original Focus platform.
Its styling borrowed from the B-Proposal, a rejected design for the original Focus that never reached production.
The first-generation Focus RS actually used a conventional MacPherson strut front end, not the "RevoKnuckle" design, which Ford introduced later on the Mk2 RS.
A month before launch, a German court nearly cost the Focus its own name — a magazine publisher sued over the trademark, and Ford had to fight it out in a Cologne courtroom.
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The Mk3 Focus RS's AWD system could send 100 percent of engine power to the rear wheels alone — built not in Ford's home country, but at the Saarlouis plant in Germany.
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