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Originally Posted by Red370 (Post 1314328)

you already know the aftermarket for this thing is going to be good, Ford Racing is already developing parts, as well as Steeda. I'm willing to bet that this thing will make the same power the Mazdaspeed3 does for the same amount of cash. Intake/downpipe/tune, this thing should be at 300 to the wheels EASY. Power to weight, its going to be one quick grocery getter. Torque steer looks like it wont be an issue with the torque vectoring technology, there really is alot of tech involved with this car. Tell me how the test drive goes Shado, i'm curious to know before I order one from the military car sales dept. here. Also, rumor has it that an awd version will be available as well.

AWD version, if cheap enough, could be a direct WRX competitor. That would be sweet. And the Focus has rally heritage to draw on.

As for the MS3, I agree, this hatch immediately competes in that segment. My biggest gripe with the MS3 is the looks. It's a great performer. I might have bought it if I didn't have to look at it in my driveway lol. Focus looks better imo.

I'll let you guys know if/when I get a test drive, but if someone else gets to test it first, please post your experience :tup:

The fwd version already competes with the wrx in price though. You can get a wrx for well under 25k otd with 3.5% tax.

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 1314348)

The fwd version already competes with the wrx in price though. You can get a wrx for well under 25k otd with 3.5% tax.

Yeah but sit in a WRX and then sit in a loaded Focus. In terms of overall car, Focus might be the better deal.

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Originally Posted by shadoquad (Post 1314345)

AWD version, if cheap enough, could be a direct WRX competitor. That would be sweet. And the Focus has rally heritage to draw on.

As for the MS3, I agree, this hatch immediately competes in that segment. My biggest gripe with the MS3 is the looks. It's a great performer. I might have bought it if I didn't have to look at it in my driveway lol. Focus looks better imo.

I'll let you guys know if/when I get a test drive, but if someone else gets to test it first, please post your experience :tup:

I'll take the case!

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 1314348)

The fwd version already competes with the wrx in price though. You can get a wrx for well under 25k otd with 3.5% tax.

If you can find one. WRX is such a quick seller, it's hard to find one you like or get them down on price. Don't get me wrong, I'll drive a WRX, too, when I start shopping for DD. But if Ford throws this thing out there in large numbers, it could potentially be easier to talk them down on price and to get one in the exact spec you want. I could be wrong, but that's just what I assume.

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Originally Posted by shadoquad (Post 1314291)

So excited. I'm going to test drive one for sure. My DD is pretty beat up, and this is on my short list of candidates to replace it.

:tup:

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/galle...d-focus-st.jpg

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The 247-horsepower 2012 Focus ST will be sold in the U.S., where it will compete against cars like the Volkswagen GTI and the Subaru Impreza WRX STi. It will be available only with a six-speed manual transmission and will be powered by a 247-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder engine

if that car really is $22k, it'll be the steal of the century. BTW, those seats are sex.

I'm REALLY diggin the center exhaust...

http://image.motortrend.com/f/350542...ar-profile.jpg

not a fan of the yellow, but in a Red or Black, this car will be hot.

and to top it off, this interior completely shyts on a Subaru/VW/Mazda

http://image.motortrend.com/f/336943...r-interior.jpg

If I get into grad school, I'll probably be traveling a lot more, and I'm afraid the Z might have to go.

If this gets decent fuel economy + it produces power + the fwd doesn't kill it...

Hmm!

Am i the only one who just thinks the interior looks tacky?

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 1314920)

Am i the only one who just thinks the interior looks tacky?

I think the black/yellow contrast seats are tacky. I think the black leather ones I posted are less tacky. They still aren't "classy" imo, due to the ST and Recaro logos, but I think they look nice and are probably comfy and functional.