focus rs 345hp

[2011G6E]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

This one will be a regular production model, not a limited release like the last one, it has standard Focus panels, not flared ones like the previous model, and it will be available right across the globe, so it will have development costs spread further across more sales. All that should offset the extra cost of AWD.

I'd expect it around 55-58k.

I hope you're right...but...
I honestly hope I'm surprised and proven wrong like I was with the pricing of the Mustang.

I mean let's face it...we're quite used to paying "The Australia Tax" on any imported goods from software to computers to cars. We pay far more than other nations do.
Couple that with our unique ADR rules which add costs to imported cars (because apparently humans driving cars here are more fragile or something than humans in other countries so we need a lot of extra safety requirements and details) and we just sigh and pay sometimes up to double for cars that happen to come from another country, even one of the minority of RHD countries where you would think they can just ship the cars straight in with no modification. Doesn't work like that sadly.

Should be a ball tearer and sell well in the niche market of people who buy expensive performance cars, provided people wanting "a fast Ford" are willing to open their eyes to other possibilities besides "large four door V8 sedan" as a philosophical "This Is The Only Fast Car There Ever Can Be" outlook...

[G RUSH]

Originally Posted by 2011G6E

I hope you're right...but...
I honestly hope I'm surprised and proven wrong like I was with the pricing of the Mustang.

I mean let's face it...we're quite used to paying "The Australia Tax" on any imported goods from software to computers to cars. We pay far more than other nations do.
Couple that with our unique ADR rules which add costs to imported cars (because apparently humans driving cars here are more fragile or something than humans in other countries so we need a lot of extra safety requirements and details) and we just sigh and pay sometimes up to double for cars that happen to come from another country, even one of the minority of RHD countries where you would think they can just ship the cars straight in with no modification. Doesn't work like that sadly.

Should be a ball tearer and sell well in the niche market of people who buy expensive performance cars, provided people wanting "a fast Ford" are willing to open their eyes to other possibilities besides "large four door V8 sedan" as a philosophical "This Is The Only Fast Car There Ever Can Be" outlook...

There's been a fair shift in this 'Australia tax' for some new models coming in from overseas in the last couple of years. (Ignore German vehicles)

More recently, everybody thought the S550 V8 Mustang would be 70K or more, because the SN95 available early 2000's was 85K or whatever.

Once cars become a regular production model for a market, there's no way they can justify silly prices, especially if it has to slot in between other models available in the market.

In this case I assume the V8 Mustang is the halo model, so the RS will slot in under it.

I think that would be fantastic for the Oz consumer.

[zilo]

Originally Posted by Ford17

More from drive.com.au

257kW at 6800rpm & 470Nm torque, of which 70% will go through the rear wheels.

Looks excellent:

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It will make about 179kw at the wheels.

AWD drivetrain losses are typically 30% on the dyno.

[Neale]

Originally Posted by Boza

if it's an rs really needs to be a 2 door if you look at the rs lineage.

The 2 (or 3) door would look better, but they also did a 4 door RS2000 escort as well in Australia

[Mowdit]

A cheque book......
Have tried
3 dealers
Over 2 states
Still can't get anyone to take a deposit

Ford sales = ZZZZZZZZZZZ