Finally got iPlayer to work and watched a recent Top Gear.

Focus RS looks like the dogs danglies, 330HP and room for a bike. Want one.

Looks like a fun car for sure.

Will get you from A-B very quick, but ultimately wont be as much fun as a rwd sports car.

And besides its only 300 bhp, not 330 !

Its the danglies alright, according to Clarkson and his midget… dont bother with the R8, but then again…

UncleFred – Member
Finally got iPlayer to work and watched a recent Top Gear.

Focus RS looks like the dogs danglies, 330HP and room for a bike. Want one.

There's room for a bike in a Megane r26.r (??, have I got that right?). Check out evo this month.

dout you'd get a bike in a Megane R26, the roll cage thingy would get in the way….still somewhere to chain it too when it's in the back!

You'd have to Krypto it to the rollcage of that Megane, if you could even get it in to start with; those plastic windows aren't gonna keep anyone out…
Quick car, but hopelessly impractical, you might as well have that super-hot Caterham.

Think I'll wait for a Golf R20T, at least it'll be able to go round corners.

dout you'd get a bike in a Megane R26, the roll cage thingy would get in the way….still somewhere to chain it too when it's in the back!

when it's 18months old the chavs will be saving there drug dealing cash in order to buy one

Will get you from A-B very quick, but ultimately wont be as much fun as a rwd sports car.

And besides its only 300 bhp, not 330 !

Isn't that the idea though? A-B **** Fast. Not many RWD sports cars you can get a bike in?? (And the 330 was a typo).

4WD version would be fun!

There won't be a 4WD version. I have a 20 page PDF press release, they ruled out 4WD as being overly heavy and complicated at the price point.As for going round corners, if Evo and Drivers Republic rate it you can be sure it will be a great car to drive.

I did some wheel kicking a while back. They're 27k with a decent spec, not a cheap hot hatch. I just couldn't justify it but I will be keeping a very close eye on them second hand.

I grew up in FWD cars and I find them much more craic on country roads!

Barryboy motor

The roll gage is an option on the megane, you don't have to have it, and I bet it's pretty easy to remove it if you like.

I saw one of the RSs at the Nurburgring two weeks ago. Not sure on the colour but looked pretty cool:

IMO it would have to be that colour, or white like the lone I saw yesterday

Those are the best photos I've seen of it so far. For some reason I think the press photos and videos do do the body changes justice. Just love the massive grill and arches.

I would have to go white, I love shiny white things.

Its always going to get dismissed as a chav car. I think the Focus RS and the Megane are two of the best new cars in years. The Megane is the ultimate evolution of the fine-tuned hot hatch and the Focus is a big technological showpiece for Ford and a great revival for the RS badge.

The car market is awash with overweight, underpowered, too soft, crap.

J0N – Member
Those are the best photos I've seen of it so far. For some reason I think the press photos and videos do do the body changes justice. Just love the massive grill and arches.

Plenty of other fantastic cars at the Nurburgring to takes photo's of too. Great place to go!

santacruzsi – Member
dout you'd get a bike in a Megane R26, the roll cage thingy would get in the way….still somewhere to chain it too when it's in the back!

Well, since you're the expert you'd better tell evo to remove the pics of a Megane r26 thingy with a bike in the back under the cage. (In the current issue) 😉

I love the old "It's not as much fun as a RWD sports car"

What RWD "Sports Car" can you get new for £25k that has the performance, kit/equipment levels, praticality and reliabilty (modern fords are bloody good), not much I'll wager.

I do like how the white ones look and the ford racing blue, they green is a bit liek th old orange ST's, an aquired taste.

its probly gonna be pretty unbeatable untill renult make a fast version of the new megane…i dont think the golf will be very good and it looks awfull…
as cars for mountain biking i think the only thing thats better than the rs is the RS6 estate…

but for 25k u could get an oldish mondao and TVR Cerbera which will make ur drive better…(people who own RS's or ST's generaly drive too fast and dont think about other road users)

Why spend the money on a old (inevitbly un-reliable) no longer existing company made car and another car.

Two times everything; insurance, tax, servicing, fuel, parking.

Just go for the whole solution in one

I like it,a lot! Green for me,but sadly way too expensive for my modest means

its probly gonna be pretty unbeatable untill renult make a fast version of the new megane…i dont think the golf will be very good and it looks awfull

The new megane will have 250hp,(the r26r is quicker than the RS anyway, road or track )but doesn't look that good (in pics). The R26r when bought originally from new could be spec's with or without the rollcage. LAst months issues of 'EVO' had catchpole's spesh in the back with the roll cage version. This months 'EVO', mmmm supercar edition, and the new LAmbo SV, i'd swap the wife anyday

The most appropriate accompaniment for a TVR is a tow-truck.

Hot hatches can be driven hard on public roads with a lot more safety than a RWD sportscar with no ABS.

The point that Top gear and evryone else seems to be missing is that the Renno will break, then when you've handed over a chunk of money to get it fixed, it will break again.
At least the non standard Rs bits have been tried, Quaife & Volvo.

But at the end of the day you either get fast fords or you don't.

I reckon the RS is stunning, but unfortunately once the novelty wears off and a few appear second hand will be unbearably chavtastic – look at the ST now. I'm holding out for Golf R20T (rumoured to be called the Golf R and 300ps) but suspect it will be grossly over priced by the time it's specced up.

That is crying out for 4WD.

I like the 500 Abarth ss class…………………ducks and hides behind sofa 😳

Had a good nosey at one in my local Ford dealer last weekend,must say that the green colour looks better in the flesh.If only i'd got 25grand!
Just imagine if they bring out a RS Focus Estate,ideal bike carrier…
(Ford have 'previous'for this,in the 70's they built a few Mk1 Escort Mexico Estates).

golf r20t will only run 270hp by the sounds of it. Low pressure turbo in a 2.0ltr engine. The scirroco r is running that anyway( bit less).

Your right bout renault, like mine it will break millions of times and cost an arm and a leg to replace

Scirocco R is running big turbo 2.0litre out S3, Leon Cupra, and Gti Ed30 and is 270 odd, front wheel drive. Golf will be 4wd and should be more powerful…. Apparently.

Your right bout renault, like mine it will break millions of times and cost an arm and a leg to replace

Exactly.
Wonder if the MeganeR26 has that stupid key card ignition?
Drove a 'standard'Megane a few days ago,puts card in slot,dash display still says "Please insert card"….yes,i've done that!,card out & back in again a couple of times,then display says:"Press clutch or brake & then start",did that…no start…pressed 'Start' button 4 times before it decided to start.
Whatever happened to the good old metal key? FFS.

My other half has a Clio 197 and I miss badly miss that key when I'm back in my car. You can leave it in your wallet/handbag and never have to faff about while carrying shopping etc ever again.

The RS might be a fun car to drive but having had one at work, the quality of it is dreadful, the bodykit is a different colour to the body, it fits where it touches, wouldn't give you £10 for one, your local back street body shop could do a better job of the body kit and what is it with using gloss black on the mouth, diffuser and spoiler, will be matt in next to no time.

both look like fun but I'd rather have the focus. If I pay 25k for a car it had better be pleasant to be in as well as being quick. I must be getting old though, if a lad in an RS pulled alongside me at the lights and proudly announced he could do 0-60 in 5.5 seconds or whatever it is, I would stroke my car and *more* proudly announce that it could do 55mpg.

BRAP!

They're a terrific car but the word is Ford dealers etc are buying them for themselves at the moment so scarce as hen's teeth.