New Hot hatch competition

**Bubu** · 07-07-2008, 02:26 AM

This would have to go down as one of the best cars Ford has made in the past 20 years.

**thestu** · 07-07-2008, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by Bubu

This would have to go down as one of the best cars Ford has made in the past 20 years.

you think? the xr5 turbo didn't tickle your fancy? they are quick.

**Golf Houso** · 07-07-2008, 11:42 AM

Considering that its going to be well over 60k, it has to be AWD. Unless any of the other manufacturers decide to make outlandishly overpowered FWD hatches I can't see a market for this car at all. Well not in the 60k bracket...

Even the Volvo's are going AWD...

**VW GTI** · 07-07-2008, 03:39 PM

That's hot. Let's hope it makes VW/Audi step it up.

S3 is still an easy winner for those sorts of dollars.

**geoff_gti** · 07-07-2008, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by MattyT

Looks pretty good on the outside. The interior needs work. Kind of reminds of my own colour concept green vr6, but my seats are far greener

hehe yes, they are~

I'm sure I saw a small write up about this in one of the weekend papers...but can't find the article now. Could've been The Australian

**Preen59** · 07-07-2008, 06:08 PM

Pity they're built by Kia...

**geoff_gti** · 07-07-2008, 06:09 PM

If I remember correctly, someone in Perth I heard about on the ECCA forums has an RS Focus, brought it over with him from the UK.

**Bubu** · 07-07-2008, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by thestu

you think? the xr5 turbo didn't tickle your fancy? they are quick.

I dont like the body shape of the XR5. The Focus RS makes up for what the XR5 lacks.

**gareth_oau** · 08-07-2008, 02:30 AM

I sat in a new XR5 recently, and the interior felt quite low-rent. didnt really inspire me.

Unless this model is very different, which I doubt, if I was going to spend $60k I'd much rather get a low km secondhand S3 or R32