[HondaFamilyMan]

Wow, $43 large for a focus, sounds like a familiar marketing ploy. You may say, 'at least they added power', but I say who cares, it is a junk five-cylinder volvo engine....One thing is for sure, Ford are idiots for not bringing the Euro-Focus to the states, performance version or not.

read it here

 

[Tastycakes]

1. I think a mod should change the title to "The Mugen of Ford Focus"


And for $43k i better get a f*** of alot more HP than 236.

 

[emopains]

Lol, didn't know that Japanese were into american trash.

 

[jdmEGO]

from the thread title I though that someone turn a foocus to mugen.. LOL

 

[HondaFamilyMan]

1. I think a mod should change the title to "The Mugen of Ford Focus"


And for $43k i better get a f*** of alot more HP than 236.

Right, to clarify, this car is not associated with Mugen in any way, shape or form. the title of the thread alludes to the high asking price.

And it has 221 Hp and 236 lbs/ft

 

[Izzy]

I love that Volvo engine. Pretty smooth, pretty torquey, and not very laggy. I'd take it (and the C30 it should be bolted unto) over the MS3 anyday.

 

[HondaFamilyMan]

I love that Volvo engine. Pretty smooth, pretty torquey, and not very laggy. I'd take it (and the C30 it should be bolted unto) over the MS3 anyday.

If it is the same engine in the base S60 I drove recently, I didn't care for it at all. It certainly was not a performance engine as this car, the focus, leads to you to believe.

 

[vtak07]

lol whoever buys one of those is out of their minds. 43K?!?!?

 

[jocasti]

wow, i threw up a little in my mouth after seeing that disaster

 

[Tastycakes]

Right, to clarify, this car is not associated with Mugen in any way, shape or form. the title of the thread alludes to the high asking price.

And it has 221 Hp and 236 lbs/ft

lol, mis read that part. 221 hp, thats even worse at:

 

[Izzy]

If it is the same engine in the base S60 I drove recently, I didn't care for it at all. It certainly was not a performance engine as this car, the focus, leads to you to believe.

It actually is the same engine as the S40 T5. The thing is, the Volvo engine is made to be smoother, and without the right gearing, the engine will still feel sluggish instead of a monster. However, that just means the power band is more smooth. With the right gearing (which I assume would be more aggressive in this Focus) it will be quick.

It really isn't just engine that makes the car go fast. I could have a million and a half horsepower, but if my gearing is too damn short, I won't be going all that fast... it's the same in the reverse. If you have a modicum amount of horsepower, the right gearing, you'll be rather quick, as the car is tuned to stay in the powerband.

That's just me though. I'm a pretty avid supporter of Volvo's (I owned one) lower line.

 

[HondaFamilyMan]

It actually is the same engine as the S40 T5. The thing is, the Volvo engine is made to be smoother, and without the right gearing, the engine will still feel sluggish instead of a monster. However, that just means the power band is more smooth. With the right gearing (which I assume would be more aggressive in this Focus) it will be quick.

It really isn't just engine that makes the car go fast. I could have a million and a half horsepower, but if my gearing is too damn short, I won't be going all that fast... it's the same in the reverse. If you have a modicum amount of horsepower, the right gearing, you'll be rather quick, as the car is tuned to stay in the powerband.

That's just me though. I'm a pretty avid supporter of Volvo's (I owned one) lower line.

I thought the S40 T5 was turboed? The other thing that strikes me is that the focus is a pretty light car, I wonder what this engine will do to the weight balance, maybe nothing, but it could make it boaty with a heavier front end...

 

[Izzy]

Yeah, it's a 5-cyl turbo charged engine (231HP/211TQ on the Focus ST). This one isn't? I was going on the fact that it was. LOL. Maybe I should read the thread.

New Volvo's aren't as heavy weight (though still quite heavy) as they once were, but I don't think the engine is altogether to heavy in itself. It would probably handle like any FWD car at the limit.

 

[TJ213]

FYI:

Base focus in america = $14,075
Base focus in the UK = $24,390

 

[emopains]

Wow, $43 large for a focus, sounds like a familiar marketing ploy. You may say, 'at least they added power', but I say who cares, it is a junk five-cylinder volvo engine....One thing is for sure, Ford are idiots for not bringing the Euro-Focus to the states, performance version or not.

read it here

How do you expect that big ass grill to keep the bugs outta your engine?

 

[07mugencivic]

haha.............nice

 

[Asif22]

damn it had torque at 1600 rpm!

 

[Snake-eyes]

you do realize this is the rally focus and its AWD?

 

[BlaqkAudio]

I'm guessing the reason why it's $43k is because of our weak a** dollar.

 

[Sirbelch]

It really isn't just engine that makes the car go fast. I could have a million and a half horsepower, but if my gearing is too damn short, I won't be going all that fast... it's the same in the reverse. If you have a modicum amount of horsepower, the right gearing, you'll be rather quick, as the car is tuned to stay in the powerband.

With a shorter gear (has a larger diameter), the car accelerates faster but has a lower top speed (in that particular gear). With a taller gear (has a smaller diameter) the car will accelerate slower but have a higher top speed (in that particular gear).