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Previewing The New Focus ST


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  • Addictive performance derivative will join the Focus range before year end

  • Exciting all-new ST (Sport Technologies) Focus due towards the end of 2005

  • Turbocharged Duratec ST 2.5-litre 5-cylinder engine will deliver around 220PS

  • Head-turning design signals sporting intent, but Focus ST remains practical for everyday use

  • Sporty interior communicates purpose and emotion

  • New Focus provides a strong base for performance road cars, competition models

  • Quicker to market than previous generation ST thanks to Ford Team RS and the 'shared technolgies' global engineering strategy

Previewing an exciting new performance model - the new Focus ST - Ford is demonstrating to performance enthusiasts they don't have long to wait for another special model from Ford Team RS. The new Focus ST - sporting around 220PS and finished in brilliant orange for its Geneva preview - will be introduced towards the end of 2005.

 

Powered by a turbocharged Duratec ST 2.5-litre, 5-cylinder engine and equipped with a six-speed manual gearbox, the Focus ST promises, in its specification and its distinctive design features, to raise the new Focus's reputation as a driver's car to new heights.

Focus ST's stance - low-profile 225/40 performance tyres on sculpted 18x8-inch five-spoke cast aluminium wheels - speaks driving confidence and grip. Inside and out, Focus ST 's design makes its performance attributes clear, but in a manner that also supports refinement, craftsmanship and practicality. Focus ST remains a comfortable car for everyday family driving.

Together with the recently introduced Fiesta ST model and the acclaimed Mondeo ST220, the new Focus ST epitomises the sporty attributes Ford ST models stand for: extending the strengths of their core models and enjoying clear differentiation from rally car inspired RS derivatives.

Previewing the ST model so early in the product cycle demonstrates Ford's commitment to performance derivatives and building the ST brand, according to Geoff Polites, Ford of Europe's Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Service.

Quick to market from Ford Team RS

Expected within a year of the introduction of the mainstream Focus family, the new Focus ST is quicker to market than previous ST models. It is one of the key benefits from the formation of Ford Team RS, according to Capito.

Full technical details of the new Ford Focus ST will be revealed closer to its launch towards the end of 2005.

(Sept. 13, 2005)

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