With the weight of 38 years history on its shoulders, any car bearing the RS badge has to be able to deliver a superb performance does the Focus disappoint? We hit the road to find out.
Price: £26,935 (without options) On sale: Now 0-62mph: 5.9 seconds; top speed 163mph Average fuel: 30.1 mpg Standard equipment: Driver, passenger and curtain airbags, climate control, power front windows, Sony radio/six-CD autochanger with aux connection.
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