On December 11, Ford introduced us to its new Ford Performance division and [promised to deliver 12 new performance models by the end of the decade.->http://ift.tt/1z1Glyy. Just 54 days later, we’re already staring at the automaker’s fourth such model: the 2016 Ford Focus RS. Following the Detroit Auto Show debuts of the Ford GT Concept, Shelby GT350R and F-150 Raptor, the new Focus RS becomes just the 30th Ford car to adorn the coveted “RS” label since it was created in 1970.
That first “Rallye Sport” car was the revered 1970 Escort RS1600, and it sparked a series of successful, specially tuned homologation rally racers that had two things in common: they were all small, fast cars and none of them were offered in the U.S. We’ll get the new RS, but before it hits our streets, lets a quick look back at its history.
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Ford Focus RS: Historical Retrospective originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 9 February 2015 14:00 EST.
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