Ford Focus places emphasis on performance and price

Ford has stoked the fifires with its modest little Focus and the result is rolling thunder on four wheels.

The RS is like nothing Ford has ever built before. The car’s unique nose with oversized air intakes, aero side cladding and prominent rear wing give it a meaner, competition-like appearance. Factor in the special sport exhaust system, Brembo-brand front brake calipers and blacked-out 19-inch wheels with Michelin Pilot Super Sports rubber and the RS is prepped and ready for street or track duty.

The cabin also exudes a sporty vibe, especially the standard Recaro-brand racing-style front seats that might not be to everyone’s liking and a flflat- bottom steering wheel that makes entering and exiting easier.

You also get actual oil-pressure, oil-temperature and turbo boost gauges that let you know what’s happening under the hood. So far so good, but it gets better. Nestled between