Wednesday, March 23, 2011

New Video of Ford�s 2012 Focus ST Hot Hatch


Ford�s European arm has released yet another video of its upcoming Focus ST sport hatch that�s expected to hit the market early next year. There�s nothing new to see per se as the company has already published numerous teaser films in the months following the car�s introduction at the 2010 Paris Motor Show.

As a reminder, the hottest version of the new generation Focus (that is, until Ford decides to resurrect the RS nameplate in the near future) will be propelled by a force-fed 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine cranking out 250 ponies and 360 Nm / 265 lb ft of torque. The show car was equipped with a six-speed manual gearbox driving the front wheels, but there�s a good chance the production model will also be offered with a dual clutch transmission. Hit the jump for the video.

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