The New Ford Focus ST Can Be Boosted To 324bhp Using An App
Just as thunder follows lightning, whenever there’s a new fast Ford, a tuning pack from Mountune will come along soon after. And so it goes with the new Focus ST - for anyone not content with its 275bhp stock output, the Essex-based tuner has a solution dubbed ‘m330’.
The only physical modification is a freer-flowing panel air filter. Once that’s in, there’s a ‘SmartFlash’ OBD adapter, which you connect to your phone and control via a special app.
This gives three modes to play with: stock, anti-theft, and performance. Set to the latter, power increases by 49bhp to 324bhp, while the torque swells to 380lb ft - an increase of 70lb ft. Healthy gains for the £599 outlay, especially as Mountune will also throw a badge in with the deal, along with a natty case for the OBD device.
0-62mph drops from 5.7 to 5.2 seconds in performance mode, but it’s worth pointing out that the extra go isn’t the only benefit. You also have the fun of no-lift shifts to enjoy, and an exhaust that’s ruder on the overrun.
The standard Ford Focus ST left us a little cold when we drove it last year, so we’re keen to see if the m330 delivers the goods.
Until we have our go, though, we’re wondering what you would rather go for: a Focus ST m330, or a used Focus RS? Let us know in the comments.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
More like “You can destroy an engine using an app!”
I’m honestly quite curious about what the antitheft mode does
I’m hoping it’s a Flamethrower
Just in time for them to stop selling the Focus in the USA
IDC WHAT U PEOPLE SAY, BUT I REALLY LIKE THE LOOK OF THIS NEW FORD FOCUS, SO IF U THINK THIS CAR IS UGLY THEN U R JUST SAYING THAT BC EVERYONE ELSE IS SAYING IT. NOT VERY NEW CAR LOOKS BAD, U JUST NEED TO DUCKING ADJUST TO THE NEW GEN OF CARSTYLING, SO STOP CRYING LIKE A BABY AND GROW UP
It isn’t too bad tbh. Definitely ain’t the best looking Focus they’ve made, but it beats the first gen and North America’s second gen (imo) gotta say though that overhang lets it down. That last picture is it’s worst angle.
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I thought they stopped the Focus overall.. It wasn’t on Fords American Website ?
The rest of the world exists.