The £40,000 Heritage Edition Is Ford's Fond Farewell To The Focus RS

Production of the Focus RS is ending at last, but not before Ford has celebrated its best hot hatch of this century with a super-limited-edition run of cars badged Heritage Edition
The £40,000 Heritage Edition Is Ford's Fond Farewell To The Focus RS

Ford is choosing to bid farewell to the awesome Focus RS with a Heritage Edition that’s limited to just 50 cars.

Production officially halts in April, but this final run of extra-special versions (hopefully built with the correct head gaskets) will have more power, bonus equipment and a new ‘Deep Orange’ paint job.

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The power boost will come from the existing and much-loved Mountune FPM375 upgrade. That means the 2.3-litre turbocharged four-pot jumps from 345bhp to 370bhp, while torque stretches by 22lb ft, to 376lb ft.

It also gets a Quaife mechanical limited-slip differential on the front axle, which is nice. Inside there are part-leather Recaro seats, a sunroof and a heated steering wheel for extra Drift Mode comfort. The price for these 50 exclusive cars is a hefty £39,985, over £7000 more than standard.

Source: Auto Express

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Comments

TurboToddler (Straight-five)

Am I the only one who feels like it was only released yesterday?

02/14/2018 - 14:17 |
150 | 1

Hey at least they know how to send a car off…. Looking at you Pagani

02/14/2018 - 14:21 |
48 | 0

Nope. It still feels new, in my head.

02/14/2018 - 14:23 |
37 | 0

Damn you made 16y/o (15 but turning 16 on 23) me feel old 😂😂

02/14/2018 - 14:47 |
4 | 2

You definitely aren’t the only one…Ford did a mind-blowing job and made it so memorable… loved it even more than the last and this is probably the most sexiest hatch in the game…performance wise, Ford knows whats up.

02/14/2018 - 15:26 |
11 | 0
Anonymous

I’d have much rathered that they opted to paint in the same blue hue as the Mk1 Focus RS. That’s real heritage!

02/14/2018 - 14:20 |
4 | 0
Freddie Skeates

Y u no RS500

02/14/2018 - 14:21 |
26 | 0
KPS Lucky - Inactive

It’s sad to see it go…

But the only thing that comes to mind is the head gaskets. It never occurred to me how hard it is to fix or replace—now I have a Civic with a damaged head gasket. (My weekend is going to be a blast.)

But farewell, Focus. I’ll see you again.

02/14/2018 - 14:23 |
7 | 0
ChaseB

That makes the fourth rendition of the Focus RS, they released another special addition at the North American International Auto Show with a black roof and spoiler…

02/14/2018 - 14:27 |
0 | 0
Anonymous

Goodbye MK3 Focus RS

We’ll miss you

02/14/2018 - 14:53 |
11 | 0
Martin Burns

Ford: “we’ve created a great car that our customers love, how can we make it better?”

Also Ford: “I know! Let’s end production”

02/14/2018 - 15:12 |
43 | 0
Anonymous

Even great things must come to an end.

02/14/2018 - 15:47 |
4 | 0
Jakob

So is that Deep Orange similar to the Electric Orange of the Mk.2 Focus ST? That would be cool.

02/14/2018 - 15:58 |
2 | 0
EpiCon

Use forza to change the color of the car instead of photoshop

02/14/2018 - 16:26 |
3 | 0