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10-15-2010, 09:40 AM
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2012 Ford Focus ST in action - Click above to watch video after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/15/video-2012-ford-focus-st-hits-the-road/#continued)
Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford) has been so kind as to unleash a video of the Focus (http://www.autoblog.com/model/ford) ST on the interwebs, giving us all our first glimpse at the hopped-up hatch on open pavement. Don't expect any apex-clipping shots of the five-door going hard over through a set of twisties, though; this video is largely comprised of a lackadaisical romp through the countryside. That's fine, though. Even without any 9/10ths driving action, the Focus ST still looks plenty lust-worthy from our point of view.
Of course, that probably has plenty to do with the fact that this is the first genuine sports-oriented version of the Focus we've even had a whiff of since the mighty Focus SVT (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/svt) went belly up back in 2004. But whereas the SVT brought a mere 170 horsepower to the table, the ST should boast a more heady 247 ponies and 266 lb-ft of torque from an EcoBoost (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ecoboost) 2.0-liter four-pot.
So long as Ford can slap a decent suspension and tolerable gearbox into the craft, there should be much to love when the car hits our shores in 2012. Hit the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/15/video-2012-ford-focus-st-hits-the-road/#continued) to have a look for yourself.
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2012 Ford Focus ST in action - Click above to watch video after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/15/video-2012-ford-focus-st-hits-the-road/#continued)
Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford) has been so kind as to unleash a video of the Focus (http://www.autoblog.com/model/ford) ST on the interwebs, giving us all our first glimpse at the hopped-up hatch on open pavement. Don't expect any apex-clipping shots of the five-door going hard over through a set of twisties, though; this video is largely comprised of a lackadaisical romp through the countryside. That's fine, though. Even without any 9/10ths driving action, the Focus ST still looks plenty lust-worthy from our point of view.
Of course, that probably has plenty to do with the fact that this is the first genuine sports-oriented version of the Focus we've even had a whiff of since the mighty Focus SVT (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/svt) went belly up back in 2004. But whereas the SVT brought a mere 170 horsepower to the table, the ST should boast a more heady 247 ponies and 266 lb-ft of torque from an EcoBoost (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ecoboost) 2.0-liter four-pot.
So long as Ford can slap a decent suspension and tolerable gearbox into the craft, there should be much to love when the car hits our shores in 2012. Hit the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/15/video-2012-ford-focus-st-hits-the-road/#continued) to have a look for yourself.
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