The Blue Oval is preparing the ultimate sign-off for the current Focus. The firm has set up a website counting down to the unveil of the new car next Wednesday. Details are scarce, as all the website shows is a video of the new car shot at night at the firm's Lommel proving ground in Belgium.
See the Ford Focus RS500 on video here
However, a Ford insider has told Auto Express that the special RS will feature a 350bhp version of the 2.5-litre turbo engine upgraded by tuner Mountune. The car will be a limited edition model, just as the original Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 of the 1980s was, and comes in matte black with black wheels, and features contrasting red brake calipers.
Read about how we broke the news of the RS500 project here
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