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New Mk3 Ford Focus RS will make global debut on February 3.
The world will get its first proper look at the new 2015 Focus RS on February 3, and Ford has released a teaser video for the new uber-hot hatch to announce the upcoming...announcement.
However, the teaser video does not give much away that hadn't already been talked about.
The video does support the expectation that the new Mk3 Focus RS will have five-doors, moving away from the three-door body seen in the previous two generations.
The addition of the rear doors brings the RS into line with the rest of the third-generation Focus hatch lineup, which has only been produced with five doors since its introduction in 2011.
The video also suggests the Mk3 RS will share sheet metal with the lesser Focus models - lacking the bespoke pumped wheel arches of the Mk2 Focus RS.
Technical details and pricing remain unconfirmed, although it's been said the Mk3 Focus RS will share the 2.3-litre four-cylinder turbocharged engine of the new Mustang, meaning outputs of around 260kW and 450Nm - up from the 224kW/440Nm of the previous models 2.5-litre five-cylinder.
It's also unclear whether the new RS will stick to its front-wheel drive layout, or switch to a heaver all-wheel drivetrain to harness the expected extra output. The abundance of oversteer evident in the above video does suggest the rear wheels could well be handling some of the drive.
The Mk2 Focus RS was priced at $60,000 in Australia, with the Mk3 expected to arrive for similar money.
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