Ford Is Planning The Fiesta RS and Mondeo RS

People have been talking about the 2016 Ford Focus RS a lot in the past 3 months (see our coverage here, here and here). However, the Focus RS is not all what Ford has planned for the RS variants in its whole product line.

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Our Ford insider told us that, Ford Performance (now with Special Vehicles Team – SVT and Team RS integrated into one department) has planned a total of 12 new high performance models within the next 6 years, including the following:

the 2016 Focus RS (350PS)
the Fiesta RS (1.5L EcoBoost turbocharged I4, with more than 200PS), maybe FWD only
the Mondeo (Fusion) RS (3.5L EcoBoost turbocharged V6, with more than 400PS)

Obviously some of the future ...

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Live from Geneva: the 2016 Honda NSX (with 19 HD Photos)

Currently the Acura brand only exists in North America, China and Russia. Therefore outside of those markets, the Acura NSX will be re-branded as the Honda NSX. However, the manufacturing and assembling of all Acura/Honda NSX will be in Acura’s Performance Manufacturing Center in Marysville, Ohio.

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In the 2015 Geneva auto show last week, we saw the NSX labeled with the Honda badge. Although Honda does not provide us the access to the interior cabin, we still get enough detailed photos of this magnificent sports car. Please enjoy the following gallery.

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Live from Geneva: The Koenigsegg Regera (with 54 HD Photos)

The Koenigsegg Regera was debuted in the Geneva auto show last week. It has a very unique powertrain which is consist of a 5.0L turbocharged V8 engine, plus 3 electric motors (one at the crankshaft providing 215hp, two 241hp at each rear wheel) sourcing power from a 9.27kWh battery pack.

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The total system output of the Koenigsegg Regera is rated at 1,509ps (1,489hp) with a top speed of 249mph. We will have a very interesting article to analyze this exotic car in next week. At this moment, please enjoy our photos taken in the auto show.

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Exclusive: 2016 Ford Focus RS AWD System Analysis

Details about the AWD system on the Ford Focus RS has been debated for 2 months, since the day when Ford announced the new model in Detroit auto show.

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Above image: 2016 Ford Focus RS on display in the 2015 Geneva auto show

Recently our friend who is working in Ford told us some design details of the Focus RS AWD system. Before we diving into the detailed analysis, please take a look at the below poster from Ford.

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(Source: Ford Motor Company)

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Live from Geneva: 2016 Ford Focus RS (with 29 HD Photos)

The 2016 Ford Focus RS has been announced back in this January’s Detroit auto show, and we have extensively covered it in our reports. We have also fully analyzed its AWD system, and also compared it to the Subaru WRX STI and Volkswagen Golf R.

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Today we bring you our live photos from the Geneva auto show, where Ford displays the blue Focus RS. Please enjoy the below gallery.

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