据外媒最新报道,福特将于2016年发布新款福克斯RS车型。新车主要是在动力系统和内部结构方面获得提升，虽然仍继续采用前轮驱动，但配备了RevoKnuckle前悬，这有助于降低扭矩转向，提升行驶稳定性。而在动力系统方面，新车将搭载一台取自新款野马的2.3升EcoBoost引擎，最大功率243千瓦/330马力，比前一款车型搭载的2.5升五缸引擎功率增加了22千瓦/30马力，同时扭矩也将比前一款车型的410牛米有大幅增加，与引擎搭配是六速手动变速器。为了能更好的将动力传递至前轮，福特为该车配备了机械限滑差速器，同时底盘高度进一步调低，悬挂也进行了运动化调校。新款福克斯RS在英国市场起价约为2.7万英镑（约合人民币28.43万元）。

 

Ford Focus RS to have 330 PS and front-wheel drive layout

A new report sheds some light regarding the upcoming Ford Focus RS set to be released sometime in 2016.

 

Launching almost at the end of the third-gen Focus' lifespan, the range-topping RS is bound to stick with a front-wheel drive layout, despite receiving a more powerful engine. Sourced from the new Ford Mustang, the 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine is said to deliver 330 PS (243 kW) which will make it 30 PS (22 kW) more powerful than the 5-cylinder, 2.5-liter turbo in the former Focus RS. Torque figure should also increase significantly from the previous 410 Nm (302 lb-ft). As a short reminder, in the previous generation Focus there also was a limited-run RS500 with 350 PS (257 kW) and 460 Nm (339 lb-ft) which reached sold out status in 12 hours.

 

Ford's special RevoKnuckle (an adaptation of the MacPherson strut) front suspension will make a comeback in the 2016 Focus RS which will be offered with a six-speed manual gearbox. To cope with all that power sent to the front axle, Ford's engineers will install a mechanical limited slip differential while the chassis will be lowered and the suspension will be further tuned for sportiness.

 

Programmed to come out in 2016, the Ford Focus RS is estimated to carry a starting price of 27,000 GBP (46,100 USD / 34,100 EUR) and will be sold in new markets including North America.