Ford cancelled 220 orders for the 2016 model year Focus RS, bumping them to the 2017 model year run, according to a report from The Truth About Cars . There's no clear answer as to precisely why by Greg Fink, February 14, 2018 Allow us a moment to give a brief eulogy to the Ford Focus RS, as the Blue Oval announced that its 350-hp hot hatchback will cease production come April 6.* After years of watching our European counterparts enjoy the potency of the high-performance Focus RS Related Video: Focus RS Engineers Drop the Hammer: Hot Hatch Buyers to Get Monstrous Output of 350 Horsepower, 350 Lb.-Ft. • Unique 2.3-liter EcoBoost® engine powering all-new Focus RS Ford lost huge amounts of $$ on each car they built and sold (even the reliable ones). This is why they pulled the plug on most of them recently. Honda has a golden reputation to get them through. They could build bronze turds and they'll still sell like hotcakes. Honda knows this, you and I know this. It's 2016, Nitrous Blue, RS2 and forged wheels. At the time it had about 20,000 miles and I picked it up for $29k from a Texas dealer. I've been keeping track of RS sales on CarGurus (which I used to buy mine) and have noticed prices have been going up - fast! Their "Price Trends" tool shows that average sale price is up $3-5k in the last year. . For those interested, I hope that this thread helps. PRODUCTION NUMBER MASTER LIST: (Plaque#, Username) 00926 @UKXPAT. 01701 @ProfessorFate. 01806 @mullick. 02129 @EcoBoostin. 02206 @Shoey. 02723 @PiSigma. Despite the development being carried out in the United Kingdom, Ford produced the Focus RS in the Saarlouis plant in Germany between 2002 and 2003 making a limited run of 4501 cars only. This original Focus RS was only available in Europe; just under half (2147) of these were sold in the UK. Here you will find monthly and yearly Canadian, U.S, and European market sales figures for the Ford Focus. The Ford Focus is a compact car produced by Ford since 1998. Renowned for its blend of practicality, performance, and handling, the Focus has become one of Ford’s most successful models globally. The vehicle was designed to replace the A year later Ford started work on 500 matte-black-only RS500 versions. The run-out specials cranked power from the Volvo-sourced 2.5-litre engine up to 345bhp - and it was STILL only front-wheel Balance out for MY2017 is 28JUL17. Those remaining orders are already scheduled. The next schedule date for the RS will be 29JUN17, which will be MY2018 beginning production on 31JUL17. I work at Ford, but this is my own opinion and is not the opinion of Ford Motor Company.

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