First 2017 Ford Focus RS Exits Assembly Line, Deliveries Starting Soon

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Fridays are great, but Fridays accompanied by good news are even better. Ford has a handle on the concept, having just announced that the very first salable 2017 Focus RS hot hatch has been assembled in Saarlouis, Germany. The 350-hp, all-wheel-drive rocket is now so close to your local dealership, you can almost taste its drift mode.
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• 2016 Ford Focus RS: All the Tech Details You Could Ever Want

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• 2016 Ford Focus RS: We Sit Shotgun in the Hotly Anticipated Megahatch

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• The Story of RS: A Visual History of Every Ford RS Model

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If you’re wondering just how close the Focus RS is to U.S. shores, it goes on sale this spring. We’re just as excited as many of you; having been tantalized by a ride-along in an RS prototype late last year, and we’re eager to bring you a full first drive review soon. As if anyone needed more amping up over the RS, here’s a clip from Ford Europe showing the hatch being thrashed across some mountain roads:
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from Car and Driver Blog http://blog.caranddriver.com/first-2017-ford-focus-rs-exits-assembly-line-deliveries-starting-soon/