[Focus RS News]

Remember the Focus RX Rallycross that made a short appearance at the end of Gymkhana Eight? Well Ken Block has recently posted up teaser pictures and videos of the Focus RS RX rallycross on his Instagram page.

Ken Block's Hoonigan Racing Division got their hands on two factory spec 2016 Focus RS' and this one is sporting a 2.0-liter EcoBoost four engine. It’s good for 600 hp and 664 lb-ft of torque with a 0 to 100 Km/h time of less than 2 seconds. A few additional parts are added to make the Focus RX rallycross ready; a FIA-spec roll cage, bespoke widened body and underbody protection, 6-speed sequential gearbox, SLA-type suspension, Brembo 4-piston calipers, 17-inch WRX wheels paired with WRX spec AVON race tires, and a brand spanking new steering wheel with all the buttons.

What’s interesting is the seating position. Ken will be sitting in the center of the car instead of the front and no explanation has been posted from him but we can assume that it’s for weight balance.

Right now parts of the car is still covered like the headlights and a small part of the hood but we may see the Focus RS RX rallycross fully uncovered at the FIA World Rallycross event in Portugal from April 15-17.

 

[centurion]

Can't wait to finally see it in action but for now information on the RX Focus is very limited. Only new thing I see was the photo posted on top the blurb above and then this one, first full side profile shot:

 

[ExtremeFocus]

There's a few videos of him test driving the RX too but I can't embed videos from instagram. Pretty funny hearing that chirping sound when he brakes.

 

[I'mBlue]

There's finally a video of his Focus RS RX on YouTube. It's handling like a dream on the muddy and wet surface.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKGngRbKiTw

 

[ExtremeFocus]

Here's a few shots of the RS RX at the world rallycross opener and it looks like it's taking a beating, or at least the bumper is.

 

[Focused]

Ford Performance and M Sport talk about the engineering development in this video here. Really interesting looking into all of the R&D that go into building this !!