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I was a bit surprised with all of the acceleration data (from several sources) on this car. Frankly I was expecting to see 0-60 around 4 seconds flat, mid to high 12's in the 1/4 with trap speeds around 110 MPH. Instead we see consistent mid-high 4 second 0-60, mid 13 second 1/4 mile, and trap speeds around 105. That does not suggest 350 bhp, in fact several similar cars (EVO, STI, Golf R) can and have produced very similar performance. In some cases even better.
In fact here is a straight up drag race where a DSG equipped Golf R actually out accelerates the Focus RS, see for yourself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqdCOsJRewc
I agree that one test is not conclusive, but then when you start seeing test after test where this car is more or less neck and neck with similar cars with much lower rated horse power, such as:
http://www.caranddriver.com/compari...ng-performance-data-and-complete-specs-page-5
So then I started looking with keen interest for some chassis dyno test results and find this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GYL2-oZLjI
This dyno test shows 253 bhp to the wheels which is what you typically see with these other cars and equates to around 300 hp at the crank, not 350 hp as indicated by Ford.
It seems pretty clear to me that this car's engine is not making anywhere close to 350 hp and 350 ft lbs of torque. Some have mentioned the disappointing acceleration test data, however I am curious why I haven't seen anyone question the hp rating.
In fact here is a straight up drag race where a DSG equipped Golf R actually out accelerates the Focus RS, see for yourself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqdCOsJRewc
I agree that one test is not conclusive, but then when you start seeing test after test where this car is more or less neck and neck with similar cars with much lower rated horse power, such as:
http://www.caranddriver.com/compari...ng-performance-data-and-complete-specs-page-5
So then I started looking with keen interest for some chassis dyno test results and find this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GYL2-oZLjI
This dyno test shows 253 bhp to the wheels which is what you typically see with these other cars and equates to around 300 hp at the crank, not 350 hp as indicated by Ford.
It seems pretty clear to me that this car's engine is not making anywhere close to 350 hp and 350 ft lbs of torque. Some have mentioned the disappointing acceleration test data, however I am curious why I haven't seen anyone question the hp rating.