VIDEO: New Ford Focus RS500 Shows off its 350HP


This here is a new video of the limited edition version of the Blue Oval's... limited edition Focus RS hot hatch, the RS500 of which only 500 units will be produced for Europe.

Developed in conjunction with Revolve Technologies, the engineering firm behind the Mountune brand that tweaks the Focus and Fiesta STs, the Focus RS500 boasts a 350-horsepower version of the standard model's 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-five and some cosmetic touches, including a matte-black film (no paint here).

Ford mentions that preliminary performance figures indicate that the RS500 goes from zero to 100km/h in 5.6 seconds and 0-160km/h in 12.2 seconds. Video after the jump.

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