Surely it's beyond daft.......

[spiritof'76]

........ to put 678 BHP in a front wheel drive Ford Focus RS

Probably quite reliable as the driver just won't be able to use the majority of it and when he does get his toe down it will surely just spin the wheels rather than put any load through the engine

So not for me but it is quite amusing to see the nutty things some people do lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDhZ...be&app=desktop

Anybody any idea what an engine build like that would cost ??

[spiritof'76]

Roads look great though ! Looking forward to getting up to Scotland later in the year

[wardy80]

These new ecu's they are using on these focuses seem very advanced reducing wheel spin etc 15k plus easy

[wardy80]

[spiritof'76]

That ECU must be very busy then lol as it must spin the wheels in every gear

Think i'd be a bit upset if i'd payed all that for a high powered engine and the ECU kept turning it down all the time Better to tune the engine to the optimum of what traction is available......would be a quicker more driveable car to my way of thinking

[spiritof'76]

Anyway, bit of an old argument really I suppose ! People can do whatever the hell they like......... I know I do

[Dan Le Moignan]

I've had more fun in high power fwd cars than rwd.
Find fwd alot more forgiving.

[cossiejim]

I've had more fun in high power fwd cars than rwd.
Find fwd alot more forgiving.

100% agree dan

[Davecos 4x4]

it is a bit much however its the same with RWD cars, they have way too much power too,they break traction easy too.

[Turbo Lag]

Our ST stage 1 is terrible to drive fast its always cutting the power on corners and is even worse in the wet

[jaiscossie]

I used to own a series two Rs turbo escort running a gt30 turbo, that thing was fast around 350hp and felt as quick as my old stage 3 cossie.

[BUSYBOY]

great vid mate thanks for sharing

both cars sounded awesome

[Cochyn]

Some great roads there

[Simon T]

Roads look

Sometimes its a bit of willy waving with these figures - At some point someone will do 800hp

[hughy]

Arnt jamspeed making a 4wd system for the Mk2 focus Rs? Sure I read this somewhere