Hello. I was reading someone elses blog and saw you on their blogroll. Would you be interested in exchanging blog roll links? If so, feel free to email me. Thanks.

Front wheel drive is the biggest issue with this car. It's going to pull in every direction but straight due to torque steer. I'm thinking a 4-wheel drive option is better. Can I also have a blogroll link?

Loving that colour...not too big on the design though. Would love for them to release the full specs! I wanna seeeeeeeeee.

It's an awesome car and I would kill for one! I blogged this back in August and there are some more photos on my post if you're interested. Click my name to look mate..

@Bruce - Thanks for pulling in. your link is up mate! @saulk - Your link is up yonks ago mate! I'm an avid reader of your blog... when you post stuff that is ;) @Goblin - You right! the design is a bit TOO boy-racer. A bit of refinement is needed! @ChrisM - I'd suggest you hold onto your ST till this thing arrives. If you gonna go big, you might as well go LARGE! ;)

Oh my gosh! What an awesome little stab into the performance coupe market. Now if Ford sold this kind of stuff in the US and Europe instead of being an "overseas only" model, they'd be f'n rich.

They were thinking about going all wheel drive but they had there reasons not too.The Focus will keep its front wheel drive system but will receive a Quaife Automatic Torque Biasing limited-slip differential and the brand-new “RevoKnuckle”, a new front suspension system to avoid torque steer.

Hi Grant, I appreciate the input! I could be wrong when I assume that by going all wheel drive, the centre of gravity would have been put off far too much and would also take away alot of the fun of driving a hot hatch!

Ford is a good car :)

It's a shame they are not bringing this car to SA. After being out sprinted by an R32 the other day I really would have loved to swap my ST for this baby. Talk about stupid reasons for not bringing it to ZA....limited availability and QUALITY of fuel? Excuse me...SA has Ferrari's and Porches that use our fuel; can't tell me a humble RS can't use fuel that is used by those cars.

The new ford focus is the most beautiful thing made by human. She is gr8 what more do you need in a car? I want to mery one!!!

Pity it's a Ford, all this is doing is encouraging a whole new breed of XR6/8 drivers who's kids will be embarrassed as they look at family pictures in 20 years time

@SaulK "torque steer" Have you seen it in action? This car is useless.

@bmw I've seen torque steer in action, nasty! Opel and Ford tend to bump up the power but keep the FWD layout. VW and Audi thankfully move their cars to quattro/haldex when the power output requires. BMW - RWD thus no problems when they up the power, the ECU sorts it all out