Ford has gone and ruined our progress by revealing the Focus RS500 – a matte black, even higher than high-performance version of the already incredible Focus RS hot hatch. Someone get our therapist on the line!
In our minds, only a chrome-covered warrior of a hot hatch could go head-to-head with what must be the most ingenious pairing in decades – the high-performance version of the Focus (Britain's best-selling car for more than 10 years) with matte black paint. That's an absolute masterstroke from Ford! And the commendable work doesn't stop there…
The American marque has given the the RS500 the standard RS's 2.5-litre five-cylinder engine, boosting its power from 300bhp to 345bhp, meaning the RS500 sprints from 0-62mph in 5.6 seconds (down from 5.9 seconds), though the top speed of 163mph remains the same as the basic RS.
The Focus hot hatch’s sporty aesthetic gets cranked up an extra notch or two thanks to that aforementioned matte black paintjob, matching 19-inch alloy wheels, a gloss black trapezoidal lower front grille and splitter, and a twin-blade rear spoiler – culminating in a car that looks ready for high-octane racing.
The RS500, a car Ford is limiting to just 500 units, is making its global debut at the 2010 Leipzig Motor Show in Germany on 9 April. Yep, not the grandest of occasions on the car show circuit, but if we can secure a cheap easyJet flight, we'll be there. Just don’t tell our therapist
While we set up a website to help raise funds so we can own the limited-edition RS500 (heck, we’ll be happy with a plane ticket to Germany), you can see the car in all its matte black glory in the gallery below.
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