The Ford Focus RS500 is a hatchback with 3 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power to the front wheels.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 2.5 litre, double overhead camshaft 5 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 345 bhp (350 PS/257 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 460 N·m (339 lb·ft/46.9 kgm) at 2500-4500 rpm.
The power is delivered to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1468 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 265 km/h (165 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2640 mm | 103.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1586 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1587 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 4402 mm | 173.3 inches | |
| Width | 1842 mm | 72.5 inches | |
| Height | 1484 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1468 kg | 3236 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.38 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.35 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.89 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | 2.5L Duratec RS | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2521 cc (153.841 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 93.2 mm
3.27 × 3.67 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 350 PS (345 bhp) (257 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 460 Nm (339 ft·lb) (46.9 kgm) at 2500-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 102 kW/litre 138.8 ps/litre 136.9 bhp/litre 2.24 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
182.47 Nm/litre
2.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch ME 9.0 sequential electronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2293 kPa (332.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 504.2 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 12.2 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 265 km/h (165 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 238.28 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 PS/kg 175.25 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 235.01 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.71 kg/kW 9.53 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.320 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½ x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½ x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/35 x 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/35 x 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 336 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 302 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.00 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 210639 | ||
| Production total | 500 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 Ford Focus RS500 added 2010-04-06. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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