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The Focus RS appears to be one hell of a beast on paper. By all accounts, Ford looks like it hit one out of the park with the Focus RS and all the auto blogs seem to be in love with it.
The Focus RS is believed to be using an AWD system adapted from Land Rover, which used to be owned by Ford. Developed with Swedish GKN, the Focus RS can have up toa 70% rear bias. The rear differential is clutch activated, and torque is not controlled via a brake-based system. The front differential is an open style and torque is controlled by a brake based system (remember the Caliber SRT-4?)
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The Focus RS is believed to be using an AWD system adapted from Land Rover, which used to be owned by Ford. Developed with Swedish GKN, the Focus RS can have up toa 70% rear bias. The rear differential is clutch activated, and torque is not controlled via a brake-based system. The front differential is an open style and torque is controlled by a brake based system (remember the Caliber SRT-4?)
So what is needed for … (full article) Read the rest...
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