Video: Ford Focus RS chasing a Cayman GT4 – Spa onboard

12 May 2016
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The Ford Focus RS is the car of the moment. With 345bhp, four-wheel drive and a starting price of £31,000, it’s fast, fun and affordable.

For our latest video we take an RS to the home of the Belgian GP, Spa-Francorchamps, to see how it fares on track against proper sports cars, including the Porsche Cayman GT4.

Ride with senior staff writer Sam Sheehan in the video above, and use the comments below to tell us what you think of the RS’s on-track performance.

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Wanos 22 May 2016

No is the simple answer

As good as the RS is, it simply isn't in the same league as the GT4
liquidgold 16 May 2016

RS nowhere near the Porshce

However, I took my RS to Oulton Park last week, and can confirm that it was brilliant fun on the track. I'm still running on the standard Michelin tyres, and as the day dried up ran in (very) wet conditions through to completely dry. The standard tyres did a great job of coping with all conditions, and the car was always fun. The biggest issue was the brakes, which went very long in the pedal after stints of about 5 laps at pushing on speed. The car sounds quite good from the inside, the gearshift is a delight and the 4WD system is incredible - the torque vectoring allows amazing traction out of the slower bends. It's never going to live with the GT4, but as a 30k (ish) car, straight out of the box, I can't think of anything else at the money that rewards so much as a daily driver and on the track.
liquidgold 16 May 2016

RS nowhere near the Porshce

However, I took my RS to Oulton Park last week, and can confirm that it was brilliant fun on the track. I'm still running on the standard Michelin tyres, and as the day dried up ran in (very) wet conditions through to completely dry. The standard tyres did a great job of coping with all conditions, and the car was always fun. The biggest issue was the brakes, which went very long in the pedal after stints of about 5 laps at pushing on speed. The car sounds quite good from the inside, the gearshift is a delight and the 4WD system is incredible - the torque vectoring allows amazing traction out of the slower bends. It's never going to live with the GT4, but as a 30k (ish) car, straight out of the box, I can't think of anything else at the money that rewards so much as a daily driver and on the track.