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« on: April 23, 2010, 02:00:03 PM » |
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« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2010, 04:57:29 PM » |
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whoops fords done it again missed an opportunity and dropped the ball. funny that the company which makes the safest cars in the world makes a firebreather. if ford had used the exact same principle and taken advantage of owning volvo the focus RS would be the car in that link. 4wd 400bhp focus RS i can see the evo and scooby owners crying!!!
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« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2010, 03:31:00 PM » |
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Looks and sounds like an awesome piece of kit. However, as its in auto express I would personally take it with a huge pinch of salt. Bit like them making up the Focus RS Club Sport which imo is alot more appealing than the RS500.  |
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« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2010, 01:37:04 PM » |
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Looks and sounds like an awesome piece of kit. However, as its in auto express I would personally take it with a huge pinch of salt. Bit like them making up the Focus RS Club Sport which imo is alot more appealing than the RS500. It's a real car, it's been done by Volvo's tuning house Polestar (equivalent to BMW's Alpina). They've copied the interior from my car LOL. Ford, take note of the drive-train format! |
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« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2010, 09:50:14 PM » |
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isn't the haldex 4wd system only 4wd when needed?
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« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2010, 10:14:53 AM » |
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isn't the haldex 4wd system only 4wd when needed?
If that's the case, which way is the bias directed normally? |
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« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2010, 03:23:02 PM » |
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front wheel drive when 4wd is not needed. i am 99% sure thats what the haldex system does. i was told thats the 4wd system they tried on the frs mk2 and probably why they didn't go for it.
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« Reply #8 on: June 02, 2010, 09:43:13 PM » |
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It's a real car, it's been done by Volvo's tuning house Polestar (equivalent to BMW's Alpina). They've copied the interior from my car LOL.
Ford, take note of the drive-train format!
You obviously got the Evo mag email the other day aswell then! :p Yes it's a real car, not a production car as such though. |
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« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2010, 10:49:19 PM » |
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Would it be available to buy? And if so, how much? Very expensive I should imagine?
Nice car, and I'm sure very potent, but I bet it would cost a fortune to buy/build one. I thought I'd heard that the Haldex system wasn't all that. Good in a safety kind of way, but not in the lairy, old-skool, kick the tail out kind of way!
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« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2010, 09:20:29 PM » |
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the halidex system is used in the R32 golfs. pretty good system for standard power they run not sure what its like for tuning potential.
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« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2010, 10:57:07 PM » |
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the halidex system is used in the R32 golfs. pretty good system for standard power they run not sure what its like for tuning potential.
wonder how parasitic it is to power. I mean, how comparable is 400bhp 4x4 to 300bhp 2wd? |
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« Reply #12 on: June 04, 2010, 12:10:03 AM » |
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the halidex system is used in the R32 golfs. pretty good system for standard power they run not sure what its like for tuning potential.
I'd asay it's ok... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PbTmjLfZnM  |
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« Reply #14 on: June 04, 2010, 09:55:01 PM » |
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FWD is the way forward these days!  It always was the way forward, straight into a hedge from understeer RWD does corners so much better. |
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« Reply #15 on: June 04, 2010, 10:11:39 PM » |
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It always was the way forward, straight into a hedge from understeer RWD does corners so much better. Forwards into a hedge, backwards into a hedge... who cares? You're still in a hedge!!  |
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« Reply #16 on: June 06, 2010, 08:05:43 PM » |
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Touché. Hope you got home OK. |
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« Reply #17 on: June 07, 2010, 12:40:13 PM » |
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Touché. Hope you got home OK. someone have some hedge action??! |
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« Reply #18 on: June 07, 2010, 02:23:30 PM » |
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Nope. Someone had some non-starting action. Anyone that went to the show would know who. |
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« Reply #21 on: June 08, 2010, 12:24:17 PM » |
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Nearly didn't make it back though. lol
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