Ford releases the Focus RS500 [Pics]
Mar 29, 2010 | 11:41 AM
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"Hey guise - let's reflash the ECU, paint the calipers in a funny color and call it a limited edition".
Shit car from a shit company. I just torque-steered my head right into my computer by looking at the pics.
They made the "regular" RS front-wheel-drive because they didn't want to spend their money developing a different driveline for a special version. Basically they didn't want to make an idiotic car any good.
Shit car from a shit company. I just torque-steered my head right into my computer by looking at the pics.
They made the "regular" RS front-wheel-drive because they didn't want to spend their money developing a different driveline for a special version. Basically they didn't want to make an idiotic car any good.
Mar 29, 2010 | 11:53 AM
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Says the guy who bought a "regular" A8 and rebadged it to look like an S8 because he didn't want to spend his money to buy something worthwhile. Basically you didn't want to make a slow car any better and just wanted to fool the donkeys at your local watering hole into sleeping with you.
Mar 29, 2010 | 12:02 PM
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I had a FWD car pushing 350whp using a LSD... torque steer was there but honestly whats the big deal? I drive with my hands on the steering wheel so its not like keeping the car on course is an issue - certainly not the issue all the reviewers make it out to be. To hear Clarkson talk about it you'd swear it was the end of the world if a car has torque steer.
Mar 29, 2010 | 12:09 PM
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It's bad in the same way that getting your puppy run over by the plow truck is bad. You'll go on with your life, but it will suck for a while until you get another dog that isn't stupid.
Mar 29, 2010 | 12:15 PM
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Mar 29, 2010 | 01:06 PM
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I'm going to give you a few minutes to think this subject over. If you really want to get into this debate, I'll know by way of your post still being there.
