FR200

Tod · 03-02-2001, 04:01 PM

I just got my Motor Trend for this month in the mail today, opened it up to find that Ford has made a 2.0L/304hp Focus that could possibly go on the market for around 12K. It's a beefed up Focus that the Ford Racing Technology team has been working on. But wait a sec, the sucker is actually for real!! MT pitted it against a frickin' Corvette and the FR200 actually hung with the Vette around the track! The posted lap time was; the vette-- 1:42.74 and the FR200 put up a 1:43.03. On a 2 and a half mile road course!! Other performance specs reveal the FR200 having a turbocharged I-4 iron block/alum head, DOHC 4 valve/cyl engine. putting out: 304hp@6750rpm and 285lb ft of torgue @3500rpm. It would have a 5spd redlining at 7200rpm. And with it weighing only 2700lb's and having excellently superb handling, it was able hang with a 385hp Z06. But as far as raw power and other areas, the Focus obviously didn't stay as close to the much more powerful vette in things like the quarter mile. But in the 60ft slalom it was close, at 64.43 to 64.63mph in favor of the vette.

I'm excited and scared at the same time. On one hand, Ford could quite possibly produce a economy car getting 22/32mpg(city/hwy) that can go 0-60 in 5.44 secs and can go the quarter mile in 13.57/107.40. Not too shabby for a 4-banger. All that with a reportedly great interior with two-tone leather interior seats and upholstery, some special guages and a *******' awsome 570-watt 11 speaker JBL sound AND NAVIGATION system. All for around 12K. And on the OTHER hand I see a ricers' dream come true. For those of you who don't know what this thing looks like; it still has the look of a Focus, but only with more extreme lines and added factory ground effects, not to mention a huge-a$$ spoiler that would make ANY ricer proud of. And to top it off, it said that there will be "possible production parts everywhere."

All in all, I don't know what to make of it at the moment. Has anyone else heard about this car or anything related to it? What are your guys' takes on this thing?

03-02-2001, 04:01 PM	#1
Tod Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: just outside of Slowville Posts: 299	FR200 I just got my Motor Trend for this month in the mail today, opened it up to find that Ford has made a 2.0L/304hp Focus that could possibly go on the market for around 12K. It's a beefed up Focus that the Ford Racing Technology team has been working on. But wait a sec, the sucker is actually for real!! MT pitted it against a frickin' Corvette and the FR200 actually hung with the Vette around the track! The posted lap time was; the vette-- 1:42.74 and the FR200 put up a 1:43.03. On a 2 and a half mile road course!! Other performance specs reveal the FR200 having a turbocharged I-4 iron block/alum head, DOHC 4 valve/cyl engine. putting out: 304hp@6750rpm and 285lb ft of torgue @3500rpm. It would have a 5spd redlining at 7200rpm. And with it weighing only 2700lb's and having excellently superb handling, it was able hang with a 385hp Z06. But as far as raw power and other areas, the Focus obviously didn't stay as close to the much more powerful vette in things like the quarter mile. But in the 60ft slalom it was close, at 64.43 to 64.63mph in favor of the vette. I'm excited and scared at the same time. On one hand, Ford could quite possibly produce a economy car getting 22/32mpg(city/hwy) that can go 0-60 in 5.44 secs and can go the quarter mile in 13.57/107.40. Not too shabby for a 4-banger. All that with a reportedly great interior with two-tone leather interior seats and upholstery, some special guages and a *******' awsome 570-watt 11 speaker JBL sound AND NAVIGATION system. All for around 12K. And on the OTHER hand I see a ricers' dream come true. For those of you who don't know what this thing looks like; it still has the look of a Focus, but only with more extreme lines and added factory ground effects, not to mention a huge-a$$ spoiler that would make ANY ricer proud of. And to top it off, it said that there will be "possible production parts everywhere." All in all, I don't know what to make of it at the moment. Has anyone else heard about this car or anything related to it? What are your guys' takes on this thing?