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leeshez
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5th Jan 05 at 16:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I have just taken on of these for a test drive they are very fast. Has any one got 1 or driven 1?
3CorsaMeal
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5th Jan 05 at 16:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
was racing one on Sunday in my sport, maybe he wasn't trying too hard tho , was only doing 100mph, kept up with the porsche too
vibrio
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5th Jan 05 at 16:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by leeshez
I have just taken on of these for a test drive they are very fast. Has any one got 1 or driven 1?


slower thanmy GT as standard, over priced although they handle well
leeshez
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5th Jan 05 at 17:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
This is £13999 and 54 plate with 5k on the clock.
Colin
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Slow
Ojc
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I was going to say that my GT used to pull there pants down so there not that fast.
3CorsaMeal
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they are faster from 52mph to 54mph than an aston martin
Skipz
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5th Jan 05 at 17:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
A few RR Companies have said that they have done a few and they are coming out well below the 170BHP ford claim they are... not surprising really!!
Paul_J
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what are they like in a race compared to say a 106 GTi
vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by h18_oab
A few RR Companies have said that they have done a few and they are coming out well below the 170BHP ford claim they are... not surprising really!!


ford don;t claim 170hp
Skipz
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5th Jan 05 at 18:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thats what the Sales rep told my old man.. my dad laughed at him and walked off...

if the sales rep tell a 21 yr old that, that know no better they are gonna buy it and be disappointed

Explain this aswell

Ford Focus ST 170

Engine : 4 cylinder in-line, DOHC, front engine FWD
Displacement : 1,988 cc
Valve : 16 valves, 4 valves per cylinder
Transmission : 6-speed manual
Fuel economy : city - 21 mpg
highway - 25 mpg

Suspension : F - Independent MacPherson strut
R - Independent multi-link
Brakes : F - Vented discs
R - Solid discs

Horsepower : 170 hp @ 7000 rpm
Torque : 145 lb-ft @ 5500 rpm
Redline : 7100 rpm

Top speed : 135 mph
0-60 mph : 7.5 sec.
0-¼ mile : 15.9 sec @ 90.2 mph
60-0 braking distance : 118 ft
200 ft skidpad : 0.87 g


[Edited on 05-01-2005 by h18_oab]
Skipz
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5th Jan 05 at 18:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Also output found on other sites but here's ford's

http://www.ford.co.uk/ie/focus/foc_overview/foc_st170/-/-/-/-



[Edited on 05-01-2005 by h18_oab]
Jambo
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5th Jan 05 at 18:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Funny how they are called st170
Cavey
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5th Jan 05 at 18:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i was also wondering that.
Marc
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5th Jan 05 at 18:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
170ps = 167bhp i think or thereabouts.
Robbo
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5th Jan 05 at 18:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yesh, they r slow as fook
Marc
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quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
slower thanmy GT as standard, over priced although they handle well


quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
I was going to say that my GT used to pull there pants down so there not that fast.




sorry but
Skipz
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5th Jan 05 at 19:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Marc
170ps = 167bhp i think or thereabouts.


there or thereabouts would be correct...

Notice how Vibrio's went all quiet first for everything then eh???
SetH
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5th Jan 05 at 19:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its the xr3i of the future.
Skipz
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quote:
Originally posted by SetH
its the xr3i of the future.


over exaggerated but really shite???

 
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