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What is the WRC Focus?

April 26, 2017focus WRC

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What is the WRC Focus?

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It is the car Ford competes with in the FIA World Rally Championship. It is built for Ford by M-Sport in England. The bodyshell is based on the 3-door Focus and the engine block is from the 2.0 Zetec but that is where the similarity ends. The WRC Focus is 4WD and makes about 400 ft-lbs of torque with the assistance of a large turbocharger (compared with 135 ft-lbs for the road car…). The 34mm air intake restrictor mandated by the FIA limits peak power to 300bhp; without it the WRC Focus could probably make closer to 450bhp. For more information on Ford s racing efforts, check out http://www.fordracing.net. Ford s drivers in the WRC are currently Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz.