New Ford Focus RS Revealed, Australian Launch Confirmed: Official

Ford’s all-new Focus RS has been revealed at last, following months of speculation, reports, spy photos and an almost-made-it batch of leaked images.

Today’s unveiling of the new RS marks a number of firsts.

Gone is the feisty five-cylinder heart of the previous model, replaced, as many had expected, with a new four-cylinder mill.

Also gone is the last hatch’s front-wheel-drive and tricky ‘RevoKnuckle’ setup. In its place, again as many had predicted, a new all-wheel-drive arrangement.