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Review of April 2018, the 4th generation Ford Focus unveiled not long to master the foreign media RS performance version is expected to be light oil Gaida 48V mild-hybrid electric power technology, not only to watch 400 horsepower output, but also the EU can correspond to increasingly stringent carbon dioxide emissions regulations, the debut time rumors will be coming out in 2020.
However, an official point of time coming out of fear of the new Focus RS in turn delays. According to British media reports news from Ford executives said, the original 48V electric light oil technology is not sufficient to help the brand to control carbon dioxide emissions in the average corporate and regulatory requirements, and therefore Focus RS will be changed to another set of full-hybrid system, so that now body point of time until 2022 – 2023, the foreign media speculated Focus RS or 2.5 liters fitted PHEV power unit.
400 horsepower is still a goal, but still not enough to make the brand seem 48V emission standards qualified
[123 ] for the Fox family of performance models from brother RS, brother ST, in each generation will continue to push up the power output upwards. Focus on behalf of the RS 3, power output portion Focus ST, the former is equipped with 2.3 liters EcoBoost turbo engine with all-wheel drive configuration, with 350 horsepower, 474N.m torque, the latter turbocharged 2.0 liter EcoBoost engine, with 250 horsepower and torque 350N.M.
Now the fourth generation Focus ST, has long been of 2.3 liter EcoBoost petrol engine turbo 2.0 liter power replaces the old heart, can bring the maximum horsepower 280, 420N.m torque, in contrast to previous 2.0 liter power versions, both with more than 10% or more growth Naturally, how could maintain the original Big brother RS power unit, it would mean almost the same with ST brother?
Because of this, the foreign media to acquire new Focus RS in early 2018 from the third generation of 350 horsepower to 400 horsepower mention, and in order to comply with environmental regulations, is also expected to join through the 48V electric light oil the system, in addition to providing more torque output at the start auxiliary engine, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions can be controlled in a better performance.
Today, however, the latest foreign media reports, some executives said Ford Focus RS 48V power unit will give up, because if the use of the Focus RS power unit sets, although indeed able to control carbon dioxide emissions in a nice the results, however, for the entire brand new vehicles sold, to maintain the carbon dioxide emissions by an average of 95g / km, the original light oil electrical system is clearly not enough, then more engineers must reduce carbon dioxide emissions Focus RS.
Focus RS will adopt full-hybrid system, foreign media is presumed to be 2.5 liters PHEV power unit
For a more substantial reduction of carbon dioxide emissions Focus RS, outer media reports said in its grasp Ford has 2.5 liters full-hybrid system as the new Focus RS of power solutions. This message also makes the outer associate media generation Kuga PHEV, are made using 2.5 l inline 4-cylinder engine, Atkinson, added PHEV system.
However Kuga PHEV appeal mainly to energy, its 222 horsepower synergy with the Focus RS and the new Golf R to be able to even challenge at every turn, etc. A 45 400 horsepower compared to rivals, bound inadequate, too Thus foreign media may change estimated at 2.5 liter turbo engine delivers 300 horsepower, with hybrid 100 horsepower to achieve an output of 400 horsepower.
British media report concluded by saying that sources in addition to the engineering team to find ways to be able to bring big power, low emissions of carbon dioxide beyond the power unit how, but at the same time thinking controllabilityIn the system compared to the third generation models easier to produce, and drive down the cost of production, thus containing the gearbox, four-wheel drive system, differential, etc., we must discuss new possible options. Because of this, the time officially unveiled the new Focus RS, the forecast will be postponed to 2022 ~ 2023 debut.
