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Fast in a straight line? naah. Fast around a corner. yes. My Ford Focus ST. Priceless.

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In Reply to: RE: 10 best muscle cars... posted by mkuller on March 21, 2017 at 12:10:22

252 hp. Not as much as plenty of straight line rockets.
But I can go around corners way faster than any of those old buckets.

And if my car gets wrecked, I almost certainly will come out unscathed. Not something you can say for 60's or 70's muscle cars. Which with a major wreck they peel out your corpse with a can opener.

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Not just fast... - mkuller 20:56:25 03/21/17 (5)
...but really cool.
- How about insane ? - AbeCollins 00:30:32 03/22/17 (4)
  Ford Focus RS. 350HP 350lb-ft. "Only" $36K USD. Fun to drive? Probably. Fun to drive daily and on road trips? Maybe, if you don't mind
  your teeth vibrating loose and falling out of your face.
  
  Edits: 03/22/17 03/22/17
  - Insane? - grantv 12:19:29 03/22/17 (0)
    My 13 year old car (Z06) weighs lots less and has more power and torque, and I wouldn't call it insane. Plus it looks nice, that Focus makes a great sleeper (not great/fast looking, but fairly quick).
    Focus = insane, no.
  - RE: How about insane ? - b.l.zeebub 10:44:43 03/22/17 (0)
    If you like that kind of thing there is a somewhat less than sane UK-specific model of the Mitsubishi Evo X (FQ-440) with 450bhp and 412lb-ft.
  - I have to admit my ST rides a bit harsh on rough pavement. It isn't a Buick. - 3+4=5 09:22:37 03/22/17 (1)
    But then any car set up for racing is going to ride a bit harshly on the street as a daily driver.
    I would say my car is pretty comfortable. just stiff. really stiff.
    - It has it's purpose and you know what it is.... - AbeCollins 13:13:01 03/22/17 (0)
      ...to spank all those silly teenagers with their Honda Civics and trash can mufflers. ;-)
      Actually, the Focus ST seems like a really cool car. I was a VW GTi fan, twice. I had the original 1983 VW Rabbit GTi, and then the 2003 GTi.
      Me and my Rabbit GTi in the 1980's:
      
      My GTi 20 years later:
      
      Notice the little "M" decal? I have no idea why I stuck it on there. ;-)
      
      Edits: 03/22/17

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