You can tell from your reaction the mk2 is much more fun 💪

If the mk3 was 5 cylinder and had wider arches it would be ridiculous, MK2 is much better imo, you simply can’t beat that fucking noise and it just looks unreal

@zondahyt45

5 жыл бұрын

Bubo 25 thanks for saving me the effort of explaining that to him😂

@klaspeppar5619

5 жыл бұрын

ZondahYT the mk2 is a Volvo in Fords clothing literally, so it is the best! I also happen to fucking hate Ford, but i would not mind having a Mk2 Volvo Focus RS, in fact it is the only modern Ford that would not like to see burn to the ground.

@Ethankeenan02

5 жыл бұрын

@@klaspeppar5619 yeah i agree hes probily just dumb sales man that just tells people the horsepower and stats on a car but has no technical knowlege or knows anything about engiens how they work all he knows is you put petrol in they go you have to have technical knowlege to know how good or bad a car is bad is and i bet if he opened a cars bonnet he wouldent have a clue what any thing was hes the type of guy to piont at the altinator and say "look iv got a vented turbo" someone said this to me before and said they had a v4 when it was a 4 cylinder golf engien

@Ethankeenan02

5 жыл бұрын

@@klaspeppar5619 i always think about the engien when i get a car

Being an mk2 st owner I’m obliged to say the mk2 rs, no one can rival that 5 pot sound 🔥

@ThePaperchaser1000

5 жыл бұрын

Here here

@louisjames1062

5 жыл бұрын

Except the 20 year old Volvo t5 it came from

@Buck3366

5 жыл бұрын

...or Audi . The original 5 pot sound 😀

@lukepoxon1833

5 жыл бұрын

Same here!!! Love my st

@martinallenuk

5 жыл бұрын

But it is bloody slow though.

mk2 for looks by far

@marfrandema1884

5 жыл бұрын

inQntrol agree, but just for the AWD mk3 will be my choice.

@AdolfFistYa

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. MK3 looks like a st.

@yeety1208

3 жыл бұрын

Engine too

@alexgregory4146

Ай бұрын

Mk2 is better in every way in my opinion

Got to be the mk2 sounds so much better

@skiddywiddy

5 жыл бұрын

Performance over sound for me !

@JamesEvans-uh7nu

4 ай бұрын

@@skiddywiddyidiot

I used to own the MKII ST and my old man had the MKII RS. It has to be the MKII all day long for me. The flared arches and the aggressive styling is what the RS is all about - sadly lacking a bit in the MKIII. Then you have that natural growl from the 5 pot 2.5L engine. I believe the MKII was definitely the RS’s crowning glory.

I’m a mk3 ST owner and I tell you something couple weeks ago I was driving to Leeds from Birmingham on the mways in the rain low and behold there were 2 other mk3 ST’s and 2 mk3 RS’s and we all drove together letting each other go to the front... the fun I had was crazy... bottom line is I appreciate all Ford hot hatches regardless of the mk! But if I had to pick one out it would be the mk3 XR3i

Videos like this remind me that I’ve bought the right car ❤️ enjoyed this so much

Mate such good content felt like i was driving and all keep it up!

"Old school torque steer" Damn how to make me feel old.

MK2 for me all day long. its just perfection

Love the MK2's What got me into the RS brand however I have a MK3 RS edition and would not swap it. Absolutely love it every time I get in the machine 😍 MK3 for me fun every day.

Mk2 for sure, even if the mk3 is more capable. The mk1 is my favourite rs though, probably the most underrated one too

Having had both, and still got the MK3, I can 100 % say that the MK 2 no matter how good I thought it was is not as good as the MK3. The awd system is awesome, the power and acceleration is fantastic, and the drivability in all weather conditions is phenomenal. Good video, and tbh it's only my opinion . MK 1/2/3 who cares, it's an RS.

@2XS

5 жыл бұрын

Not only your opinion. I think the same way!

@bananahammock3664

5 жыл бұрын

The MK3 isn't too quick in a straight line though. No faster than a golf R even. My m140i was easily as quick as my friends mountuned MK3 in a straight line when I was stock, although he'd leave me easily in the bends.

@robc9136

5 жыл бұрын

I have both, mk3 is the better car, but mk2 is more enjoyable. But agree... they are both RS's and both great!

@Cigan69pt

5 жыл бұрын

@@2XS same here i have mk3 and love it

Firstly, really good vid! Thanks for putting it out for us to see. I put over 200 miles/week on my '17 Mk3 and love that car. I'm sure the Mk2 is a hoot to drive and sounds great, but I wouldn't trade my Mk3 for one. Among other things the awd is such a treat, and grip? yeah it has grip! The driving options are fun. For a long time i'd drive everywhere in Sport mode, but recently i've been driving in Drift mode because of the rear wheel bias and the feel of a rwd car. So fun..

@darrenakrigg5978

5 жыл бұрын

reckbody 100% agree

@bonk352

Жыл бұрын

They're all good cars: Mk 2 Ford Focus ST Mk 2 Ford Focus RS Mk 3 Ford Focus ST Mk 3 Ford Focus RS

Your bang on with this video! Im a mk2 owner and couldn't agree more with what you said about both cars

Looks like you had so much more fun in the mk2. Had a big smile on your face!

Absolutely nailed the explanation. In essence you can’t compare these cars as they completely different beasts

Fantastic video Jamie! Oh and FYI i’d have driven back in the MK2 too 😊

Haha made my last comment before i even watched the vid and jamie jumped back in the mk2 at the end! Love them 5 pots man! 😂

I just love the one with the Ford and RS badge :P

Awesome vid J. One of ya best. Both great cars. Mk2 RS are becoming sought after.

Both amazing cars, I’m lucky enough to own a mk2. 👍❤️

I subbed cause you picked the Mk2. 5 pot All day everyday, but that torque vectoring AWD is amazing.

Any chance you be uploading 1080p or 4K video content in the near future Jamie? keep up the good work.

Excellent video!

Its written all over you face, when you jump in the MK2 your emotion and happiness totally changes! i’ve just tried to sell my MK2 to buy a M3 but I couldn’t do it, they just make you smile so much

@GeorgeAusters

5 жыл бұрын

Haha alright lad

@rhysatkinson5743

5 жыл бұрын

George Austers Alright lad hows it going?

@GeorgeAusters

5 жыл бұрын

I'm good mate, how's you? We'll have to grab a Nandos when we're up next!

@rhysatkinson5743

5 жыл бұрын

George Austers Yeah man for sure!

My dad has an mk2 blue focus rs and it’s GREAT

Team RS did make an early 4WD version of the MK2 RS... but they chose 2WD version instead, because it apparently drove better. The Ford Kuga has the same 2.5litre Volvo engine, but with the Haldex AWD, so in theory you could strip the AWD from the kuga and install it in a MK2 ST/RS and see how it goes!

The Mk2 looks like a rally thoroughbred...the Mk3 looks like a pimped Zetec S.

@mainman2999

5 жыл бұрын

the mk2 is just an old dated yobs car now, fine if you are a hoodie or wally cap backwards sort of chav. Grown ups go for the MK3 and don't get laughed at !

@theFORZA66

5 жыл бұрын

@@mainman2999 you sound like the kind of 50 year old who lost the concept of fun

@mainman2999

5 жыл бұрын

if you call fun driving round in an old dated yobs car with a volvo engine then thats obviously your level, I've grown up from that shit. With a 5 door MK3 I can use the back seats now easily instead of faffing about tilting front seats forwards and trying to wedge friends in like they are children into the back.

@dstrong2725

5 жыл бұрын

I'd take the mk2 all day, it just looks way better and sounds it too.

@mainman2999

5 жыл бұрын

if you have a mental age of 15 or are under 30 and you get the horn over a dated front wheel drive car and maybe like wearing hoodies and hanging on street corners go for the old mk2, if ( and when you grow up) you will see the Mk3 is streets ahead. A car is SO much more than just how its exhaust sounds.

Sick vid. My two favourite cars but mk2 all day long.

About time u done a decent video.

They are both beautiful we were not able to get the first gen in Canada you guys are very lucky

Undercliff nice ... Mk2 for me . Appreciate the mk3 for what it is just prefer the mk2 .. Good vid !

I love both Mk2 and 3 😍

I was going to go mk3 as awd but that 5 pot!!!! Sounds like an audi group b. Amazing!

My mate has a 400BHP Collins Performance MK2 RS. So far I've made 1 video on it but plan to film a lot more.

Two cars to choose from, MK2 all day. That sound of the 5 Pot, especially on Overrun sounds mad.

i had a mk2 for 4 years best car ive owned one down side was the DSP even when switched off was still engaged not so noticeable until you floor it and a lot of people mis diagnosed this as torque steer No it was the dsp pulling the car one way or the other i had white line anti tramp and front and rear anti roll bars KW springs 450bhp and the one thing that let it down was the DSP not being fully off if you don't run up rated brakes you'll cook the standard brakes on any track day, i wonder if running the Syzecs ECU would have cured it but never went that far

I like the mk2, looks and sounds great, I have a mk3 and it’s brilliant. don’t know why it gets roasted for its sound, sounds like a rally car, just my opinion. These two combined are the best out there

Never used to like the mk2 but it grew on me eventually. Love the 5 cylinder noise. Especially in the RS3, proper sound. 4 cyl only sounds good in a rally car on dirt/gravel!

I've been in both! I prefer the MK2. It's more of like a rollercoaster ride. but, the MK3 is such a cool thing too. It's more mature. Get a MK2 when your 20, get the MK3 when your late 20s

What among other things I liked about the chat in this video was that the golf type r people and civic type r people didn't jump in and rubbish the RS. I am a Ford enthusiast had a few but only standard cars. I retire in 5 years time ( 55 ) and a retirement present to myself is going to be a Ford Focus RS. What mark I am not sure. I prefer a manual but the 2020 version will have an auto. All the same I know one thing for sure I will be getting one. I did enquire at age 21 about buying a Sierra Cosworth but was laughed out the park.😃.

i have the mk2 rs, and the mountune sequential box is in development, oh yeah !

im a mk2 rs owner... and you can say mk3 is a sporty dailydriver and mk2 is a weekend war machine... i think the mk2 is just nicer because of the aggression in the design. Ford didn't invest the same time and money in the mk3 other than 4WD and the engine. The mk2 has just so much more... (wider wheel arches, agressiv diffusor etc...) And in the end, as long as you are not on a race track, i think the emotion while driving is much much more worth than the time you could get arround a circuit.

You have taken the right car at the end good lad

The mk2 will go down in history the mk3 will always be Ford's attempt at being a German hot hatch rival

@360FAMOUZ360

5 жыл бұрын

R A chavs don’t tend to have 20k+ for a car hence why they drive corsas etc

@HK.Builds

5 жыл бұрын

@@reeces_rs7384 lmaooo

@dallasmellsop5488

5 жыл бұрын

Hope U enjoy Ur new RS Reece!

@andrevolutionismyname2504

4 жыл бұрын

Well not really. Ford made it very clear that they just wanted the RS to be a fun car. Where the Germans lacked in excitement, the RS is a fun car at any speeds!

Mk2 looks and sounds better. Love the mk1 rs though prefer the mk1 to the mk2 or mk3. 👍

When it came to it, I chose more for my money. I got the Mk3. Launch control, AWD, more power, more practical - all from stock. Slap a mountune pack on and it's faster than you'll ever be brave enough to drive on the streets. The sound for me wasn't really a factor, both will sound like a scream in a pipe the whole time I drive it. 😅 ... but a large portion of the market for these cars do just rev them incessantly in car parks and at meets - so I'm not surprised others obsess over that.

Think the reviews a little off in terms of your saying the mk2 has all the twitchy characteristics and fun, it’s going to be having 400bhp with all those upgrades.... the mk3 can pull you about if your. It careful, I can guarantee my mk3 kicks it’s tail out in the corners if you want it too, especially in the wet. I agree the mk2 is the enthusiast choice in terms of power and old school engineering at the moment, that 5 pot roar is something you can’t beat with a 4pot, but add a mountune cat back to the mk3 and those baby pops turn into bangs and cracks. Maybe drive an M400 in comparison to the mk2 400 upgrade and see how that comes in. Although both cars are awesome I do wish they did a mk2 engine mixed with the mk3 engineering upgrades!

@-LK34-

5 жыл бұрын

Mk3 is ballsack you bought the wrong car

@Benzz90

5 жыл бұрын

The only part where the ballsack comment is relevant is the one where I’m slapping it off your mums cheeks.... Anyway, troll comments are useless when they’re aren’t funny or contain backup facts. When you’ve bought the mk2 RS and driven both properly come back to me with a better reply.

Wonder if the answer would be different if the MK3 had 100bhp over stock, much of the fun comes from wrestling cars about when track speeds are not possible on the road.

What music is that at 9:00? Also mk2 allday everyday. Cant wait to get mine once my insurance drops.

Mk2 is cooler. By a long way, especially with the 5 pot, but the new one looks much better. I’d still have a Mk2. Any rich people wanna give an engine swap a go? :D

7:08 love the sound and 7:00 the pop

Must admit I do love the look of the mk2 😍 100% difference ones AWD ones FWD

@dmvnation9550

4 жыл бұрын

English please

Love the look of fast Fords and the driving experience at their price point. Interiors let them down tho.

Having driven both the mk2 & mk3 I’m keeping my mk3 edition with the LSD and mounting upgrades. Mk3 is fast all day long regardless of weather. The mk2 was uncomfortable and slow unless the road was dry. The revo knuckles were useless.

Good video that 👍

Just been to the Isle of Wight for a holiday and my god the roads I drove on were shite on a plus side though I went for a bite to eat a Richard fox’s place and it was the best meal I had all week by far 👍

I owned a MKIII and got rid of it because it was too refined for my liking, and went back to and STI. My dream car since it came out was the MKII and I regret to this day, never buying one. It's never too late. Might have a to buy one before they're a collectors item 🤔

Hard choice, i love both. I must have both or nothing at all

MK2 looks so much better.. Same with the MK6 fiesta

@Ethankeenan02

5 жыл бұрын

Same here love them 2 cars such fun to drive

@davestar4718

5 жыл бұрын

Nah mk7 fezza mate

MK2 for sure, just imagine a AWD conversion of it 😍

Has nobody driven the metro arx 1.3 I had loads of fun in mine when I passed my test back in 1995 😂

I think if the MK3 was three door and wider I would have got one but they look so tame compared to the MK2, they should of built a limited amount of 3 doors for the UK

@bmwman1981

5 жыл бұрын

Infamouz the rs should of only been available in a 3 door form

I like the mk3 RS, but that engine is sooooo touchy, head gasket will blow if you make any kind of modifications to the boost or power in general. I just stuck with a mk3 ST, tuned up a bit, still fun but also nice knowing I won't be caught on the side of the freeway with a busted block.

Good Choice, Sir

Jamie, when I watch your channel, I realize how screwed we get car-wise here in the States!.............

I've Just Subbed to You Pal From My Suggesties Boxes! Your Welcome Pal! Your Welcome! And Great Work on The C346 and The C370! Keep it up AF! Keep up the Good Work! And Keep em' coming Please! Though the C370 is My Favourite AF! And I'll reply to You Soon and I Bid You a Good Night!💖👋🌃🏴x

When you get in a car, & notice a recaro car seat for a baby! That mf means business 😅

Mk2 😍

Jason has some bloody nice cars!

ran a mkII from 2009 to 2012 did 132,000 as a rep UK wide. Very quick only had issues with trying to get power down in the damp other than that brilliant. Then went to a BMW 345d xDrive good car boring, now in MkIII RS bought her in July 2018 22,000 in no complaints. Mountune Exhaust and air kit no chip. As an every day 1000 miles per week tool she is great. Heated seat and steering wheel for first 3 miles great, once oil is up to temp sports mode radio 2 as I am old and then on with my day all over the country. I must do a video as a rep in an RS and get down to some real features. On a hard day you can get brake fade, I think I need to change the tyre to Good Year Eagle F1's asymmetric 3 as standard tyres do not perform well when very hot tend to slip on limit which is difficult when you are trying to get home whilst taking on hand free phone call. Cup holder annoying on limit coffee comes out and tray under stereo does not hold the Marlboro Red fag pack very well under acceleration. Cruise is handy on boring motorways and five doors good as was a pain constantly letting people in the back in MKII. Down side every time you get out and back in I have to keep putting her in sports mode and turn stop start off. People keep asking me why I do not run an RS3 or AMG basically price and running costs. If I wanted all out performance or a second car I would buy a Lotus Evora 400 plus German technology is so good its boring and paddles are for people whom go fast in straight lines and cannot heal and toe.

This is the rs I want oh my

@dodecahedron7910

4 жыл бұрын

Dude theres 2

I'll take em BOTH, can't DECIDE!!

Love both cars totally different but I’m a Ford man so can’t criticise either my take on it by experience is the MK2 is slightly more fun on the road but take them on a track both cars stock not tuned and the MK 3 goes into another level it loses the MK2 with grip and the chassis is mind blowing. Just enjoy both for what they are iconic cars that can can put a smile on your face every time you drive either god wish I had my first XR3i again lol

The front of the mk2 is still beautiful. It carries the Ford aesthetics through from many Europe/UK models over many years. The 3 is an awesome car but it looks a bit thin. Shame they didn’t flare the guards just a little?

"We need to film a launch clip...this corner looks good" - Jamie_FYD

The MK2's just cool man. It's just cool. Hands down MVP.

My dream setup is is MK3 Focus RS and 88 Foxbody Notchback

My dream car is that mk2 rs because its makes me want to work hard everyday

Mk2 all the way 👌 wish I still had mine :(

Mk2 the mk3 is no comparison 5 cylinders ❤️

@darrenakrigg5978

5 жыл бұрын

Clarke89 not just that we’re comparing 400bhp to 375bhp .....put the mk3 upto 400 bhp and it become a different animal

@clarke89

5 жыл бұрын

Darren Akrigg I agree the mk3 is a great car but the reason why I own a mk2 st is because of things like the engine the sound the looks pretty much everything an enthusiast wants to tick ✅ it’s personal preference.but I’m bias and love the mk2 More than a lot of other cars.its not the quickest or has the most Gadgets but when you put your foot down and hear 5 cylinders and a pop on gear change gives a good smile lol! The mk3 is just to tame to appeal to the average guy who likes a smart car there’s nothing special about it it needs to be wider to be honest like I say just my 2 pence

Love how all the guys defending the MK3 are the Americans who honestly have no idea just how much fun the MK2 is and how insane it looks in person!! Its not the MK3 is bad, but man the MK2 was something magical and rare! So happy it wasn't a 2.0T 4 banger.

@dameyan1

5 жыл бұрын

????? What are you talking about. With the exception of the Ford Mustang and Dodge Charger, Challenger products, primarily most of the cars on american roads are front wheel drive. Front wheel drive cars are fast. But from a traction standpoint RWD and AWD make quick work of any FWD cars even with the 5 pot in the MK2. FACTS!!!

@NotSean269

5 жыл бұрын

you seem to have missed the word "Enthusiasts" the entire world FWD is more common, but in the Performance/Tuner you will always catch shit from the RWD/AWD guys at car meets unless you hanging out with just Honda guys. And yes and no. A lot of things come into play. from stop racing yeah awd and rwd will destroy me, from Rolling my 2006 ST destroys even 2017 G7 GTi's. Around the track I sit upper table above many RWD cars. Remember the biggest thing RWD looses lots of power and AWD even more. so if we all pitching up with 300BHP its me whos actually putting down the most.

The only real the the mk3 lacks is that 5 pot engine the noise that the mk2 makes is just wow 😍

Sorry Jamie, but that was a silly decision to record in an echoey room like that 😂

Mk2 for sure !!!! She is à legend!!!!

i'd take any of the 2 🙏

Does anyone no the name of song at the start?

MK2 all day long 5 pot power 420bhp brute and always puts a smile on my face

You are right mk2 all day long it looks more meaner more aggressive fantastic looking car

I knew he'd choose the MK2, you could just tell by the way he was describing how it feels compared to the MK3.

Mk2 all day, love the 5 cylinder sound😀

The only reason I’d get the mk2 is because of the sound but I’d get the one with AWD, more efficient engine, superb launch control etc etc

Mk2 sounds the ballox and looks the nuts. 👌🏻

Mk3 any day. Because drift-mode 👌🏾

@Honda_Man_Sam

5 жыл бұрын

Mlu Kubone yeh but I looks and sounds shit

I have both so both fav

What the name of this song?

mk3 has head gasket deaths and block cracking. such a shame as there isnt much out there for brand new 4wd manual turbo that has any practicality since vw and audi only offer dsg now

@laynedingman9707

5 жыл бұрын

For once we come out on top in the US. Still have manual in the Golf R and also still have the STI which is going away in the UK. Of course, we never got the MK2 RS or hundreds of other brilliant cars you lot have so meh.

@bmwman1981

5 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with the dsg it’s a lot better then a manual ie the cars are faster change gear quicker then any human could only thing is that you have to service the gearbox and no one ever does and then they moan that it’s a bad gearbox

Wow think from the comments mk2 has it and got to say love the mk3 but would have to be the 2 for me as well.