Mk2 RS is the one. Had all three, ended up with the Mk2 and it’s going nowhere 👌🏻

@Buck3366

5 ай бұрын

You are someone I regard as a bloke who knows his onions Gary and that Mk2 is the sweet spot. More civilised than a Mk1 and bags of character over the Mk3. My best friend sold his Mk3 last month. A lovely car but just didn’t do it for me whatsoever and that’s coming from an avid Ford fan. Those Mk1s do look bloody nice though on the odd occasion I see one!

@Birmingham_racing

5 ай бұрын

Yeah I remember how happy I was when you went from the mk3 to the mk2

@CarFocused

5 ай бұрын

@@Buck3366 thank you mate 😊

@aarondavies5363

5 ай бұрын

The mk2 rs2000 in Rivera blue my car 👍❤️❤️

@aarondavies5363

5 ай бұрын

And I do own that car in that colour bought 10 year's ago not fully restored just in outer sills bare metal respray 1979 custom 👍👍

The Focus Mk2 RS was the Sierra 3dr and the Focus Mk3 RS was the Saph. Different vibes but as a daily the Mk3 is a good car. Any true Ford RS fan appreciates all variants.

Legend of a car brought to us by a legendary youtuber, well done Jamie

Was passenger in one a few weeks ago, full noise up a mountain road with a guy that possesses rare ability behind the wheel, I was honestly shook! Was the most unbelievable experience I've had, none of this "off the line" crap, absolutely on it around corners at speeds I'd not believed possible.

I would have the MK2 Focus RS over the MK3 version all day long. Always hankered after a green MK2 😍

Never ever had a ford before getting my mk2 focus rs lv in ultimate green (modified by the ford dealer here in Australia from almost new) fell in love, and can never sell it. It is a true drivers car, the connection between road and driver is unlike anything else. Never thought that I could fall in love with a ford, but it has happened. Those that know, know. Car focused is not wrong!

I’ve got a mk2 rs in ultimate green and wow what a car,it’s the same as the one you are in as in totally standard and every time I drive it it gets a lot of attention,so sad that cars like this are never to be repeated,I’ll never sell it as I love it

Well done bro 😎, this is the content you was known for, keep up the good content and the channel will grow as it did before ❤

It’s all about that glorious 5 pot and the whacky styling. I love mine. It’s an event every time I drive it.

I had this in a Lux 2 version. Still regret swapping it for my MK3 in a way. That standard MK2 engine was a beast. It’s just the MK3 has obviously the better handling and spec.

My Dream Car, OML this thing is beautiful!

The 5 things I Love 1. ENGINE - 2.5 5 Cylinder Turbocharged Engine 2. POWER -The way the power is delivered to the front wheel drive 3. LOOKS - The looks of the car, especially in real life 4. RESIDUAL VALUE - How they hold their value 5. FEEL - The feeling when driving it 6. SPECIAL KITS - RECARO SEATS, THE BODYKIT (Big Wide Arches, Wings, Diffuser), THE OPENING OF THE FRONT BONET USING A KEY PS: I own one in ULTIMATE GREEN - in MALAYSIA

I had a mk3 and went back to the mk2 .. mk2 for me all day long

Always preferred, the mk2 RS to the mk3 RS, more aggressive styling, the Mk3 styling was too watered down for customers outside European market

@Buck3366

5 ай бұрын

The Mk 3 for obvious emissions/ economy issues and EU regs lost the 5 cylinder and that was a huge back step for a lot of people. Yes the 2.3 was more powerful ( although I’ve seen many videos showing they never make the claimed factory power) but it’s a bland sounding engine and exhaust note that can’t really be improved on only in the loudness department which IMO makes it sound worse. The RS Mk 2 has bags of character. The Mk3 is void of character completely.

Lovely video, and what is crazy is their value is going up so much. This also one of the greatest cars Ford has ever built. It also makes me proud of owning a Focus MK2.

Mk3 is a better car, but the mk2 in my opinion is a better rs.

Everytime I think of a RS I think of this car it's lush

Absolutely love these cars finally getting my hands on one in a week's time❤

I always liked the MK1 RS, but the MK2 is more sought after. Better investment potential 👌

I had one new for five years, same car same spec! Brilliant car.

Great video Jamie. People that have the keys to these Mk2 Rs, imo need to keep these monsters ( if they can). Never will we ever see a car, as good as these Rs’s.

@wils35

4 ай бұрын

They are poo cars buddy, ford can't even build their own engines and when they do they are poo.

I certainly prefer the MK2 over the MK3 so much I put it on my car wish list.

If you love the RS, the mk2 is the one to get…they are awsome, best hot hatch ever made

All three Focus rs's were and still are fantastic cars. I've owned all three and they got better and better. I now own the mk 3 RS and have done for years now. It is imo by far the best Focus RS that Ford produced. It's a keeper for me, i would not dream of going back to a mk 2 RS because it would be exactly that going backwards

Iv got to say i do miss the sound of that lovely 5 pot...i like many others have gone down the route of big exhaust and other bits.

Love this... just an aggressive looking performance hatch. 5 pot manual! 🔥

Id say that accurately sums it up, very good video Love mine would never let it go

A very nice video Jamie, thank you.

What a great car. As you said, possibly the last of a great brand. 👍🏻

100% bang on what you say👍 I had the mk2 in ST form and I’ve had the mk3 ST and currently own mk4 ST and it saddens me this is the end of all of these fantastic machines in my opinion the RS versions are the pinnacle of ford motor sport (just a bit to much out of my reach) we’ve got nothing to look forward to other than electric rubbish😢

My favorite RS Focus and the best colour 😎

This RS has got me hook line and sinker owned mine from new 09 plate.. had a good few cars in my time including a mk2 rs2000 loved that thing...but this ones going nowhere 👍

Ford focus mk2 RS & ST have the BEST 5pot engine sound in . . The World 👌🏻😜

Yes bar the green I love them but for me the mk1 focus rs is the one! Pre s1,s2

@FreeThinkingTruther

5 ай бұрын

Yup, will always remember they day a friend of mine turned up at my house with his brand new MK1 RS, 20 years old with a brand spanking new focus rs, has was the jammiest tw@ I ever knew, until it got repo'd 🤣

The original MK1 RS focus is the goat

Looks stunning

What a beautiful sounding car !! You should buy this 🤦🏻‍♂️ would be a great addition to the S1 !

Iv had 2, had my second 1 now for nearly 7 years FW 24k miles full spec car, it is tuned its an addiction to drive it, sabre tuned 510bhp iv thought of selling then drive it not a sniff

I totally agree 💯

nice cars shame about the bad image easily the most chav boosted rs ever made some rear modded rotters out there with dreadful body kits etc ……..

The 5 cylinder engine soubds amazing, like the old Audi Quattro cars. I don't like the sound of the mk 3 4 cylinder.

I haven't gotten a notification in years. Why? I thought this channel stopped making content after i forgot the name.

Yep, the mk2 focus RS was the last of proper RS’s to be produced and I doubt there will be anymore like this simply because the world has gone mad, manufacturers have gone mad and are no longer listening to what the customer wants with all this EV and SUV bollocks. The world is a mess with thinking too much into going green when there’s far more serious things to worry about and hot hatches are a thing of the past now in my opinion sadly with the all the crap basic models manufacturers seem to be producing and all looking the same and our roads looking so dull with them all, compared to the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s. So now would be a great time to get one and keep hold of it. I’ve had 2 mk2 RS’s and 1 Mk3, the mk3 was fast and very capable but I felt far too safe and bored with it after a while so I sold it. No doubt I’ll be getting my 3rd Mk2 RS soon. Great unreal cars that I never seem to get bored of.

maybe there still going to make a better one with that 2,5L hood was just marvellous, love it to bits, ask my wife...!

The mk2 focus rs is the best hot hatch ever made imo.

@Buck3366

5 ай бұрын

The whole Japanese car community just turned round and said “Bro What”?

@kristianspencer1978

5 ай бұрын

@@Buck3366 I did like the sunny GT-IR back in the early 90s, also the charade gtti , swift gti, Mazda 3 mps. But if I could have any hot hatch it would be a mk2 rs.

@TheCinderellaman10

5 ай бұрын

​@@kristianspencer1978cherry turbo 1.5 used to eat Renault 5 turbos for breakfast

@Buck3366

5 ай бұрын

@@TheCinderellaman10Funny the Cherry comes in over a full second to 60 slower out the box and I’m sure I remember battering one in a Visa GTI.

@kristianspencer1978

4 ай бұрын

@@Buck3366the visa gti had the 205 gti engine.?

Stock RS, besides the green. Amazing

The inline Volvo 5 pot is pure sound!

I think the only thing it lacks is four wheel drive to really hark back to its rally roots. I think the mk 3 is as close to an escort cossie as you can.

My only gripe with the Mk2 and it’s not really so much about that car itself, is the ST was too similar. It ran a turbo 5 pot like the RS which diluted the uniqueness of the RS engines character. A few mods also bought it up to very near RS levels of performance too. The Mk 1 was a true stand alone car in that nothing in the lesser models was even close to the RS model. Maybe for me that’s the last proper RS in that respect but I do love the Mk2s looks and sound. It’s a tough call. The Mk3 was a dud and doesn’t get a look in. That 2.3 sounded vile and they never impressed me at all. It’s a perfectly good car but it’s also far too clinical and void of character.

@iantownsend500

5 ай бұрын

A Mountune tuned Focus St was as quick as a Stock Focus RS

@huntiow

5 ай бұрын

Have to agree with you. I own a mk2 Focus rs. I always said it would of been more special if the 5 pot was exclusive to it rather than shared with the focus ST. But that's from an enthusiast's point of view. From a marketing point of view ( from ford ) it was probably a great idea as they sold many of each and made lots of money from doing so. Love the drive of the mk1. Exclusive and with the raw torque steer it makes you feel like you're in a old escort rs turbo. So for that.... I feel the mk1 was the last " Propper " RS drivers car

@jimmyjt16

5 ай бұрын

Tbf the the engine in the RS has quite a lot more stronger parts internally, pistons and rod etc are all uprated, but I know what you’re saying. It would’ve made it that but more special if the ST didn’t have the same block.

@JamesEvans-uh7nu

5 ай бұрын

Similar?? Until you put them side by side !! The RS has a completely different everything engine wise internally pistons rods cams cobalt coated so that didn’t crack like the st bigger turbo wider arches mate your clueless

@Buck3366

5 ай бұрын

@@JamesEvans-uh7nu First off calm down you might drop your handbag. Did is say ANYWHERE that they were similar engine internal wise? Anywhere? No I said they both used a 5 pot and THAT was a detraction from making the RS totally unique. Are you that moronic that you don’t think I know about engines and how they totally reworked the RS to get and sustain the extra power? Seriously?!! Did I also say they look exactly alike? I said they were SIMILAR. The ST was a lesser car obviously but it was also not THAT far apart from its flagship model, a point someone far more intelligent than you understood a couple of comments under mine but you come in shouting like a fool because you evidently can’t read.

Deffo the last great Rs Possibly the greatest ever Rs

There very sought-after one for sale near me 2010 ,mint ,53 thousand quid

The mk2 is the legend

4 cylinder turbo engines are just great, and I'm a c20let lover!

@PROTEK123

5 ай бұрын

i was a Vauxhall man when 18 ( back in 1988 ) had cav sri , loved that car , always craved an old red top 16v ....when we had kids Mrs. wanted people carrier , got her zaf turbo (think that may of been z20 let), but once i didnt need the space , somehow ended up in a 5 pot focus ST..... the pull from any gear ,any revs and sound of this engine is something else. could only dream of a RS back then but the 225hp from ST was enough

@6SpeedStorm

4 ай бұрын

the mk2 rs came with a turbo 5 cylinder

It definitely is!

Love a mk2 rs-st most beautiful sound ever.. styling is awesome too.. the power gains are just crazy.. the mk3 not for me.. I still think there will be another RS soon

Great car but also like the mk3 4x4 one

Am not a Ford fan but these do tickle my pickle

For me the mk2 is the best rs. But I do love the dash in a mk3 tho.

I need to be really honest when this first came out I really didn’t like green at all. I have had a complete 360 degree opinion change and believe this is the ultimate RS. You know as soon as you see this car in the flesh, what it is, what it represents and what it can do.

My dream car since I went to the launch in 2009- I am 37 now and saving to get one In time for my 40th 🙏 this one would be perfect how much? 30k+?

@johnp6636

5 ай бұрын

31k

@Samaldoful

5 ай бұрын

@@johnp6636 ye not cheap! Used to be 25k for that kind of example…. Guess they will slowly keep going up tho

@johnp6636

5 ай бұрын

@@Samaldoful I can’t comment if it’s been sold though it was a good month ago that is saw it advertised for 31k

@Samaldoful

5 ай бұрын

@@johnp6636 yeah I guessed that kind of price, I better keep saving haha- thx for the info bro!

Just like the vxr/gsi brand. Times have changed, agreed there awesome! But I would prefer a well sorted volvo t5 were they belong! Spanking engines.

So the best last RS has a Volvo derived block? That has always made me chuckle. Lovely looking cars I have to admit.

@jimmyjt16

5 ай бұрын

Could’ve been worse, they could’ve put their own unreliable bland ecoboost in it. Oh wait a minute 😅

@maciekthepole

5 ай бұрын

@jimmyjt16 I too like living on the edge

@Buck3366

5 ай бұрын

Well the Mk3 was based off a Mazda 2.3. Ford had very long arms to reach through parts bins of company’s they owned .

@maciekthepole

5 ай бұрын

@Buck3366 I was just stating my opinion. Still a very good car but the Mk1 was the best last RS really and that's with me owning a Mk3. The lack of garage space does limit my choice as otherwise there would be a Cosworth sitting in there.

@Buck3366

5 ай бұрын

@@maciekthepole No wasn’t having a dig at all mate just with you saying about the Volvo poached engine that Ford have used and they did just the same with the Mazda 3/6 MPS L block based lump as their starter for the Ecoboost so the Mk1 is the only real RS with the engine that didn’t get plucked out of another brand. Oh and don’t get me started on Cossies I look at them on marketplace daily 🤣

Totaly agree mk2 is the last true RS feeling and looking anyway, mk3 just wasn’t wide or wild enough looking plus in my experience the engines are chocolate with out forging, stage 2 is a ticking time bomb pistons will brake up like a digestive biscuit then rods through the block and fingers crossed they don’t smash through the transfer box 😖💷💷💷💷

Mines still got original tyres and exhaust

Wish i could drive manual but due to having scoliosis i can only drive Automatic

Sponsorship Request for Fixing My Dream Car

Really nice car ... The very last real RS Ford IMO. This car is a "Keeper" ..Nice colour also. Very respectful 163 MPH top speed. I Love this car. EDIT.... You will never see another Ford go on sale as good as this again. This was indeed the VERY last real Ford "Hot Hatch"

I just think it's wrong that the UK got the focus Mark II RS and the US didn't get anything

@Buck3366

5 ай бұрын

Did you not get any SVT type hotter model?

@wolfbeer5084

5 ай бұрын

@@Buck3366 your comparing the mk2 RS that had over 200 horses from the factory to one that barely pushed 175 come on

@Buck3366

5 ай бұрын

@@wolfbeer5084 Firstly it was over 300 bhp and I was genuinely asking if SVT ever did a hotter Focus model out of genuine curiosity as I’m in the UK

@wolfbeer5084

5 ай бұрын

@@Buck3366 no buddy we were not lucky

The Mk3 RS is 100% the better car, the 4wd system and the overall handling with the performance leaves most cars for dust on b roads. Plus the RS badge was worn by the saph cossie, a beast of a 4 door car! The mk2 is a great car but last great rs is a strong statement. I’m a fan of all RS cars!

Mk3 is a better daily, mk2 is the best sounding but I love a mk1 personally

The engine sound is epic, albeit underpowered by today's standards. No other RS handles or grips as well as a Mk3. I like both, but Mk3 is superior. People going to hate, but it's true.

@jimmyjt16

5 ай бұрын

Underpowered? Even today I can barely think of a higher powered FWD car? The Civic Type R maybe, but even then that only has 15 more hp and we’re 15years down the line.

@kevinsainty9580

3 ай бұрын

Mk3 is a good car but it looks like every other car mk2 when you drive it its gets all the looks fantastic car

Best car

I mean there was only one RS after it so

They're fantastic, my son has a white one, but they're not the last Rs.... I have a mk3 both very different cars, But both RS's wether people like it or not....... Unfortunately too many haters within the so called "car enthusiasts" community

@1christophe1

4 ай бұрын

Mk3 has not got it sold mine long time ago

Its hard to see the future direction of ford. No RS, no fiesta, and lots of customers changing brand due to 1.0 ecoboosts failing, combined with powershift being made of chocolate.. Do always love these mk2s but with prices as they are i will stick to my mk7.5 ST

If it was 4 wheel drive then possibly??

@DunnyRS

5 ай бұрын

4wd for what? Iv 426 with 750nm torque puts power down no issues grow up with the 4wd nonsense best hatchback on road for road presence

@jimmyjt16

5 ай бұрын

Nah. 2 wheel drive is what makes this car exciting imo. 4wd would’ve numbed it.

@Buck3366

5 ай бұрын

On the roll and on the move 4 wheel drive just adds weight and most hatchback system are haldex derived stuff that runs FWD bias anyway. Add in costs of development of an new AWD system and weight they didn’t need it was one of the best handling FWD cars of its time with the revoknuckle set up helping to eliminate torque steer. AWD certainly didn’t make the Mk3 the best RS.

@samtheman407

5 ай бұрын

Then it would be boring just like a rs3

@rantrave3796

5 ай бұрын

@@samtheman407 rs 3 boring lol typical ford fwd answer lmfao

RS🔥🖐😁👍💥🚀🥇🏆

Best car iv ever owned each to there own but they are absolutely shite standard looks and drive is atrocious 400+ is how they should have came with a proper suspension set up took 20k to get mine to feel like a proper car instant power it's like towing a bus standard. Fun fact your head can actually fit in the standard suspension arch gap

@jimmyjt16

5 ай бұрын

You’re right. They need unlocking with a few mods. At the very least the need an exhaust, lowering and a mild tune.

Compare the mk2 and mk3 flat out in the wet.....mk3 all day long! Mk2 is fantastic, but are now all 2nd car garage queens.

Mk2 is quickest from 30 to 70 tho not much in it plus Mk2 is the last great rs and commands most money

Sound doesn’t make a car better and that’s mostly all people brag on about with the Mk2. The Mk3 is an all round better car. And its shape more truer to what the upgrade from the mk1 should have been, imho. Also the Mk2 RS should have had 4wd.

5 pot all day every day till I die x

Mk3 rs sounds like an empty ketchup bottle! All the Vag models aswell golf GTi/R Audi s3! All shit 🤮😂

@Buck3366

5 ай бұрын

They sound shit I agree but a Mk3 would be down the road from a standing start while the Mk2 was sat spinning it’s power away in the first 2 gears. Plus side… the Mk2 would sound awesome doing it 😄

MK3 is miles better, the MK2 is a parts bin car in dress up.

Don't be silly, the mk3 RS is a far better car in every way bar the engine

@DunnyRS

5 ай бұрын

is it shite pal iv seen hundred at shows and nobody bats an eyelid lol boring cars like a British gas emergency service. Great daily terrible show car just blends in to daily traffic far to easy plus they sound like tin pots

@jonathanlowe6871

5 ай бұрын

That is opinion. I am a mk2 owner and could probably same the same. However I know they both excel in different areas. I think personally the Mk2 is the better car, yes I may be biased. However is it the better car for performance and practicality? No. The car sounds amazing, looks amazing; however is outperformed by the mk3 in pretty much every other way. But in terms of being a future classic and which is the best car from an investment point of view. Has to be the mk2 all day long..

@jimmyjt16

5 ай бұрын

Lol. The mk3 makes a decent daily, but that it for me. They don’t feel like a true RS. More like a 4wd ST.

@tracktimevideos5164

5 ай бұрын

@@jimmyjt16 lol don't be silly, it's faster, handles much better, has much more direct steering, better and adaptable suspension, better gearbox, better interior, easily kicks the back end out under power like no RS has since the Sapphire Cosworth, literally better in every way bar the engine.

@Nakke144

5 ай бұрын

It isn't. The mk3 has a shit engine that sounds absolutely terrible no matter what you do to the induction and exhaust side. Its too heavy. It looks boring. The AWD system overheats. Better gearbox? LOL, it does not even have an LSD as standard and there have been loads of boxes that have blown up. Meanwhile the mk2 box is well known to be completely bulletproof. Stock suspension is absolutely garbage - shakes the hair out of your head as its so stiff. Drinks fuel like a V8. Steering is quicker but lacks feel totally. But the worst thing has to be the shitty engine and that exhaust note - how they made a car sound that damn bad is beyond me. mk1 and mk2 RS Focuses are the only true RS Focuses.

Last good ford absolutely. The new st’s are laughable

Thanks to Volvo this will always be the best rs

You like to be the firestarter arent you?How you dare to bring the war into RS family?MK3 IS THE ONLY RS AFTER COSSIE ALL THE OTHER ARE JUST FORDS ,💫💥💦💨💔🦴💀💀💀💀🫵⚡🌨️🌪️