Seeing Red: Ford Focus RS Limited Edition Comes in Red or Blue, Adds Front-Axle Limited-Slip Differential

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The Ford Focus RS is pretty sweet right out of the box. With a trick electronic all-wheel-drive system and 350 horsepower under the hood, there’s not much more we could want from the Blue Oval’s flagship hot hatch. But an open front differential and a lack of color options left some enthusiasts wanting more. That’s where the Focus RS Limited Edition comes in.

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The Focus RS Limited Edition adds two major features that many early adopters of the hatchback thought it should have—a limited-slip differential for the front axle and available red paint called Race Red. The Limited Edition is meant as a sendoff for the Focus RS, which will end production at the end of 2018.

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Also available in Nitrous Blue, the Limited Edition features black mirror caps, a black roof, a black spoiler, and a host of interior carbon-fiber trim pieces. The optional 19-inch forged wheels become standard on the Limited Edition, and so does the RS2 package, which consists of heated power Recaro seats, heated mirrors, a heated steering wheel, and voice-activated navigation.

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Ford says 1500 RS Limited Edition cars will be made for the North American market, 1000 for the United States and 500 for Canada.

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This story originally appeared on Road & Track.

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