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Congrats goes out to Bluespark89 as the winner of the May 2013 Ford Focus ST of the Month Contest! Bluespark89 will receive an Unleashed Tuning custom SCT Tuner!

Thanks again to everyone that participated in this month's contest. We would also like to thank Unleashed Tuning for all the knowledge and help that has been provided to the entire ST community. We have something spicy cooking for next month's Ride of the Month contest so check back soon!

Original Post: http://www.focusst.org/forum/focus-s...html#post96716

Bluespark89's build thread: http://www.focusst.org/forum/focus-s...erine-st2.html

It would appear that Roush has entered the aftermarket fray.

One of the best things about owning a hot-hatch is the aftermarket parts that you can get to make you car more individual, and one of the cars that has benefited well from this in the past is the sportier versions of the Ford Focus.

What about the new model? You’ll be pleased to learn that there will soon be 2013 Ford Focus ST performance parts made available from Roush Performance, who as you know is more known for providing tuning parts for the Ford Mustang and the F-150. It seems as though they are about to expend their inventory by providing aftermarket parts for the 2012-13 Ford Focus, as well as the 2013 model.

The 2013 Ford Focus ST aftermarket parts are introductory options from Roush so far, and only have a ROUSH Focus ST Cold Air Intake Kit and ROUSH Focus ST Cat-Back High Performance Exhaust System once they become.

However, they are already working on expanding these ROUSH 2013 Ford Focus ST performance parts, such as suspension components, calibration upgrades, wheels and tires, and also exterior accessories.

As yet these aftermarket parts are not available to purchase, although if you contact Roush performance on 800-59-ROUSH or rppsales@roush.com, then you can pre-order your parts ready for when they will be shipped to you by mid-July.

If you are unable to wait that long and are eager to upgrade your 2013 Ford Focus ST sooner, then you could try the Focusstshop: 2013 Ford Focus ST Performance Parts and Accessories - ON SALE NOW!, where they have a pretty decent range of performance parts. However, you need to view the website with a budget in mind, as one upgrade will cost you $3,000.

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When you think about a Ford Focus, you typically think “safe.” You think, “boring.” You may even think “cheap-ass-car-that-I’ll-drive-until-it-falls-apart.” You probably don’t think “tight cornering,” or “aggressive styling,” or “chest-crushing acceleration.”

But then there’s the Focus ST, Ford’s amped up version of the reliable commuter. Under the hood lives a 252 horsepower turbocharged power plant Ford claims can rocket the vehicle from 0 to 60 in six seconds. It is a car designed to *****-slap other super-quick five-door hatchbacks like the Volkswagen GTI and the Subaru WRX. And it almost succeeds.

Let’s get this out of the way first: The car is a blast to drive. The slick-shifting 6-speed manual is smooth with throws that can be achieved with literally a flick of the wrist. Acceleration is spirited (Ford is not bull****ting about that six-second 0-60 time) and maneuvering is taut, with just a smidge of oversteer. The exhaust note has a lovely deep grumble due to what Ford calls an “active sound symposer.” Think: a tube outfitted with a body throttle that channels intake din straight into the ST’s cabin.

Continue Reading @ Review: Ford Focus ST

The days when European hot hatch fans got all of the best toys to play with are coming to end. The realization that North American enthusiasts are willing to pay a premium for a fun-to-drive compact car has companies scrambling to fill a void in the market that for years has been dominated by stalwarts like the Volkswagen Golf GTI and the Subaru WRX.

Enter the 2013 Ford Focus ST. Although a newcomer in Canada, the Focus ST has long been a favourite of drivers across the Atlantic, who appreciated its practical hatchback body style, its nimble handling, and its straight-line performance. The decision to import the Focus ST is a wake-up call in the small car segment, for while there have long been turbocharged, high-horsepower front-wheel drive machines available for Canadian drivers - witness the MAZDASPEED3 - few have presented the same kind of all-around game offered by the Ford.

Continue Reading @ 2013 Ford Focus ST: Hot Hatch Kingslayer - Test Drives - The Car Guide

Here are a couple of numbers – 252 horsepower and 0-100 km/h in 6.5 seconds – which are astonishing in light of these other two numbers: 160 hp and highway fuel economy of 5.5 litres/100 km. And let me also throw in a top speed of 146 km/h and a range of 150 km on batteries alone, if you’re careful. All those numbers belong to some variation of the Focus, Ford’s global compact car and they are part of the story behind these two really big numbers: 1,020,410 and 2.1 billion. Last year, Ford sold 1,020,410 Focus cars around the world, according to Polk data, and that helps explain why Ford just posted a first-quarter pretax profit of $2.1-billion, or 41 cents a share. For the record, Ford also sold another 723,130 Fiesta subcompacts. “Focus and Fiesta represent the culmination of our One Ford global product strategy,” said Jim Farley, Ford’s executive vice president of marketing, sales, service and the Lincoln brand.

The Focus ST is the super-racy turbocharged model that blasts from 0-100 km/h in 6.5 seconds. Another is the run-of-the-mill Focus hatchback four-door with its tidy little 160-hp motor and that decent highway fuel economy. And then there’s the Focus Electric, the all-battery runabout with a top speed of 146 km/h. If you have a 240-volt outlet, recharge it in four hours.

The nifty engineering behind the Focus allows Ford to churn out different cars using most of the same parts and engineering. And that’s how the No. 2 auto maker in the United States beat analysts’ profit expectations in the most recent quarter, according to Thomson Reuters.

“It costs so much to engineer a vehicle,” CEO Alan Mulally said during a conference call with analysts and reporters. “If you can do that and you can then provide that vehicle to all four regions of the world and everyone is sharing in that engineering expense, clearly all parts of the business are benefiting.”

The Focus ST (for Sport Technologies) is all about going fast. Still, Ford cannot keep from saying the ST, when equipped with a six-speed manual... [Read More]

It's that time again, the May 2013 Focus ST of the Month contest is starting right now! This month's contest is going to feature your BEST photo of your ride wearing the FocusST.org decal. We've sent well over 500 decals in the mail since we launched FocusST last year, so there are probably quite a few members out there proudly displaying their FocusST.org decals. Well today we wanted to give you a chance to win something, and not just anything either. We wanted to offer something awesome.

This month we are giving away an Unleashed Tuning SCT X3 tuner. This tuner is the perfect "first mod" and will definitely give you some added HP and Torque! We welcome everyone, including vendors, to participate. however we will not pick the same winner within a 3 month period. This month the winner of the contest will be decided by the FocusST.org admins.

The contest will close Friday May 31, 2013 at 3:00PM EST and the winner announced shortly after. Rules for entry are below:

• The photo must be attached to a post in this thread
• Only ONE (1) picture will be allowed, so make it your best! Multiple photo's will disqualify entry.
• You must be the owner of the ST.
• The FocusST.org decal must be visible in the photo. NO photoshops.
• Past winners (previous 3 months/Feb-April) cannot participate.

Good Luck Everyone! For information on getting the decals, please see this thread: http://www.focusst.org/forum/focus-s...als-works.html