Focus ST Edition Fine-Tuned to Exhilarate at the Nürburgring

COLOGNE, Germany – Announced this week, Ford’s Focus ST Edition features adjustable suspension delivered with a Ford Performance-developed setup that has been tested extensively across Europe including at Germany’s Nürburgring Nordschleife.

The two-way adjustable coilover suspension system, produced by motorsport specialists KW Automotive, features twin tube stainless steel damper housings and powder-coated springs. Lowered 10 mm front and rear compared with the standard Focus ST for greater balance and control, a further adjustment of 20 mm is available to the customer. Spring rates are increased by more than 50 per cent compared with the standard Focus ST.

Twelve jounce settings – the degree of upward damper movement allowed as the wheel contacts a bump in the road, and 16 rebound settings – the speed at which the damper returns to position after an upward movement, give Focus ST Edition drivers an even greater degree of control over cornering responses.

The Focus ST Edition is also supplied with a technical document providing recommended suspension settings for a variety of driving conditions – including specific settings for the Nordschleife – to help performance driving enthusiasts fine-tune their driving experiences.

The lightweight 19-inch alloy wheels reduce unsprung mass by 10 per cent at each corner of the vehicle. The wheels are constructed using a flow forming process, which compacts the aluminium alloy to retain tensile strength and increase shock resistance while using less material. The wheels’ reduced mass means they can change direction faster to hug the road or track surface profile and help high performance Pirelli P Zero Corsa tyres grip for optimised acceleration, braking and cornering.

Available exclusively in five-door hatchback and six-speed manual gearbox configuration, the Focus ST Edition features a 2.3-litre EcoBoost engine with a low-inertia twin-scroll turbocharger to deliver 280 PS at 5,500rpm and 420 Nm of torque from 3,000 rpm, resulting in 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) acceleration in 5.7 seconds and a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph).