05-05-2009, 08:13 PM
Steve85 Wrote:It will come as no surprise that there are no plans currently in place to bring it to America. They claimed it was one of best peformance bargains out there but I did not see a price.
I was curious about this, and also bored, so I decided to investigate.
A Focus ST (The real deal I5turbo 225hp ST) in Mexico is 314,500 pesos.
In the UK, it is (cheapest trim) 19,835 pounds.
A Focus ST (Mexico) in us dollars: $23,635 (curiously close to the MS3, no?)
A Focus ST (UK) in us dollars: $29,890. (yowza)
So let's call it a 25% markup in the UK (it's not quite that, but it's close.)
A 2009 Focus RS is going to be selling in the UK for 24,995 gbp. In US dollars, that works out to be 37,000! Take the 25% off, and conceivably Ford would sell the Focus RS in Mexico for 393,540 pesos, or $29,600 US.
Would you pay 30 grand for a 300 horsepower Focus?
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