Focus RS - Rebirth of an Icon - Video Series

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Published on Sep 30, 2015

"This is the inside story of the Rebirth of an Icon: The Ford Focus RS. We follow the team from the design studio to the test track as they try to revive a famous name.

Superstar Ken Block and Ford Motor Company Group Vice President of Product Development Raj Nair visit a top-secret test facility at Ford Motor Company World Headquarters in Dearborn, Mich., to drive an early prototype of the Focus RS.

Pre-production model shown. Coming spring 2016."

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Focus RS: Rebirth of an Icon

Episode 1 : Project Kick-Off Featuring Ken Block

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JVhgCqHr2g

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Focus RS: Rebirth of an Icon – Episode 2: Design and Development

Published on Oct 7, 2015

Crunching crashes put the new design to the toughest of tests.

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Episode 2: Design and Development

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDrwJAxJYCs

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Focus RS: Rebirth of an Icon – Episode 3: "Hitting the Road"

Published on Oct 14, 2015

"Watch the global engineering team test the ‎Focus RS‬ from the top of the Rockies to the desert plains of Arizona."

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Episode 3 - Hitting the Road

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3WgzuYTpxw

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Focus RS “Rebirth of an Icon” - Episode 4: Test-track Trials

Published on Oct 21, 2015

"Ken Block heads for Ford’s top-secret test facility and indulges in some hooning"

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Episode 4: Test-track Trials

"Watch the original Hoonigan Ken Block take the Focus RS prototype through its paces at our secret test facility in Lommel, Belgium as we follow the 'Rebirth of an Icon"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLmL7zL0W94

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Focus RS “Rebirth of an Icon” - Episode 5: Arctic Extremes

Published on Oct 28, 2015

Episode 5: Arctic Extremes

"Winter testing in Sweden, and the team is under pressure to improve performance. "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXCb0ONC4Z4

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Focus RS “Rebirth of an Icon” - Episode 6: Power Struggle

Published on Nov 4, 2015

Episode 6: Power struggle

"From engine rooms, to test tracks. We built 53 ‪#‎FocusRS‬ verification prototypes to ensure we delivered the best RS ever!

"Getting the power and torque is the easy part...Its making sure that the engine then passes all of the reliability and long term durability tests is always the challenge"


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KldDuwXV2Mk

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Focus RS “Rebirth of an Icon” - Episode 7: Close Scrutiny

Published on Nov 11, 2015

Episode 7: Close Scrutiny

"The day of the critical sign-off drive follows Block’s headline appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43CXspHw5ew

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Focus RS “rebirth of an icon” - Episode 8: Final Chapter

Published on Nov 18, 2015

"It’s time for the nail-biting management review!"


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz-ApdYRNGE

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