Friday 27 July 2012

Immaculate Concours Winning 2010 Ford Focus RS Mountune MP350

Offered by Steve Coulter Performance Cars based near Arundel, West Sussex and with full details on the allvehicles.co.uk website. This truly cared for 2010 Ford Focus RS in Ultimate Green won the Cumbria RS Owners Club Concours Medal in May 2012. This particular Focus RS has the benefit of Lux Pack 1 (Automatic Climate Control, Rain Sensing Wipers and Rear Parking Sensors) DAB CD Tuner and the sought after RS Dynamica Leather and Dark Grey Alcantara Recaro Seats. It also has the Ford Approved Mountune MP350 Upgrade to increase the power to a usable 350PS. The owner had the front end of the car, side sills and vulnerable areas covered in a clear Ventureshield vinyl which cost £1750. It is virtually imperceptible until you are very close where you can see the amazing job they have made getting so close to the edges of the panels. It maintains the appearance and prevents stone chipping which is common on this model. It also has accessory Wind Deflectors and a Ford Load Bay Liner.

Full details of this car which has a full Ford Service History are here. The Mountune performance upgrade is the only modification approved by Ford and maintaining the Ford Warranty to 3 years old and 60000 miles.

A summary of the Mountune MP350 power upgrade includes: a larger tailored high-performance light alloy intercooler, a high flow air box, high flow exhaust down pipe with upgraded flange, uprated fuel delivery module, revised ECU engine calibration. the power then increases to 350PS at 5750rpm and torque is increased to 460Nm at only 3500rpm. On the road this equates to a 0-60 time of 5.4 seconds, which is half a second faster than the standard car, to 100mph in only 12.2 seconds and a top speed of 165mph. In practice the usable torque so low in the power range makes the car feel much faster than a standard RS and this upgrade fitted to the Ford Focus RS500 Limited Edition which was produced to be the ultimate performance model by Ford.

It's a cliche to say this actual car looks better than new, but new ones didn't have the protective film and load liner. It's absolutely lovely.