Not bad for only an extra $1,000 over the Focus RS' $41,995 base price. Thing is, not everyone can install the Drift Stick themselves, despite the fact it comes with instructions. Not to worry ...

The Focus RS should have a different head gasket than other 2.3-liter Ford EcoBoost models. We know this for sure, because Ford itself, when launching the RS in 2015, said the hot hatch's engine ...

Since the uber-fast Focus shares its 2.3-liter turbo four ... on the Mk III RS, has asked a European partner (US cars haven't been delivered yet) to play with the car and install the developer's ...

The cabin also adds carbon fiber to the door handles, the handbrake lever, and around the turbo-boost gauge. The 2018 Focus RS is available only in Race Red or Nitrous Blue (which adds $695).

The Ford Focus RS is the ridiculously powerful hatchback Europe has been teasing us with for years. But now the heavens smile upon the U.S. and will grace us with Ford's craziest family car.