Hybrid Ford Focus RS is expected to be powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter gasoline EcoBoost developing around 250 hp which will operate the front wheels. Rear wheels of his Ford Focus RS will be powered by a hybrid electric motor. That means the next generation Ford Focus RS will be hybrid and all-wheel drive.
Name Future Hybrid Ford Focus RS has not been decided yet, but possibilities include among XR, SVT and ST.
Sources at Ford say it already started to develop powertrain for the new Ford Focus RS hybrid. However the full power of next-generation Ford Focus RS hybrid will be more than the current version.
Another problem is that the Ford Focus RS will have a hybrid battery pack so that engineers will have to find a place for it, which would increase vehicle weight.
