Ford Focus RS500 is Sold Out, Ford-Approved Tuner Has the Solution for Focus RS Owners

Ford’s ultimate Focus, the 345-hp RS500, was already sold out when Ford pulled the blanket at the Leipzig auto show in Germany today. The “home market”—Ford developed and is building the car in Germany—gets 55 of the 500-unit run, virtually all of which have long been earmarked by dealers and can be expected to end up in showrooms or collections. It’s a shame, because this powerful Focus is actually a very fast and capable long-distance road car and not a modern-day interpretation of the crude Dodge Omni GLHS that you might have expected.

Ford Europe has listened to the prayers of its followers and has endorsed a power kit by the British tuner Mountune. The MP350 package will bring your regular, 301-hp Focus RS up to the RS500′s 345 hp—without voiding the warranty. It will first be sold in the U.K. and then be rolled out on the Continent. If Ford Europe is really listening, what about us? Hey, we’d even be happy with 301 hp.