REVIEW

The Ford Focus RS is a fantastic car, the 2.3 litre engine producing 345bhp, the AWD system with Drift Mode allowing all weather grip and fun when you want it, plus normal five door practicality. But deep in the heart of Essex is Mountune who have been tuning Fords for decades and they’ve been continually improving and tweaking the RS ever since it came out. This new m520 kit is the absolute top of the tree though, and as the numbers suggest it now produces 513bhp (520hp) and 700Nm – in a medium sized hot hatch!

To achieve this, the engine is rebuilt with all new forged internals to ensure it can handle that level of power and a full exhaust to create a crazy noise, while the exterior gets a load of carbon bits and some rally-spec Fifteen52 alloys that sit over improved brakes and on lowering springs. This is a serious bit of kit, aggressive and utterly addictive. We’ve driven this m520 and it’s a truly wild ride!

Full Spec:

Ford Focus RS – BOTB will source a low-mileage RS to the value of £35,000

Mountune m520 upgrade kit including new larger turbo, downpipe, hoses, fuel pump and ECU tune

Mountune m400x power kit including uprated intercooler, 3” exhaust system, hard pipe and induction kit

Forged Pistons & Conrods

Mountune full intake

Mountune Oil Cooler Kit

Mountune Cast Inlet Manifold

Mountune Short Shift Kit

Mountune Sport Springs

Mountune floating brake upgrade

Carbon front splitter, rear wing and wider wheelarches

Fifteen52 Chicane 19” alloys with Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyres

Win this Mountune Focus RS m520 for one week only in the BOTB Competition!