Matchbox 2018 Ford Focus RS, Grey | Moving Parts

Description

The 2018 Ford Focus RS represents the final year of the third generation Focus RS, a genuine hot hatch built with real motorsport roots, tracing back to a lineage that began with the original Focus RS developed to homologate Ford for the World Rally Championship. This Mk3 generation, which debuted for the 2016 model year and marked the RS badge’s long awaited arrival in the United States, was powered by a 2.3 litre EcoBoost turbocharged four cylinder engine producing 350 horsepower and 350 lb ft of torque, paired exclusively with a 6 speed manual transmission and a sophisticated all wheel drive system.

What truly set the Focus RS apart was its dynamic torque vectoring all wheel drive system, developed with input from rally driver and Hoonigan founder Ken Block, capable of sending up to 70 percent of engine torque to the rear axle and then 100 percent of that to either individual rear wheel. This enabled the RS’s famous Drift Mode, allowing genuinely controllable, sideways driving dynamics rarely seen in a factory hot hatch. Car and Driver praised the EcoBoost engine’s aggressive character, and Ford even offered an optional Drift Stick handbrake kit for owners wanting to push the car’s playful handling even further, cementing the Focus RS’s reputation as one of the most engaging performance hatchbacks of its era before production ended in 2018.

Matchbox brings this genuine rally bred hot hatch into its Moving Parts series, finished in a sleek Grey paint that highlights the Focus RS’s aggressive fender flares and purposeful hatchback proportions at 1:64 scale. This casting celebrates a car built with real motorsport DNA and a genuine reputation for driving excitement.

Why You Should Own It?

• Represents the 2018 Ford Focus RS, a genuine rally bred all wheel drive hot hatch
• Part of the Matchbox Moving Parts series
• Sleek Grey colorway that highlights the Focus RS’s aggressive hatchback proportions
• Represents a real, celebrated performance hatchback with genuine motorsport roots
• Great pickup for Ford, hot hatch, and modern rally inspired performance collections
• Durable die cast metal build with authentic Matchbox detailing