Car Czar Penske, Tanner in Race of Champions, Focus RS for U.S. - Fast Lane Daily - 11Dec08

[kusempinthu]

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[tigercrap]

Ford's attempt at selling fast cars to MALE 20-somethings will not help their troubled business model. Where's the profit? You have to sell a car that many more people of all genders and ages can buy..like a civic. You can'r make a profit selling 4,000 RSs a year! Sorry, but Ford is too late to the game and are just teasing us with flashy paint. Oh, and for $40,000 US...that's not close to tempting me. I'll keep my MAZDASPEED 3 GT for $23,000 US!!!

[betatalk357]

Ford HAD to bring the Focus RS to the U.S. because they couldn't come up with a single fucking idea by themselves and HAD to rely on Ford Europe's engineering division. Fucking pathetic!

[Indopestyleia]

hi anyone want to chat

why cant i see the video 4w

[aliveandfilming2]

40 Thousand for a 300 hp Focus is ridiculous,,, tickle the 400 hp mark, and maybe i'll glance twice at it !

[boflo1988]

It will be a lot cheaper in Nordamerica. We in Europe always have to pay more for Cars. For a BMW 330i for example we have to pay about 55.000$

[crv26]

just out of curiosity why...taxes or something..i now the pound is worth a lot more than the USD so i am just wondering why

[boflo1988]

May be because everyone buys it for the higher price in Europe. The taxes are one reason. another reason is the export problem if the EURO is that strong like the past years

[aliveandfilming2]

40 big Euro's for a Ford Focus Lol  lol :)

[c0c0asauce]

we need split view technology...or we could just put two tvs in the car in there but then we'd have to call xzibit

[93240781]

ANY GUYS UP?

hi anyone want to chat PW

[topgear93]

Who makes supercars because thy're sensible?maybe the germans but they are not exactly humans

[MuhsinTheMomin]

the electric car guy got sold. he got bought and sold us out.

[marasani]

What the fuck was that? Did Brandon and the Fag just pop up as a new tab on my computer? FLD, come on. Its enough of this shit.

[pablocruzdiez]

I agree, it sucks.... BUT, if we want to continue to have this great show, they must be profitable... and that dough.. comes from lame advertisment like these we are mentioning.

[SammyJ21]

"Hi I'm Brand..." *PUNCH*

[yaroukh]

ROFLMAO, exactly

I hate Valvoline already

[sonyfucker]

WTF NO HD GET WIF THE TIMES

[eruptionation]

shit background music

[blitzwing1985]

man if the RS was AWD it would be a perfect rally machine oh well I guess king of the hot hatches will have to do

[SammyJ21]

It is in the Rally...

[blitzwing1985]

I know but that does not make it perfect. the production model is FF while the WRC car is AWD that's why I posted "man if the RS was AWD it would be a perfect rally machine" but its not and the WRC car is not an RS (its really a spec in its own right)

[SammyJ21]

Ohhhhhhhhh I see what you're getting at... My bad

[trry96]

I'm sick of the same commercials every day...I'll get you Brandon, and your little frog too.

[acuratlman789]

Guys i just found out the most horrfying news in my life... Alex is married :(. There really isnt a point to live anymore.

[hockeykid116]

so....

shes gay

[thebossisheretostay]

ford should just end up selling its european line up of vehicles in the U.S. they are sooo much better than anything that america produces, just wondering why its taken ford soo long to make the decision.

[WaistMyThyme]

I find it funny that Americans are saying "40,000 euros, but its just a Ford"

As if European Fords have anything in common with Fords sold in North America...

[pk4490]

You're right. It may as well be an entirely seperate brand. Although, I would add that the Ford Fusions sold here with V6s are pretty snappy...In fact, the one I've got now beats the SHIT out of any other 4 door non-turbo or v8

[evilkevin232]

Nice shirt Alex, wanna go camping?

[NUTRIOR]

please pleas pleas upload the review about the infiniti fx 50 first.

[haloaum]

Bring the Focus RS please!

[Asuram21]

I never thought flannel could look so attractive.....

[dusd0]

get rid of brandon and the frog

[plug007]

The garage I work in took order of one of these focus RS. should have it in spring, one of the first ordered in Ireland.

[stan628]

I really like the lumberjack theme from FLD sponsored by Alex Gizela. Now how about we stop cutting trees and start cutting auto industry CEO's salary.

[kneelio321]

focus RS in the US, oh god please!

[SquirmyMalo]

Double D in the pants.

[db98647]

Frankly, as much as I believe the leftists have given electric cars a bad name, It is a sad day for all of us tech heads that will morn the loss of this super cool Gadget-Mobile.

RIP Rightspeed!

[hotchehab7]

fuck brandon and the frog

[wami88]

lookin forward to the weekly drives. is this a revival of 'fast drives' (is that what the segment was called?)

bring back gene! i think i was the one person who liked him.

[hvissotz]

The fiesta needs to be in the us market. Not like im going to buy one or anything, but it is one of Fords better cars from what I have read/seen. it would compete with the Honda fit.

[altfseven]

hahaha hamilton didnt get a invite

[BOBakaTHORAXE]

the focus looks cool but i will wait until they last more than 5 years before breaking

[DinoMartini]

Penske's car list sounds like my dream list

Ford GT, Carrera GT, Murcielago, Enzo

Just add the CCX on to that list and were done

[SikLyric]

more like 53000

[hevvye]

ford focus RS looks good but i think i'm done with domestic after this

[arabrockerman]

Hey im starting to see more alex i like this she's a sweety dd is just a stupid goof

[lighthammar]

electric car races would be cool.

[Bestever4everSince]

40,000 euros are you kiding me you dumb bitch thats like 60 us grand

[bluexxxteam]

shes a lumberjack and shes ok.

she sleeps all night.

she works all day.

she cuts down trees. she wears high heals,

Suspendies, and a bra......

[altfseven]

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...... and mascara

[Righty491]

Can't wait for that focus to come over!

[13WhiteFang37]

Moar Alex Pl0x?

[krash1491]

ALEX GIZELA is not fair. Fast lane Daily pwns.

[bmxmyway]

is that top from Urban outfitters? b/c I swear I have that, in fact I wore it today...

[davitto1]

more like in the closet with brandon and the frog....

[iraleecantellia]

Love the lumberjack flannel, Alex. You'd be right at home here in Minnesota!

[blingicee]

BRANDON AND THE FAG

[speedertheavenger]

i'm not a ford fan but ford should bring that hatch to the states

[dicklong45]

every one is trying to coppy topgear and they all suck so just STOP

[piwright42]

Huh?

[garrettej8]

anybody else think the new ford fiesta is absolutely fucking awesome? I think ford is going to dig themselves out of the hole with the focus rs and the fiesta.

[hot4boys297]

alex is a pretty cool guy, esh talks about cars and doesn't afraid of anything

[champ1193]

Nobody is realizing that we are turning into europe with the new interest in small hatches...

thank god for that old fashion american muscle in the stang, camaro, and charger

[RAWfart]

Those will die out once the gas prices rise up

[a1121265]

do you think maybe your car makers lack of foresight in not investing in 'small cars' that has lead them to almost collapse.

[Aaqil5000]

yes sir that is absolutely right there think of all this shitty big ass trucks and nothing small.

[champ1193]

i don't mind the small cars, in fact i like them its just that they are not at all american.

that is why i would get a mustang over a renault or a clio anyday

[yaroukh]

with your (I mean US) prices of gas and cars even I would :)

[boredguy78]

haha i like how under alex's name it says ftw!!! lolz very nice

[D3K1N9]

lamas

[yaroukh]

could someone plz kill those two dumbf**ks, i eamn brandon and whatever is the other one called

[demosnipe1589]

i say we lynch rick wagner.

[MustangSuperSnake09]

i like it how she shurgs her shoulders too

[DigitalminiDV]

50k for foucs rs? I'll just drop the remaining 25k on my ms3 and get a 400+hp car.

[yaroukh]

Focus RS > MS3

Focus RS image >> MS3 image

[LightningMcLaren007]

brandon and the frog sux ballz

[BorahLion]

I love how Alex shrugs her shoulders XD

[iamjtsocool]

It's "According To Jim"

[D3K1N9]

Что ТРАХАНИЕ! Вы говорите о? ваш только вязанка, кто не знает, что сделать с его жизнью! ничего себе ваше веселое!

[iamjtsocool]

Listen moron. I understand what you said. I'm talking about how she made a reference to Jim Belushi's show.. She said "All about Jim" but the correct title is "According To Jim"

Russian prick.

[D3K1N9]

Отмахнитесь смеясь от моей задницы, я не никакой российский укол. haha я знаю Вас, были!!!

[iamjtsocool]

No I am not. You shouldn't be addressing me in the first place. Your comments are irrelevant.

[bluexxxteam]

ваш русский нуждается в улучшении.

[LJAR28]

good episode today

[agilefalcon16]

$50,000+ for a FWD hatchback!?! Sure, the focus looks nice, but COME ON. I could get a C6 Vette, or an Elise, or a slightly used NSX for that kind of money...

[Yordancho008]

i agree with you ;)

[representin305]

i agree these people are stupid to buy a ford fuckus for actually $60,000 =/

[yaroukh]

because ur plain idiot

[yaroukh]

no, you could not; the price is for Europe - and there is no way you would get Corvette for that price... wake-up, retard

[agilefalcon16]

Dude, what are you talking about? I don't know about your country, but here in the U.S., pricing for a base C6 Corvette coupe starts at $49,415. So, yes, I CAN get that car for the price of this Focus. If you don't believe me, just check Chevy's website.

[RAWfart]

The key word is "Starts" but after tax's extended warrenty, plus other little fees it will be around 52-53

[yaroukh]

No, dear clowno, you CAN'T get Vette for this price; because this is Euro price, u dumbfu*k; and in Europe there is no way you could get new Vette for that price... if you were something more than a stupid kid you would already know that you CAN'T calculate US prices by multiplying EUR with current exchange rate... Compare US and EU prices of any BMW, M-B, whatever... You will get _wastly_ lower prices for US, u idiot.

[Razor1097]

damn lol hahahahaha, you ok man? what does a vette cost over there?

[agilefalcon16]

yaroukh, why do you have to be such an asshole about this? Do you think I'm trying to bash on this focus or something? Well, just to let you know, I wasn't. I actually think it's pretty cool looking. I was just saying that it might be a little expensive over here, that is all (And it may not even be expensive at all, who knows).

Oh, and about the Vette thing. I was talking about U.S. prices earlier, not EU prices. But I'm curious, how much do they cost over there?

[yaroukh]

when you know Euro-price, you just can't multiply by current exchange rate to get US price... so once more: comparing US-price of Vette and EU-price of FF2RS is plain non-sense

cars in US are usually _significantly_ cheaper than in Europe

[sspope]

You don't realise that the value of USD nearly halved over past years?

[agilefalcon16]

Jesus Christ. I wrote that comment a week ago, and people are STILL bugging me about it. XD

Wait, or did you mean to reply to yaroukh's comment? :/

[sspope]

No, just wanted to let you know that there's no comparison between us and euro price because of the usd halving its value. It's cheaper to buy car in Us and fly it over here.

[davidmac2007]

my fav hot hatch is the golf r32 but might be overtaken by the rs, hopefully top gear does a totally epic totally awesome road test comparing both

[Bigmike3023]

Sweet, about time that RS comes stateside! About time Ford came to their senses. I think this car will do great here!

[jmiclovesyou]

You guys should start rendering your videos in 720p HD! I can't see Alex's pores yet.

[NovaScene]

brandon and the frog suck *SS!

Alex looks like shes 16...

wtf 50billion? Where does the cov keep all that freaking money...

[seroyer2]

Alex marry me!

[guppy8290]

holy crap, no brandon and the frog!!! YES, hallelujah.

[guppy8290]

just kidding, i spoke too soon

[anthony6151]

Mitsubishi is going to release a 400+ HP 10th Anniversary edition Lancer Evolution at the Detroit Auto Show.

[Dustballguy]

the RS is a great car, one of the best Fords ever built, but no way will anyone buy it if its more then 25gs

[NoxNoctisUmbra]

RS will be AWD?

[vivalarey619]

300hp FWD??? Bad Idea its just pure understeer from your nearest showroom.

[lemmor6791civ]

She is sooo hot!!!

[PATTYZ102]

put the evo against the new rs and watch the ford get ass raped

[dimitarttt]

40,000 Euros for the Ford Focus RS "Not So bad" (WTF) that is $53,422 at the current exchange rate. That is horrible. I much rather get a 135i, 335i or even a base M3 BMW for that price then a stupid FWD Ford.

[lordbf1]

Shumi is still the MAN! Please Please Please bring the rs to the states. I really need one! If not I will get another VW GTI!!!!!

[JayBrizzle]

PENSKE FTW

[TVRfan1]

The Focus RS is FWD with a limited slip diff, mainly because Ford said AWD would add to the price and add more weight to the car.

[dernwhite]

okay, again:

who will buy it?!? $03,000 USD 300hp fwd Ford Focus

(my mistake, i thought the RS was awd, therefore it wouldn't be as comparable to the STi or Evo)

[dernwhite]

lol i'll take it for $3,000

$50,000 USD 300hp fwd Ford Focus

[MrMax89]

I always hated flannel shirts, Alex just changed that!!! Alex makes flannel sexy!!

[OceanTheFreak]

EVO X ftw :D

[koukicrisp]

40,000 Euros? Hell NO! thats close to 60,000USD. I hope she meant 14,000 Euros.

[ddmitry]

she definately meant 40

[RalfMilo]

fuck tanner foust they should get ken block.

[HankFidel]

You say 15 billion dollars like that's actually a lot these days...need I remind you the 700 billion dollar bailout?

[Rhenthalin]

Alex "Lumberjack" Gizela.

[barricaddeswuvdis]

i hate Viacom they deleted one of my vids

[cougarfan1341]

MORE BRANDON AND THE FRIGGIN FROG??? this show has to be popular enough to land something better than this.

[K3Gaming]

Bring back carrie with the lovely boobies :)

[DieHard3188]

Burn the fiesta with acid and throw me the keys to a RS plzzzzzzzzzzz

[lexamericano]

amen brother, amen

I might actually consider getting a 'hot-hatch'

except i like the subaru better

[dernwhite]

wait a second... 40,000 euros! for a focus!?!?! not so bad?! that's a $53,000 USD! for freakin Ford FOCUS!!!

come on Ford... seriously?

[MattClifford32]

are you American? ford in europe is top notch especially in rallye, ie the focus RS! that car in europe is fantastic, 2.5l turbo.its only when ford make pickups and 'american sedans' are they shit. not in europe though.

[mariusz76a]

Yes, Ford is a SHIT!

[yaroukh]

no, you mistaken Ford with your mother

[dernwhite]

i have to agree ford europe is good, for some reason though ford decides to give americans shit cars to deal with for the most part. (67' mustang ftw). i do know better, i love the idea of the consumer RS, especially with it's rally history. i was just saying the they price is wrong for their market here in the states.

and no i'm not american.

[JPacheco91]

A 300 Hp Focus... Faster than a S2000, Elise....

[dernwhite]

right, but wrong comparison.

the Focus RS is awd and comparable to the STi and the Evo, which is what alex compared it to. which makes it over priced to that market.

it's still just a ford focus. think of the market their going for with this car. mid life crisis buyers are going to go for a vette or another car similar, they aren't going to spend 50grand for a focus. The Focus RS price is all wrong for it's market, the younger, power hungry, hot hatch crowd, most lack that $.

who will buy it?

[edersiomoran]

prices are jacked up in europe. an Evo costs around 37,000 pounds which in us dollars is around 50 grand. so if it gets to american shores... prices hopefully will stabalize for its competitors. si yeah it is priced correctly for its market and it should be priced correctly fur US market too...... if it ever gets to the us.

[blitzwing1985]

sadly the new RS is still FF and not AWD so if any thing its logical rivals are the Civic Type-R(EU spec), STR4 and the Astra VX-R

also that 40,000 is the EU price it will most likely change for the US market and will have some spec changes as a result.

[tunerguy360]

LOL but it has 5 cylinders?

How is that possable unless its a strait 5

[YTdds]

it is straight 5 from volvo

[StaticFalconar]

While its nice to see the Evo and STI get some competition but you gotta price it to compete with them as well.

Double D in the PANTS!!!!!.

[anthony6151]

I'd still get an STi or an Evo, just because of the experience those engineers have building street cars that can beat porches. Plus I love japanese cars more :)

[Dustballguy]

i would go for the Evo for sure but , the Rs has been around for a while in Europe, and was the #1 car sold in England last year.

[StaticFalconar]

Truthfully, I would too. But competition in that market could make everybody up the game even more so I still overall welcome the Ford.

[KSK4lyfe]

wtf why did they repost this?

[turbochevynova]

They dint?

[therealblacken]

hot even in a flanel shirt

prrrrrrr

[CloudAge]

Yep, the European focuses can beat mustangs easily!

[NONo443]

Also, I hope that Focus is AWD, and not the other drivetrain (known as the work of Satan).

[niswel]

Hot hatches? yeah! Fiesta hot hatch? double yeah! Please, be quick to launch that one, Ford!

No electric "ariel"... :( what a shame...

[mgaroub]

asdfghjkl

[downshift83]

I like plad=)

[shibeth400]

a foucs with 300 hp....lame

[Spyker88]

Haha, love the name

[NONo443]

Roger Penske, the U.S. Car Czar? Lolwut?

[lbthai]

flannel. HOT!

[jose7777777777777777]

bitchin

[TenshiR]

FAIL!

[quad356]

asdf

[midenighty]

what does asdf mean???

[anthony6151]

first four letters of the bottom of the keyboard. Typed it in cause they thought they were first, and it can be typed fast.