The whole point of a “Focus” RS is to have a super-duper-fun car that can also be used for boring things like; driving to work, going grocery shopping, picking the kids up from daycare, etc. If you don’t need to do those boring things you buy an actual sports car. Not a hot hatch.

The difference being that those Z-rated tires lasted a reasonable amount of time. Sure, they may have only gotten 20k miles out of them when the rock-like compounds on their lesser models got 40k, but now we’re talking about tires that wear out before you have to change the oil. Spending $800-$1000 every year or two…

Because track day bro

A Ford Focus is an economy car. So is a VW Golf, Subaru Impreza, or Mitsubishi Lancer. Sure, the automaker can beef up the engine, drivetrain, and suspension. They can add exterior and interior flair too. But when they’re done, it’s still an economy car at the core. The Sport Cup 2 was developed for the AMG SLS Black,…

So is offering Sport Cup tires as an option on anything with even mild sporting pretenses going to be the new trend? That way they can always provide reviewers with cars equipped with them and it isn’t considered cheating?