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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ford Focus RS vs. Porsche Boxster - Click above to view the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/31/video-autoexpress-pits-ford-focus-rs-against-porsche-boxster/#continued">after the jump</a></small></strong></em></div>
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When it comes to a German-American face-off, you could do a lot worse than <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/24/video-mt-pits-mustang-gt-5-0-against-bmw-m3/">pitting the BMW M3 against Ford's 5.0-liter V8 powered Mustang</a>. How much worse? How about a comparison test between a base <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/boxster">Porsche Boxster</a> and Ford's turbocharged, torque-steering <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/FocusRS/">Focus RS</a>.<br />
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Granted, the rationale for the shoot-out came down to cost. Across the pond both the Boxster and the Focus sticker for about the same amount. But that's about where the similarities end. Almost.<br />
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While the Focus channels over 300 horsepower to the front wheels, it also tips the scales 3,200 pounds. Compared to the 2,900-pound, 255-hp, rear-driven Boxster, Ford's hottest hatch comes off as rather portly, although both manage to run to 60 mph in under six seconds. <br />
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But beyond the stats and the all-too-important lap time, the real question is how best to spend your sports car money and which vehicle is the most entertaining to drive. For that, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/31/video-autoexpress-pits-ford-focus-rs-against-porsche-boxster/#continued">you've got to jump</a>.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/31/video-autoexpress-pits-ford-focus-rs-against-porsche-boxster/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: <i>AutoExpress</i> pits Ford Focus RS against Porsche Boxster</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/31/video-autoexpress-pits-ford-focus-rs-against-porsche-boxster/">Video: <i>AutoExpress</i> pits Ford Focus RS against Porsche Boxster</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/videos/featuresvideos/256258/focus_rs500_vs_boxster_on_track.html>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/31/video-autoexpress-pits-ford-focus-rs-against-porsche-boxster/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19615283/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/31/video-autoexpress-pits-ford-focus-rs-against-porsche-boxster/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ford Focus RS vs. Porsche Boxster - Click above to view the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/31/video-autoexpress-pits-ford-focus-rs-against-porsche-boxster/#continued">after the jump</a></small></strong></em></div>
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When it comes to a German-American face-off, you could do a lot worse than <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/24/video-mt-pits-mustang-gt-5-0-against-bmw-m3/">pitting the BMW M3 against Ford's 5.0-liter V8 powered Mustang</a>. How much worse? How about a comparison test between a base <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/boxster">Porsche Boxster</a> and Ford's turbocharged, torque-steering <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/FocusRS/">Focus RS</a>.<br />
<br />
Granted, the rationale for the shoot-out came down to cost. Across the pond both the Boxster and the Focus sticker for about the same amount. But that's about where the similarities end. Almost.<br />
<br />
While the Focus channels over 300 horsepower to the front wheels, it also tips the scales 3,200 pounds. Compared to the 2,900-pound, 255-hp, rear-driven Boxster, Ford's hottest hatch comes off as rather portly, although both manage to run to 60 mph in under six seconds. <br />
<br />
But beyond the stats and the all-too-important lap time, the real question is how best to spend your sports car money and which vehicle is the most entertaining to drive. For that, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/31/video-autoexpress-pits-ford-focus-rs-against-porsche-boxster/#continued">you've got to jump</a>.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/31/video-autoexpress-pits-ford-focus-rs-against-porsche-boxster/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: <i>AutoExpress</i> pits Ford Focus RS against Porsche Boxster</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/31/video-autoexpress-pits-ford-focus-rs-against-porsche-boxster/">Video: <i>AutoExpress</i> pits Ford Focus RS against Porsche Boxster</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/videos/featuresvideos/256258/focus_rs500_vs_boxster_on_track.html>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/31/video-autoexpress-pits-ford-focus-rs-against-porsche-boxster/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19615283/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/31/video-autoexpress-pits-ford-focus-rs-against-porsche-boxster/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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